World Design Exhibition 1989

The World Design Exhibition 1989 (Japanese: 世界デザイン博覧会), also abbreviated "Design-Haku", was an event held at the Nagoya Congress Center July 15 - November 26, 1989.^[1] It was hosted by the World Design Organization. Other venues included Nagoya Castle and Nagoya Port.^[2]

The Nagoya Congress Center was the venue of the exhibition

It was visited by over 15 million people.^[3] The congress of the host organisation was also held there in the same year.^[4]

Following the expo the International Design Centre Nagoya was established in 1992 and opened in 1996.^[3]

Pavilions

Shirotori venue

• Theme Pavilion
• White Museum - Fuji Baking,Chunichi Shimbun and Tokai-TV shared the same building space.
• NTT Challenge Pavilion
• Hikari Theater - Chubu Electric Power.
• Mitsui&Toshiba Pavilion
• Matsushita Pavilion
• Third Planet Pavilion - Morimura Group.
• NEC C&C Pavilion
• Sumitomo Pavilion
• Mitsubishi Future Pavilion
• Toyota Group Pavilion
• Toho Gas Fantasy World
• Interior Pavilion- Karimoku and Sangetsu shared the same building space.
• Fujitsu Pavilion 3DCG Theater
• Hitachi Group Pavilion
• Meitec&Chunichi Shimbun&CBC Pavilion
• Aichi 21st Century Pavilion
• Yume Shugo Σ21
• Ovarseas Exhibitors Pavilion
• Shirotori Stage

Nagoya Castle venue

• Water Fantasy Palace - Meitetsu Group.
• Gaudi Castle
• Creative Factory Tokai Bank Pavilion
• Karakuri Wonder Land Nagoya City Pavilion
• Chubu no Takumi Pavilion
• Pachinko Pachislot Omoshiro Design Pavilion
• Rinnai Honmaru Stage

Nagoya Port venue

• Uny Group Pavilion
• Tokimeki City Pavilion - Aichi Bank and Chukyo Bank shared the same building space.
• JR Tokai Linear Station
• Nippon Sharyo Pavilion Los Angeles Square
• Design Eye Arena Asahi & Menicon Pavilion
• Port Gallery
• Port Stage

See also

• Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition
• Expo 2005