or The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, organized as a part of the International Expositions Convention, was the first large-scale international gardening exposition in Asia and focused on the theme of the "Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind."
The exposition was held in
Tsurumi Ryokuchi,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
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. Retrieved 3 November 2011. for 183 days, from Sunday, April 1 to Sunday, September 30, 1990. The convention included participation from 83 countries and 55 international organizations and attracted over 23,126,934 visitors.
One of its main activities
was to establish the annual
International Cosmos Prize
The International Cosmos Prize was established in 1993, commemorating Expo '90 in Osaka, Japan. The objective of the prize was to develop the basic concept of Expo 90, "The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Mankind" and is awarded annuall ...
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This was an international
horticultural exposition recognized by both the
Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
and the
International Association of Horticultural Producers
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH / IAHP) is a trade association dedicated to promoting horticultural producers and held the international garden / flora festivals or expositions.
AIPH aims to put flower, plant and l ...
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References
External links
Expo '90 Foundation website(English version)
Official website of the BIE
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World's fairs in Osaka
International horticultural exhibitions
1990 in Japan
Osaka
History of Osaka Prefecture
Garden festivals in Japan