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The '''Tokyo Industrial Exhibition''' was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1907. Held in [[Ueno Park]], the event celebrated [[Imperial Japan]]'s economic prowess and patriotism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldtokyo.com/meiji-industrial-exhibition-ueno-park-1907/|title=Meiji (Tokyo) Industrial Exhibition, Ueno Park, 1907. &#124; Old Tokyo|date=February 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Eclipsed_Cinema/pDZYDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1907+tokyo+exhibition&pg=PT160&printsec=frontcover</ref> The event succeeded the five prior [[National Industrial Exhibitions]], but was not organized by the central government.
The '''Tokyo Industrial Exhibition''' was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1907. Held in [[Ueno Park]], the event celebrated [[Imperial Japan]]'s economic prowess and patriotism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldtokyo.com/meiji-industrial-exhibition-ueno-park-1907/|title=Meiji (Tokyo) Industrial Exhibition, Ueno Park, 1907. &#124; Old Tokyo|date=February 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Eclipsed_Cinema/pDZYDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1907+tokyo+exhibition&pg=PT160&printsec=frontcover</ref> The event succeeded the five prior [[National Industrial Exhibitions]], but was not organized by the central government. A sixth industrial exhibition had been postponed due to the [[Russo-Japanese War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndl.go.jp/exposition/e/s1/naikoku5.html|title=Fifth National Industrial Exhibition &#124; Part 1: Expositions Held in and before 1900 &#124; Expositions, where the modern technology of the times was exhibited|website=www.ndl.go.jp}}</ref>


The sixth industrial exhibition had been postponed due to the [[Russo-Japanese War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndl.go.jp/exposition/e/s1/naikoku5.html|title=Fifth National Industrial Exhibition &#124; Part 1: Expositions Held in and before 1900 &#124; Expositions, where the modern technology of the times was exhibited|website=www.ndl.go.jp}}</ref> A [[ferris wheel]] was installed and featured on a postcard from the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldtokyo.com/tokyo-industrial-exhibition-tokyo-1907/|title=Ferris Wheel at the Meiji (Tokyo) Industrial Exhibition, Tokyo, 1907. &#124; Old Tokyo|date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> Electric lights were displayed. [[Natsume Sōseki]] wrote about them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHLfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&dq=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja5Oixq5P_AhVaRDABHZTVBJ8Q6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&f=false|title=Cities of Light: Two Centuries of Urban Illumination|first1=Sandy|last1=Isenstadt|first2=Margaret Maile|last2=Petty|first3=Dietrich|last3=Neumann|date=December 17, 2014|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books}}</ref>
A [[ferris wheel]] was installed and featured on a postcard from the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldtokyo.com/tokyo-industrial-exhibition-tokyo-1907/|title=Ferris Wheel at the Meiji (Tokyo) Industrial Exhibition, Tokyo, 1907. &#124; Old Tokyo|date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> Electric lights were displayed. [[Natsume Sōseki]] wrote about them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHLfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&dq=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja5Oixq5P_AhVaRDABHZTVBJ8Q6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&f=false|title=Cities of Light: Two Centuries of Urban Illumination|first1=Sandy|last1=Isenstadt|first2=Margaret Maile|last2=Petty|first3=Dietrich|last3=Neumann|date=December 17, 2014|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books}}</ref>


Baron Takayomi Senge was an organizer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0BBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA287&dq=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwqMn3rJP_AhXBRzABHVpGAqc4ChDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&f=false|title=The Far Eastern Review: engineering commerce, finance|date=May 26, 1906|publisher=G.B. Rea|via=Google Books}}</ref>
Baron Takayomi Senge was an organizer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0BBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA287&dq=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwqMn3rJP_AhXBRzABHVpGAqc4ChDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=Tokyo+Industrial+Exhibition+1907&f=false|title=The Far Eastern Review: engineering commerce, finance|date=May 26, 1906|publisher=G.B. Rea|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:39, 26 May 2023

The Tokyo Industrial Exhibition was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1907. Held in Ueno Park, the event celebrated Imperial Japan's economic prowess and patriotism.[1][2] The event succeeded the five prior National Industrial Exhibitions, but was not organized by the central government. A sixth industrial exhibition had been postponed due to the Russo-Japanese War.[3]

A ferris wheel was installed and featured on a postcard from the event.[4] Electric lights were displayed. Natsume Sōseki wrote about them.[5]

Baron Takayomi Senge was an organizer.[6]

An illustrated catalogue of art exhibits was published.[7][8] Charles A. Francis wrote an article about the event that was published with illustrations.[9] The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a lithograph of the exhibitions first building.[10] The Tokyo Industrial Exhibition, an extra number of the Teikoku Gaho, an illustrated monthly magazine, was published for the event.[11]

The 1914 Taisho Promotion Exhibition[12][13] and Chosŏn Industrial Exposition of 1915 followed.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meiji (Tokyo) Industrial Exhibition, Ueno Park, 1907. | Old Tokyo". February 23, 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Eclipsed_Cinema/pDZYDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1907+tokyo+exhibition&pg=PT160&printsec=frontcover
  3. ^ "Fifth National Industrial Exhibition | Part 1: Expositions Held in and before 1900 | Expositions, where the modern technology of the times was exhibited". www.ndl.go.jp.
  4. ^ "Ferris Wheel at the Meiji (Tokyo) Industrial Exhibition, Tokyo, 1907. | Old Tokyo". June 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Isenstadt, Sandy; Petty, Margaret Maile; Neumann, Dietrich (December 17, 2014). "Cities of Light: Two Centuries of Urban Illumination". Routledge – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The Far Eastern Review: engineering commerce, finance". G.B. Rea. May 26, 1906 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Fine_Art_Works/mxWIjwEACAAJ?hl=en
  8. ^ Tomizawa-Kay, Eriko; Watanabe, Toshio (March 29, 2019). "East Asian Art History in a Transnational Context". Routledge – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Engineering Index Annual". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. May 26, 1908 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ https://collections.mfa.org/objects/421154
  11. ^ "The Tokyo Industrial Exhibition, an extra number of the 'Teikoku Gaho', an illustrated monthly magazine. by Exhibition - Tokyo 1907.: very good soft cover | Richard Neylon". www.abebooks.com.
  12. ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Modern_Kyoto/4l0EEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1907+tokyo+exhibition&pg=PA140&printsec=frontcover
  13. ^ Nakamura, Takafusa; Hayami, Akira; Odaka, Kōnosuke (May 26, 2003). "The Economic History of Japan, 1600-1990: Economic history of Japan, 1914-1955 : a dual structure". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "The Chosŏn Industrial Exposition of 1915 - ProQuest". www.proquest.com.
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