Expo 85 (Tsukuba, Japan)

Tsukuba Expo '85
Fuyō Pavilion
Overview
BIE-classSpecialized exposition
CategoryInternational specialized exposition
NameTsukuba Expo '85
MottoDwellings and surroundings – Science and Technology for Man at Home
Area102 hectares (250 acres)
Visitors20,334,727
MascotCosmo Hoshimaru
Participant(s)
Countries111
Organizations3
Business18
Location
CountryJapan
CityTsukuba Science City
Timeline
OpeningMarch 17, 1985 (1985-03-17)
ClosureSeptember 16, 1985 (1985-09-16)
Specialized expositions
Previous1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans
NextExpo 86 in Vancouver
Universal expositions
PreviousExpo '70 in Osaka
NextSeville Expo '92 in Seville
Horticultural expositions
PreviousInternational Garden Festival in Liverpool
NextExpo '90 in Osaka
Simultaneous
SpecializedExpo 85 in Plovdiv

Expo '85, officially called the International Exhibition, Tsukuba Japan 1985 (国際科学技術博覧会, Kokusai Kagaku Gijutsu Hakurankai, "The International Science Technology Exposition"), was a world's fair held in Tsukuba Science City,[a] Ibaraki, Japan between Sunday, March 17 and Monday, September 16, 1985.[1][2] The main venue was located in town of Yatabe, and the sub venue was in village of Sakura. The theme of the fair was "Dwellings and surroundings – Science and Technology for Man at Home".[1] Attendance was over 20 million and 48 countries participated,[1] along with several companies.


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  1. ^ a b c "1985 Tsukuba". Paris: Bureau of International Expositions. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "International exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC - OJ EPO 1979, 159 - 2015, A43". epo.org. European Patent Office. pp. 219–227. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 3 November 2021.