Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition


The Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition was a world's fair held in what is now part of the Minami Ward of Nagoya city, Japan, from 15 March to 31 May in 1937.

History

Sponsored by the Japanese government and with HIH Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko as chairman, the Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition was intended to promote industry, transportation, education, science, construction, architecture, social welfare, tourism, fine arts and crafts. Each of the participating nations or colonies had its own pavilion to promote its products and culture, and each of the prefectures of Japan also had a pavilion. In addition, major Japanese industries also sponsored their own pavilions.
Over the two and a half months of operation, the Nagoya Exhibition received more than 4,800,000 visitors, or roughly four times the population of the greater Nagoya area at the time. Daily attendance averaged at 61,643 people.

List of participating countries

  1. Japan
  2. Manchukuo
  3. Siam
  4. Netherlands East Indies
  5. Brazil
  6. China
  7. Mysore
  8. Singapore
  9. Philippines
  10. Mexico
  11. Guatemala
  12. Honduras
  13. Costa Rica
  14. El Salvador
  15. Panama
  16. Venezuela
  17. Colombia
  18. Peru
  19. Chile
  20. Australia
  21. French Indochina
  22. Burma
  23. Ceylon
  24. Union of South Africa
  25. Argentina
  26. Canada
  27. Cuba
  28. United States
The Second Sino-Japanese War erupted only two months after the Exposition closed.