Osaka World Expo: Expo 70 Tower of the Sun & Monorails.

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @sabosromance
    @sabosromance Рік тому +41

    Was lookin for 20th century boys content

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  Рік тому +1

      Your not the first to end up here looking for that

  • @DatKidJohnny
    @DatKidJohnny 4 роки тому +6

    fantastic as always. was lucky enough to live in Nagoya in 2004 and in shanghai during 2010.
    visited both, very different expos.
    Everytime i pass through North Osaka i reminisce this expo i wasn't around to visit.
    Great episode Mike, like always.
    Regards from not too far.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  4 роки тому

      Wow, both must of been an amazing experience. Apparently Shanghai holds the record for attendance at 73 million visitors.

    • @DatKidJohnny
      @DatKidJohnny 4 роки тому

      Nagoya one was sleek. Shanghai less.
      Crowds in China are notoriously messy. those 73M felt like 200 ....

  • @manofsciencevn
    @manofsciencevn 3 роки тому +33

    20th century boy brought me here

  • @brianpellegrin4137
    @brianpellegrin4137 3 роки тому +2

    I was there as a young boy (14), and would love to go back again one day. I was there with our local pipeband ( The Highland Laddie Pipeband, from Powell River, BC), and we played at many of the pavilions. BC, Canada, the Amphitheatre, and of course, in Festival Plaza, under the watchful eye of the Tower of the Sun.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for sharing your memory Brian. I'm sure it must of been an experience of a lifetime. Maybe you can make it back for Osaka Expo 2025. How would you describe the weather there compared to BC weather, much hotter?

  • @obluda5609
    @obluda5609 3 роки тому +16

    GUTALALA SUDALALA

  • @Saint3188
    @Saint3188 2 роки тому +2

    Gamera Vs. Jiger brought me here although my parents went to Expo 86 in Vancouver and they said it was one of the greatest experiences of they're life.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  2 роки тому +1

      Awesome. I been to Vancouver 20 years ago it was great. Went to the Roxy on Granville Street.

    • @Saint3188
      @Saint3188 2 роки тому

      @@JapaneseHistory Cool I visit Vancouver now and then and I may Visit Japan for Expo Osaka as well.

  • @Morning_Sausage
    @Morning_Sausage 11 місяців тому +3

    Here cause of 20th century boys

  • @theandylaird
    @theandylaird 3 роки тому +3

    My Dad worked at Expo ‘70 for 1 month as part of the British exhibition. At home we still have an empty souvenir Suntory whisky bottle that he brought back.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому +1

      Nice, Andy Laird. I'm sure your Dad had a blast at Expo 70 and enjoyed that fine Suntory whisky. You should refill it, no one would know lol.

  • @brandontownsend6955
    @brandontownsend6955 11 місяців тому

    Would love to have seen this. I live in Dubai and went to the 2020 Expo here and it was very sad compared to Osaka's. Most pavilions were just bland boxes with video screens showing scenes from whatever country was hosting. Osaka's expo seemed to have been about the exciting future ahead.

  • @yopiehendramulia8511
    @yopiehendramulia8511 3 роки тому +12

    20th century boys by urasawa naoki brought me here, 👁️☝️

  • @photoshacknz
    @photoshacknz 2 роки тому +1

    My father was the guy filmed in this in the video of the underneath the geyser room in the new Zealand Pavillion. Expo opened on my 7th birthday it was our families disneyland growing up.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  2 роки тому +1

      That's amazing, thanks for sharing this info. It's great that moment under the geyser was captured forever in time showing the operational aspect of the mega event. I'm sure it was an amazing experience for you both.

    • @photoshacknz
      @photoshacknz 2 роки тому +1

      @@JapaneseHistory It was . My father has passed now he talked about expo for years it was his lifes adventure. I went there in 2012 it has left a legacy not just with our family but the world.

  • @joeyjjjjj
    @joeyjjjjj Рік тому +1

    I went to Expo 70 as a sailor aboard the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Duchess. I have a bunch of photos that I have scanned into my HDD. I would like to send them to the Expo museum if anybody could tell me how. I have very fond memories of the Expo and of Japan in general. Being an Aussie, I also went to Expo 88 in Brisbane.

