The was a colonial fair held in 1915 to mark the 5th anniversary of the establishment of
Japanese Korea
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business offici ...
, and was the first official event of the new government.
It was held in
Keijō (
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
)
at
Gyeongbokgung.
Location and buildings
The exhibition was held in the grounds of the
Gyeongbokgung palace
and took place in both existing buildings, and newly constructed ones.
The layout was designed to contrast historic Korean architecture with modern Japanese architecture and visitors entered through the existing
Gwanghwamun
Gwanghwamun () is the main and largest gate of Gyeongbok Palace, in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno. As a landmark and symbol of Seoul's long history as the capital city dur ...
gate, before the new Illhogwan (First Exhibition Hall), which stood in front of the
Geunjeongjeon throne room.
Contents
There were over 40,000 exhibits, mainly Japanese and Korean, with some Taiwanese exhibits. There were agricultural objects in Illhogwan, and further objects in the Kigyegwan (Machinery) and the Ch'amgogwan (Reference) halls.
Visitors
Over 1 million people attended the exhibition before it closed on 31 October 1915.
See also
*
Japan–British Exhibition
The took place at White City, London in Great Britain from 14 May 1910 to 29 October 1910. It was the largest international exposition that the Empire of Japan had ever participated in and was driven by a desire of Japan to develop a more favora ...
(1910)
Further reading
Park, Young-Sin. 2019. The Chosŏn Industrial Exposition of 1915. PhD thesis: State University of New York.
References
External links
{{List of world's fairs of East Asia
1910s in Seoul
Exhibitions in Korea under Japanese rule
Keijō
1915 in Korea
History of Gyeongbokgung