Quick List Info
Dates Open - March 1 to July 31, 1903. Formal opening by Emperor on April 20. Open 153 days.
Attendance - 4,350,693 visitors, including 959,516 to the aquarium.
International Participants - Although technically a Japanese National Exhibition, the Japanese government invited a number of foreign nations to participate in a Foreign Samples Building. 16 nations and colonies participated; some participated officially, others represented by foreign firms.
Total Cost - 1.1 million yen ($550,000) with 700,000 yen of that total used for construction of the buildings. Prefecture budgets were estimated at 20,000 yen apiece for the 47 participant prefectures. The additional 940,000 Yen for those would increased the budget to over 2 million Yen.
Site Acreage - 93.5 acres.
Sanction and Type - Prior to the Bureau of International Expositions. Would be considered a Recognized Expo with Special qualities like on the 2-3, 7-8 years of each decade today, although its length suggests an expo on the 5 year of the decade.
Ticket Cost - Admission cost 5 sen (1/100th of a yen) plus 3 sen additional to the Aquarium.
Photo top center: Japanese Dancers, 1903, Official Guidebook Osaka 1903. Column Top: Front of the Official Guidebook, 1903. Column Bottom: Overview of the exhibition buildings and site, 1903, Official Guidebook.

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