  • @tenminutetokyo2643
    @tenminutetokyo2643 4 роки тому +5

    And I went there exactly 20 years ago.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  4 роки тому +1

      That would have been cool. We're there many pavilions left? What about the famous tower of the sun or the geometrical expo tower. I think they dismantled it after the year 2000.

    • @yagruumbagaarn
      @yagruumbagaarn 4 роки тому +2

      @@JapaneseHistory The tower of the sun is still standing as you probably know but not the expo tower. There is a lot of masonry work and stone foundations left over, as well as a stonehenge-looking circle of rocks. It's like walking through the ruins of an ancient city. There is also a museum in one of the original buildings with a bunch of artifacts from then. Honestly one of the most fascinating places to visit in Japan, would definitely recommend it if you're in Osaka.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  4 роки тому

      Amazing thanks for sharing. It's amazing they couldn't find another purpose for the site like an exhibition centres or something like that or an amusement park. The buildings and architecture looked amazing and so bizzar even by today's standards. I guess it was all built quickly and not to last. Anyway thanks for sharing.

  • @Mew178
    @Mew178 4 роки тому

    Awww yeah fantastic job mate!

  • @missshellybeach
    @missshellybeach 3 роки тому +1

    I went to world expo 88 in Australia was fantastic the Japan pavilion showcased high definition TV for the first time
    Was the last expo to have the USSR as a Pavilion before the fall of the iron curtain and the prototype internet and touch screen tech was on display but was only tiny compared to how massive world expo 70 in Osaka was

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому

      What a blast from the past, missshellybeach. I remember world expo 88 advertisements on TV. I wanted to go so bad but never made it. I did make to Canberra to see the new parliament house building though. It's really amazing to think that 32 years ago the technologies being showcased have only now really made it into the main stream.
      I remember a teacher at school telling us about the "information superhighway" built on glass. It sounded fascinating, but I didn't really know what he was talking about, and here we are.

  • @kaitospence18
    @kaitospence18 3 роки тому +8

    In 2025.... Osaka will be host the World Expo..... Again

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому

      How crazy is that. Are they going to reuse the same venue?

    • @kaitospence18
      @kaitospence18 3 роки тому +1

      @@JapaneseHistory well I don't know at this point

    • @trainluvr
      @trainluvr 2 роки тому +1

      Good to know. I went to Aichi 2005 and many other Expos, starting with NY '64-65

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  2 роки тому

      The Osaka Expo 2025 will be held on a man made island.

  • @Owlabi
    @Owlabi 3 роки тому +1

    My gramps attended this ^o^ He lost his pictures but he gave me a special coin and a stamp set he got there!

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому +1

      I'm sure, G would have had an amazing time there. It was a demonstration of the future, some of the technology and concepts were 50 years before there time, like video conferencing and conveyor belt sushi.

  • @TeriyakiJack
    @TeriyakiJack 3 роки тому +1

    Was hoping wed get come comparison shots of before and after of the expo site as it stands now

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому

      Yes that would have been a good idea. I know most of the buildings have been demolished. The tower went down in the year 2000. Now the site is mostly green parkland.

  • @vollewestervelt7354
    @vollewestervelt7354 2 роки тому +1

    wowza

  • @GoodnightSunny
    @GoodnightSunny 2 роки тому +3

    The 20th century

  • @supmojo
    @supmojo 3 роки тому +2

    My parents went there.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  3 роки тому

      They must of had an awesome time seeing all the exhibits of the future and the crowds must of been mind blowing.

  • @hanmayujiro5036
    @hanmayujiro5036 Рік тому

    Attention All Citizens!!!! Come to the expo grounds for the Suda Lala concert and many more new artists

  • @mr.discopotato
    @mr.discopotato Рік тому

    На 2:42 на заднем плане видно павильон СССР

  • @Transatlanticism04
    @Transatlanticism04 2 роки тому +1

    I was there like two years ago, the place seems very Eire and something not quite right, hard to explain, got bad vibes from it.

    • @JapaneseHistory
      @JapaneseHistory  2 роки тому

      Don't blame you it's a shadow of it's former self. Considering 100 million people went through there it must have felt like a ghost town. But I know people have fond memories of the place.

  • @davidmayhew8083
    @davidmayhew8083 3 роки тому

    Gosh! How many people dropped dead at the fair? Murdered? Who produced this awful video? Great fair.