Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition

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Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition
Higashikuni Naruhiko (chair)
Participant(s)
Countries28
Location
CountryJapan
CityNagoya
VenueAtsutamaeshinden
Coordinates35°6′25.7″N 136°53′5″E / 35.107139°N 136.88472°E / 35.107139; 136.88472
Timeline
Opening15 March 1937
Closure31 May 1937

The Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition (1937) (名古屋汎太平洋平和博覧会, Nagoya hantaiheiyo heiwa hakurankai) was a

Minami Ward of Nagoya city, Japan
from 15 March to 31 May in 1937.

History

Sponsored by the Japanese government and with HIH Prince

) 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.

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