Expo 2005

2005 Aichi Prefecture
2005 Aichi Prefecture
Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Category	International Registered Exhibition
Name	Ai-chikyūhaku (愛・地球博)
Motto	Nature's Wisdom
Area	173 hectares (430 acres)
Invention(s)	ASIMO
Visitors	22,049,544
Mascot	"Morizo" Forest Grandfather and "Kiccoro" Forest Child
Participant(s)
Countries	121
Organizations	4
Location
Country	Japan
City	Aichi Prefecture
Venue	Seto and Nagakute
Coordinates	35°10′34.2″N 137°5′26.5″E / 35.176167°N 137.090694°E
Timeline
Bidding	1988
Awarded	June 12, 1997
Opening	March 25, 2005
Closure	September 25, 2005
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo 2000 in Hannover
Next	Expo 2010 in Shanghai
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo '98 in Lisbon
Next	Expo 2008 in Zaragoza
Horticultural expositions
Previous	Expo 2003 in Rostock
Next	Expo 2006 in Chiang Mai

Expo 2005 was a world expo^[1] held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo), Expo '85 Tsukuba (Specialised Expo), and Expo '90 Osaka (Horticultural Expo)^[2] and will host Expo 2025 Osaka (World Expo).^[3] The site of the expo would become the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park after it ended and is now the home of Ghibli Park.

^ "List of World Expos". Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ "Japan and Expos". Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ "World Expo 2025 Osaka". Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[1] "List of World Expos". Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[2] "Japan and Expos". Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[3] "World Expo 2025 Osaka". Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Retrieved December 9, 2019.

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