‘Healthy Capsule’ at the Sanyo Pavilion for Expo 1970 in Suita, Osaka, Japan.

KISHO KUROKAWA, Takara Beautilion at Expo 70, Osaka,Japan, 1970

Tower of the sun

Osaka, Japan

Godzilla throws down with Gorosaurus during the legendary Expo ‘70 Godzilla vs. Gamera stage show. The clown in the background is Kon Omura from Gamera vs. Guiron and Gamera vs. Jiger. On the right you can see Space Gyaos’s wing.

This is the clearest footage I’ve ever seen of this stage show... of course, still no sign of Gamera.

Mitsui Group, Expo ‘70

#TBT Nakagin Capsule Tower

Nakagin Capsule Tower is coming down

CBS Sunday Morning aired a piece about the disassembly of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, Japan. I had never seen the building but I was familiar with the work of the architect. Kishu Kurokawa The Nakagin Capsule Tower was designed by architect Kishu Kurokawa. Watching the Sunday show I recognized several of his creations from the 1970 Exposition in Osaka Japan. I attended the Expo when I…

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Isamu Noguchi: Fountains for Expo 70 (1970) Located: Osaka, Japan

TARO OKAMOTO‘s Tower of Sun, symbol of Expo Osaka, Japan, 1970

HOW DO I GET A CHEAP PENLIGHT THAT WORKS FOR MIKUEXPO???

Tower of the Sun, Osaka

Expo ’70, 1967, Yūsaku Kamekura

In 1970, after the positive international response to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Japan hosted its first World Expo, attracting a record 64 million visitors. Kamekura’s winning design for the official poster for overseas use depicts his minimalist, geometric interpretation of the five petals of a cherry blossom – a culturally resonant symbol of Japan, prized for its ephemeral beauty

Photograph: The Merrill C Berman Collection

梅の花を観に行ってきました。 まだ咲き始め、ってところでした。 でも、あたりにとてもよい香りが舞っていて、 満開になるのが楽しみです★

Expo '70 - Like Sucking Panther Blood (in Expo '70 / Rahdunes (Split with Rahdunes), 2008)