1985 world's fair held in Ibaraki, Japan
Expo '85
, officially called the
International Exhibition, Tsukuba Japan 1985
(
?際科?技術博??
,
Kokusai Kagaku Gijutsu Hakurankai
, "The International Science Technology Exposition")
, was a
world's fair
held in
Tsukuba Science City
,
[a]
Ibaraki
,
Japan
between Sunday, March 17 and Monday, September 16, 1985.
[1]
[2]
The main venue was located in town of Yatabe, and the sub venue was in village of Sakura. The theme of the fair was "Dwellings and surroundings ? Science and Technology for Man at Home".
[1]
Attendance was over 20 million and 48 countries participated,
[1]
along with several companies.
The exposition
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The exhibition recognised by the
Bureau International des Expositions
(BIE), was devoted to the advancements in science and technology, and sought to highlight the impact of technological evolution on ordinary life
[3]
to ensure that science and technology would be accessible to everyone.
[4]
The exhibition had a double intention. It was expected that the exposition would showcase Japan as a country of technological innovation. In addition, organisers hoped that the Expo would give some much needed exposure to Tsukuba, a city created 2 decades before as a scientific center, without much success.
[3]
Among the attractions of the exposition was the first
Jumbotron
, a huge TV screen developed by the Japanese firm
Sony
.
[3]
Grouped by continent, the participant countries were as follows:
- Africa
- Asia
- The Americas
- Europe
- Oceania
In regards to the companies, the ones who were present are as follows:
Also present were the
United Nations
, the
European Economic Community
, the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
and the
Asian Development Bank
, along with the government of the
Ibaraki prefecture
.
Mascot
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The mascot was Cosmo Hoshimaru
[5]
was designed by a student in a design competition,
[6]
and shows either a anthropomorphic planet with a ring
[6]
or an alien astronaut with a flying saucer.
[7]
See also
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Note
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Tsukuba Science City is a planned city focused on technology north of
Tokyo
, not a municipality name. city of
Tsukuba
was established in 1987, after closure of Expo '85.
References
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a
b
c
"1985 Tsukuba"
. Paris: Bureau of International Expositions
. Retrieved
September 12,
2016
.
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"International exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC - OJ EPO 1979, 159 - 2015, A43"
.
epo.org
. European Patent Office. pp. 219?227.
Archived
from the original on 2021-10-14
. Retrieved
3 November
2021
.
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a
b
c
"Tsukuba Expo 85, un gran espectaculo"
.
El Pais
(in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones El Pais. March 15, 1985
. Retrieved
September 12,
2016
.
- ^
Ahl, David (August 1985).
"Expo '85: International, but Oh, so Japanese"
.
Creative Computing
. Vol. 11, no. 8. Los Angeles: Ahl Computing. pp. 66?67.
- ^
"ExpoMuseum / World's Fair Mascots"
. Retrieved
April 28,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"From Pelican to Plankton: A Brief History of Expo Mascots | Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea"
. Retrieved
April 28,
2020
.
- ^
Linden, Gordon L (2016), "1985 Tsukuba, Japan",
The Book of Expo Guidebooks
, The Expo Book, p. 124,
ISBN
978 1 329 77870 2
Further reading
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- Narita, Tatsushi. 'Tsukuba 1985.' In
Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions
, ed. John E. Findling and Kimberly D. Pelle. Jefferson, NC and London:McFarland, 2008. pp. 364?367.
- "Expo '85 At Tsukuba".
Popular Mechanics
: 102?105. May 1985.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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