Expo '90 Explained

Class:Horticultural
Year:1990
Expo '90
Motto:The Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind
Area:346 acres
Visitors:23,126,934
Mascot:"Hanazukin-chan"
Cnt:83
Org:55
Country:Japan
City:Osaka
Venue:Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park
Coord:34.7122°N 135.5742°W
Prevexpo:International Garden Festival
Prevcity:Liverpool
Nextexpo:1992 Floriade
Nextcity:Zoetermeer
Prevsuppl:World Expo 88
Prevsupcity:Brisbane
Nextsuppl:Genoa Expo '92
Nextsupcity:Genoa
Prevunho:Expo '70
Prevunhocity:Osaka
Nextunho:Seville Expo '92
Nextunhocity:Seville

or The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, organized as a part of the International Expositions Convention, was the first large-scale international gardening exposition in Asia and focused on the theme of the "Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind."[1] The exposition was held in Tsurumi Ryokuchi, Osaka[2] for 183 days, from Sunday, April 1 to Sunday, September 30, 1990. The convention included participation from 83 countries and 55 international organizations and attracted over 23,126,934 visitors.

One of its main activities was to establish the annual International Cosmos Prize.[3]

This was an international horticultural exposition recognized by both the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)[4] and the International Association of Horticultural Producers.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 財団法人 国際花と緑の博覧会記念協会:English:Expo'90 Foundation. 3 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111021171705/http://www.expo90.jp/english/index.html. 21 October 2011. dead.
  2. http://www.aiph.org/site/index_en.cfm?act=teksten.tonen&parent=4683&varpag=4936#CategoryA1|AIPD Exhibitions, history
  3. Web site: about International Cosmos Prize. 3 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111021213314/http://www.expo-cosmos.or.jp/about_e.html#01motive. 21 October 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Expo 1990 Osaka.