The was a world's fair held in what is now part of the Minami Ward of Nagoya city, Japan from 15 March to 31 May in 1937. History Sponsored by the Japanese government and with HIH Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko as chairman, the Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition was intended to promote industry, transportation, education, science, construction, architecture, social welfare, tourism, fine arts and crafts. Each of the participating nations or colonies had its own pavilion to promote its products and culture, and each of the prefectures of Japan (with the exception of Tottori and the external territories of Taiwan, Karafuto and Korea) also had a pavilion. In addition, major Japanese industries also sponsored their own pavilions. Over the two and a half months of operation, the Nagoya Exhibition received more than 4,800,000 visitors, or roughly four times the population of the greater Nagoya area at the time. Daily attendance averaged at 61,643 people. List of participating countries Japan Manchukuo Siam Netherlands East Indies Brazil China Mysore Singapore Philippines Mexico Guatemala Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Panama Venezuela Colombia Peru Chile Australia French Indochina Burma Ceylon Union of South Africa Argentina Canada Cuba United States The Second Sino-Japanese War erupted only two months after the Exposition closed. See also World Design Exhibition 1989 Expo 2005 External links Early Showa era Nagoya: "Nagoya Pan Pacific Peace Expo” - Video, maps and photos of the exhibition (Japanese) Virtual tour of site with photos of exhibition pavilions World's fairs in Nagoya Empire of Japan 1937 in Japan History of Nagoya 1937 festivals