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Expo '70 ( Ja. 日本万国博覧会; ''Nihon bankoku hakuran-kai'' ) 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." This was the first World's Fair held in Japan. 77 countries attended the event, and within 6 months, the number of visitors reached 64,210,000 people. In Japanese Expo '70 is often referred as ''Ōsaka Banpaku'' (大阪万博). Like the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 , Expo '70 was a success and served as a symbol of the extremely rapid development of Japan in the 1960s . It was held in Suita, a suburb of Osaka . When it was chosen as the site for the event, it was a rural district covered with Bamboo forest. For Expo '70 infrastrucuture was created and the surrounding area was developed. The site of Expo '70 is now ''Expo Memorial Park'' (万博記念公園; ''Banpaku kinen-koen''). There remain some memorials a part of roof structure for ''Festival Place'' (お祭り広場; ''O-matsuri hiroba''), ''Tower of the Sun'' (太陽の塔; ''Taiyō-no tō'') designed by the Japanese artist Taro Okamoto . The former International Pavilion designed by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange was used as the building for the National Museum of International Arts until March 2004 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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