Held in the eastern hills of Nagoya, Japan in the suburbs of Nagakute and Seto, Expo 2005's site was created such that most of the land would be returned to its original parkland afterwards. Most of the wooded site was undisturbed and visitors traveled by gondola or bus between two separate sites.
The Global Loop, an elevated structure on the Nagakute site, provided a pedestrian walkway between different zones which represented various geographic regions on the planet.
Trailer for the film "Repercussions" which focused on Expo 2005
A quick visual tour of the site
A ride through the site on the Toyota IMTS Transport
Expo 2005 Linimo Video
Expo 2005 held a contest to design the exterior of the Expo 2005 Linimo (maglev) train that brought visitors to the site. Urso Chappell, the founder of this site, created the winning design.
Expo 2005 Linimo Train Design - Award Ceremony and Unveiling
Quick Info
opening date
25 March 2005
closing date
25 September 2005
theme
"Nature's Wisdom"
site description
Wooded, hilly site in the
suburbs east of Nagoya
site size
Nagakute site: 185 hectares (460 acres)
Seto site: 15 hectares
(37 acres)
participating countries
120
attendance
22.0 million
status
BIE sanctioned
"Universal Exposition"
Mascots
Kiccoro and Morrizo were the Expo 2005 Aichi mascots.
Grandfather and grandson forest creatures, the proved to be very popular and have lived on past the expo.
History
