Fifth National Industrial Exhibition

The Fifth National Industrial Exhibition was held in Osaka in 1903, was the first to be open to foreign exhibitors and twice the size of previous National Industrial Exhibitions.[1]

Fifth National Industrial Exhibition
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameFifth National Industrial Exhibition
Area93.5 acres
Visitors4,350,693
Participant(s)
Countries16
Organizations47 prefectures
Location
CountryEmpire of Japan
CityOsaka
VenueTennōji Park
Coordinates34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E
Timeline
Opening1 March 1903
Closure31 July 1903

Summary

The fair ran from 1 March 1903 until 31 July,[1] with formal opening by the emperor on 20 April.[2] It was held in the location now occupied by Tennōji Zoo, Tennōji Park.[2] There were 4,350,693 (959,516 to the aquarium which cost extra.[2] This was the largest event held in Japan to date.[3]

The buildings were destroyed after the fair, and the Tennōji Park established there.[4]

Participants

The 47 Japanese prefectures all exhibited, as did 16 counties and colonies.[2] Countries included Belgium,[5] China,[5][6] France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[3]

Pavilions

There was a theatre, a tower with a lift, [4] and a two storey wooden Human Pavilion in the entertainment section with Ainu[7] and Okinawan[8] and people, and people from Africa, India and the Malay peninsula that cost 10 sen more to attend.[7] This was next to the Mystery Building.[7]

The Aichi prefecture building was built to look like a castle.[9]

The Taiwanese pavilion aimed to celebrate Japanese colonial rule, but it wasn't of much interest to Japanese people.[10] Two buildings were moved from Taiwan to provide a shrine of Prince Kitashirakawa and a Bugaku dance stage.[11]

References
  1. "Fifth National Industrial Exhibition | Part 1: Expositions Held in and before 1900 | Expositions, where the modern technology of the times was exhibited".
  2. "Fifth Japanese National Industrial Exhibition, Osaka 1903". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. "Expo 1970 Osaka: the story of Japan's first World Expo - BIE". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. "Tennoji Park & Zoo – Osaka Station". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. "China 29: 3D China:Pavilion Exhibits - World Fairs". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. "China at the World Expo". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. Ziomek, Kirsten L (2014). "The 1903 Human Pavilion: Colonial Realities and Subaltern Subjectivities in Twentieth-Century Japan". The Journal of Asian Studies. 73 (2): 493–516. JSTOR. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. "Yosha Bunko". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. "Shuri Castle and Japanese Castles: A Controversial Heritage | The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. "Taiwan and Its Self-Images: The Case of Osaka Exhibition in 1903 | Semantic Scholar". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. "STUDY ON BUILDINGS OF THE TAIWAN PAVILION IN THE FIFTH NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION IN 1903 | Semantic Scholar]". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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