Expo 85 (Tsukuba, Japan)

(Redirected from Cosmo Hoshimaru) 1985 world's fair held in Ibaraki, Japan "Expo 85" redirects here. For the other expo in 1985, see Expo 85 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria).

Tsukuba Expo '85
Fuyō Pavilion
Overview
BIE-class	Specialized exposition
Category	International specialized exposition
Name	Tsukuba Expo '85
Motto	Dwellings and surroundings – Science and Technology for Man at Home
Area	102 hectares (250 acres)
Visitors	20,334,727
Mascot	Cosmo Hoshimaru
Participant(s)
Countries	111
Organizations	3
Business	18
Location
Country	Japan
City	Tsukuba Science City
Timeline
Opening	March 17, 1985 (1985-03-17)
Closure	September 16, 1985 (1985-09-16)
Specialized expositions
Previous	1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans
Next	Expo 86 in Vancouver
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo '70 in Osaka
Next	Seville Expo '92 in Seville
Horticultural expositions
Previous	International Garden Festival in Liverpool
Next	Expo '90 in Osaka
Simultaneous
Specialized	Expo 85 in Plovdiv

Expo '85, officially called the International Exhibition, Tsukuba Japan 1985 (国際科学技術博覧会, Kokusai Kagaku Gijutsu Hakurankai, "The International Science Technology Exposition"), was a world's fair held in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, Japan between Sunday, March 17 and Monday, September 16, 1985. 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". Attendance was over 20 million and 48 countries participated, along with several companies.

The exposition

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 to ensure that science and technology would be accessible to everyone.

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.

Among the attractions of the exposition was the first Jumbotron, a huge TV screen developed by the Japanese firm Sony.

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:

Daiei
Fujitsu
Fuyo Group
Hitachi
IBM
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
Kodansha
Matsushita
Mitsubishi
Mitsui
NEC
NTT
Shueisha
Sony
Sumitomo Group
Suntory
TDK
Toshiba
UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.
Japan Airlines

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

The mascot was Cosmo Hoshimaru was designed by a student in a design competition, and shows either a anthropomorphic planet with a ring or an alien astronaut with a flying saucer.

Note

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

^ "1985 Tsukuba". Paris: Bureau of International Expositions. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
"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.
^ "Tsukuba Expo 85, un gran espectáculo". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones El País. 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.
^ "From Pelican to Plankton: A Brief History of Expo Mascots | Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea". 22 November 2011. 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

External links

Official website of the BIE
European Patent Office
ICAM Cell Universe exhibit at Expo '85
ExpoMuseum page on Expo '85 Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
Aerial photograph at the area, 1984
Live performance at Expo '85 by Boz Scaggs
The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, written in Japanese but equipped with a lot of pictures of representative pavilions.

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Asia	Calcutta 1883–1884 Hanoi 1902 Nanking 1910 Semarang 1914 Hangzhou 1929 Taihoku (Taipei) 1935 Nagoya 1937 Clark 1998 Shenyang 2006 Chiang Mai 2011–2012 Udon Thani 2026
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Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Adelaide 1887 Melbourne 1888 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–1914 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–1940
South America	Lima 1872 Santiago 1875 Quito 1909 Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

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