

Expo '70 [Asahi newsreel]

The 1970 World's Fair -- a.k.a. Expo '70 -- opened in Osaka 40 years ago this week. A total of 77 countries attended the event and the number of visitors surpassed 64 million people, making it one of the largest and best attended expositions in history. This was the first World's Fair to be held in Japan, a nation that had experienced an extremely rapid period of development in the 1960s. The theme of the Expo was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind," and the aim was to showcase the possibilities of modern technology to create a foundation for a high quality of life and peace throughout the world. Here are some photos and videos from the event.



Tower of the Sun [petespix75]



Toshibia-IHI Pavilion [m-louis]



Expo Tower [Anton Rauben Weiss]



Switzerland Pavilion [m-louis]



Netherlands Pavilion [nyclondonguy]



Gamera vs. Monster X (battle at the Expo)



[Gamera vs. Monster X trailer (and more)]



Japan Telecommunications Pavilion // Sumitomo Fairy Tale Pavilion [Anton Rauben Weiss]



Bulgaria Pavilion [Dimiter Dimitrov]



Gas Pavilion [rbdx]

Italy Pavilion [nyclondonguy]



Fountain designed by Isamu Noguchi [petespix75]



Robots [rbdx] // [rbdx]

Barbie goes to Expo '70 [eizzily]



Takara Beautilion Pavilion [Anton Rauben Weiss]



US Pavilion [More]



Furukawa Pavilion [m-louis]



USSR Pavilion [petespix75]



Korea Pavilion // Takara Beautilion Pavilion [m-louis]



Expo '70 sign on Osaka street [Thomas Abercrombie via a girl named Steve]



Wacoal-Riccar Pavilion [rbdx]



Expo ropeway [Anton Rauben Weiss]



[Antropik ★ Expo 70]



Expo '70 scenery [petespix75]



Furukawa Pavilion [nyclondonguy]



Brochures for USSR and Belgium [More]



West Germany Pavilion [Stockhausen]



Textiles Pavilion [m-louis]



The Tower of the Sun [m-louis]



Netherlands Pavilion [petespix75]



Expo '70 monorail [petespix75]



[Expo '70 Osaka]



Fountains by Isamu Noguchi [Anton Rauben Weiss]



Aerial view of Green Pavilion [Stellavista]