Expo '90

International gardening exposition held in Tsurumi Ryokuchi, Osaka

34°42′43.8″N 135°34′27″E / 34.712167°N 135.57417°E / 34.712167; 135.57417TimelineAwardedJune 5, 1986 (1986-06-05)OpeningApril 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)ClosureSeptember 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)Horticultural expositionsPreviousInternational Garden Festival in LiverpoolNext1992 Floriade in ZoetermeerSpecialized expositionsPreviousWorld Expo 88 in BrisbaneNextGenoa Expo '92 in GenoaUniversal expositionsPreviousExpo '70 in OsakaNextSeville 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 an international horticultural exposition recognized by both the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)^[4] and the International Association of Horticultural Producers.

References

^ ^a ^b "財団法人国際花と緑の博覧会記念協会：English：Expo'90 Foundation". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^ Exhibitions, history Archived 2011-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^ "about International Cosmos Prize". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^ "Expo 1990 Osaka".

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Expo '90 Foundation website (English version)
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