Expo '90

AIPH Osaka 1990
Central gate of Expo
Overview
BIE-class	Horticultural exposition
Name	Expo '90
Motto	The Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind
Visitors	23,126,934
Participant(s)
Countries	83
Organizations	55
Location
Country	Japan
City	Osaka
Coordinates	34°42′43.8″N 135°34′27″E / 34.712167°N 135.57417°E / 34.712167; 135.57417
Timeline
Opening	April 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)
Closure	September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
Horticultural expositions
Previous	International Garden Festival in Liverpool
Next	1992 Floriade in Zoetermeer
Specialized expositions
Previous	World Expo 88 in Brisbane
Next	Genoa Expo '92 in Genoa
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo '70 in Osaka
Next	Seville Expo '92 in Seville

Expo '90 (国際花と緑の博覧会, Kokusai Hana to Midori no Hakurankai) 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^[1] was to establish the annual International Cosmos Prize.^[3]

This was a Special Exposition recognized by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) and the International Association of Horticultural Producers.

References

1 2 "財団法人　国際花と緑の博覧会記念協会：English：Expo'90 Foundation". Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ Exhibitions, history. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
↑ "about International Cosmos Prize". Retrieved 3 November 2011.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Expo '90.

Expo '90 Foundation website (English version)

List of world expositions

Retrospectively recognized expositions

BIE recognized Universal Expositions

BIE recognized Specialized Expositions

BIE recognized horticultural exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

Asia	Nanyang 1910 Hangzhou 1929 Nagoya 1937 Shenyang 2006

Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–14 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–40

Europe	London 1756 Dublin 1853 Manchester 1857 Porto 1865 London 1871–74 Vienna 1873 Amsterdam 1883 Liverpool 1886 London 1886 Copenhagen 1888 Glasgow 1888 Frankfurt 1891 Prague 1891 Lyon 1894 Oporto 1894 Berlin 1896 Glasgow 1901 Cork 1902 Hanoi 1902 London 1905 London 1906 Marseille 1906 Dublin 1907 London 1908 Zaragoza 1908 London 1910 Dresden 1911 London 1911 London 1912 Lyon 1914 Cologne 1914 London 1914 Kristiania 1914 Malmö 1914 Semarang 1914 London 1921 Marseille 1922 British Empire Exhibition (1924–25) Antwerp 1930 Stockholm 1930 Paris 1931 Porto 1934 Glasgow 1938

North America	New York City 1826–1897 Bryant Park, New York City 1853 Atlanta 1881 Louisville 1883–87 New Orleans 1884 Atlanta 1887 San Francisco 1894 Atlanta 1895 Nashville 1897 Omaha 1898 Buffalo 1901 Charleston 1901–02 Portland, Oregon 1905 Jamestown 1907 Seattle 1909 Knoxville 1913 San Diego 1915–17 Bronx 1918 Philadelphia 1926 San Diego 1935–36 Dallas 1936 Cleveland 1936–37 Dallas 1937 San Francisco 1939–40 New York City 1964–65

South America	Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

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