Expo '85
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Expo '85, officially called The International Exposition, 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, Ibaraki, Japan (Tsukuba Science City, a planned city focused on technology north of Tokyo) between Sunday, March 17 and Monday, September 16, 1985. The theme of the fair was "Dwellings and Surroundings - Science and Technology for Man at Home". Attendance was over 20 million and 111 countries participated.
[edit] Gallery
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HSST maglev train
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Sony Jumbotron
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NEC C&C Pavilion
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JAMA Automobile Pavilion
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Fuyō Pavilion
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Japan IBM Pavilion
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Sumitomo Pavilion
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Mitsui Pavilion
[edit] Further Reading
- 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.
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