Fifth National Industrial Exhibition
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| Fifth National Industrial Exhibition | |
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Fifth National Industrial Exhibition |
| Area | 93.5 acres |
| Visitors | 4,350,693 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 16 |
| Organizations | 47 prefectures |
| Location | |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| City | Osaka |
| Venue | Tennōji Park |
| Coordinates | 34°39′09″N 135°30′31″E / 34.652556°N 135.508496°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 1 March 1903 |
| Closure | 31 July 1903 |
The Fifth National Industrial Exhibition was held in Osaka, Japan in 1903. It was the first to be open to foreign exhibitors, and twice the size of previous National Industrial Exhibitions.[1] It was the fifth and final of the centrally planned National Industrial Exhibitions though exhibitions such as the one in 1907 in Tokyo followed.
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 visitors; 959,516 additionally visited 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]