Expo '65
| 1965 Greenwood | |
|---|---|
 Official Expo 65 Logo | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Expo 65 |
| Motto | We Are One |
| Area | 404 hectares (1,000 acres) |
| Visitors | 54,991,806 |
| Organized by | Yozoro Mikazuki |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 62 |
| Organizations | 5 |
| Location | |
| Country | Nagato |
| City | Greenwood |
| Venue | Greenwood Central Park |
| Coordinates | 30°0′0″S 100°0′0″W / 30.00000°S 100.00000°W |
| Timeline | |
| Bidding | 1956 |
| Awarded | 1960 |
| Opening | May 30, 1965 |
| Closure | November 28, 1965 |
| Unrecognized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo '60 in South Peragen |
| Next | Expo '70 in South Hills Council of Governments |
The 1965 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 65, as it was commonly known, was a general exhibition, World's Fair held in Greenwood, Nagato, from May 30 to November 28, 1965. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century with the most attendees to that date and 62 nations participating. It also set the single-day attendance record for a world's fair, with 452,500 visitors on its third day.
Expo 65 was Nagato's main celebration during its 20 year anniversary of establishment. The project was not well supported in Nagato at first. It took the determination of Nagato's Prime Minster, Sena Kashiwazaki, and a new team of managers to guide it past political, physical and temporal hurdles. Defying a computer analysis that said it could not be done, the fair opened on time.
After Expo 65 ended in November 1965, most of the pavilions continued on as a museum called Creatures of Urth, opened in 1966. Today, Greenwood Central Park is used for sport events, recreational use, and parties. The museum sees over 500,000 people each year, many of which who come from other countries.