Expo ’70 Poster / Designed by Shigeo Fukuda
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Japan’s Telecommunications Pavilion at Expo ’70 / Photographer: Carl Mydans
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Korea Pavilion at Expo ’70 / Photographer: Carl Mydans
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Osaka Expo ’70 Kodak & Ricoh Pavilion
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Pagoda at Furukawa Pavilion at Expo ’70 / Photographer: Carl Mydans
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Fuji Pavilion at Expo ’70 / Photographer: Carl Mydans
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Canadian Pavillion at Expo ’70
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Multiple domes of Japanese Pavilion at Expo ’70 / Photographer: Carl Mydans
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Expo’70, the 1970 World’s Fair in Osaka, Japan / Higher Wharf Productions 2009
大阪万博 Expo70 Our two day tour originated in Tokyo. We traveled to Nagoya on the bullet train and visited Kyoto in the afternoon. The second day we saw the World’s Fair and returned to Tokyo that night. The fair was very crowded and all the pavilions had long lines, so we didn’t see much. Westerners were a novelty though, especially the ones with blond hair! Mary Hopkin, the singer, gave several concerts at the fair. Her song in Japanese is extraordinarily beautiful.
Expo ’70 Logo / Designed by Takeshi Otaka
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Expo ’70 was a World’s Fair held in Suita, Osaka, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. The theme of the Expo was “Progress and Harmony for Mankind.” In Japanese, Expo ’70 is often referred to as Ōsaka Banpaku (大阪万博). This was the first World’s Fair held in Japan.
The master plan for the Expo was designed by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange helped by 12 other Japanese architects who designed elements within it. Bridging the site along a north/south axis was the Symbol Zone. Planned on three levels it was primarily a social space which had a unifying space frame roof…
Further information:
>> Osaka 1970 – Expo Museum
>> Expo ’70 footage (Wonderful 9 min film) – DigitalNZ (New Zealand)
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