Expo ’70

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international exposition world's fair

Expo ’70 was the world’s fair held in Osaka, Japan, in 1970, renowned for its futuristic architecture, technological exhibits, and the iconic Tower of the Sun.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
1970 World Exposition 1
Expo '70 1
Expo 70 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
architectOfKeyStructure Kenzo Tange ⓘ
area about 3.3 square kilometres ⓘ
about 330 hectares ⓘ
artworkCreator Taro Okamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Osaka ⓘ
closingDate 1970-09-13 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
focus advanced technology ⓘ
communications technology ⓘ
cultural exchange ⓘ
futuristic architecture ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ
space exploration exhibits ⓘ
followedBy Expo '74 World's Fair ⓘ
surface form: Expo ’74
hasEvent international cultural performances ⓘ
hasLandmark Tower of the Sun ⓘ
hasPavilion Expo Tower ⓘ
Festival Plaza ⓘ
Japan Pavilion ⓘ
Soviet Union Pavilion ⓘ
Theme Pavilion ⓘ
United States Pavilion ⓘ
hostNation Japan ⓘ
legacy creation of Expo ’70 Commemorative Park ⓘ
development of northern Osaka ⓘ
influence on Japanese architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Kansai region ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture ⓘ
mainSymbol Tower of the Sun ⓘ
mainVenue Suita, Osaka ⓘ
motto Progress and Harmony for Mankind ⓘ
notableStructure Expo Tower ⓘ
Tower of the Sun ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries about 77 ⓘ
over 70 ⓘ
numberOfVisitors approximately 64,218,000 ⓘ
over 64 million ⓘ
officialName 1970 World Exposition ⓘ
surface form: Japan World Exposition, Osaka 1970
openingDate 1970-03-15 ⓘ
organizer Japan Association for the 1970 World Exposition ⓘ
precededBy Expo 67 ⓘ
recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions ⓘ
record most visited world exposition at the time ⓘ
shortName Expo ’70 self-link ⓘ
siteNow Expo ’70 Commemorative Park ⓘ
theme Progress and Harmony for Mankind ⓘ
type registered exhibition ⓘ
year 1970 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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Metabolism → associatedEvent → Expo ’70 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo ’70 Osaka
Tower of the Sun → commissionedFor → Expo ’70 ⓘ
Tower of the Sun → exhibition → Expo ’70 ⓘ
Expo 67 → followedBy → Expo ’70 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 70 (Osaka)
Suita → hostedEvent → Expo ’70 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo '70
this entity surface form: 1970 World Exposition
Metabolism → notableWork → Expo ’70 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo ’70 master plan
this entity surface form: Expo 70
Expo ’70 → shortName → Expo ’70 self-link ⓘ