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I Contents of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN1. Purpose of Holding the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi Japan and the Theme
1-1 Purpose of Holding the Exposition
1-2 Positioning of this Exposition
1-3 Theme: NATURE'S WISDOM
1-4 Sub-themes
2. Outline of the Exposition
2-1 Outline of the Exposition and Assessment of its Achievements
2-2 Main Process to the Holding of the Exposition
3. Outline of the Exposition Site
3-1 Consideration Given to the Environment in Organizing the Site
3-2 Particulars of Main Facilities
4. Transit of Visitors
4-1 Access by Visitors
4-2 Transit within the Site
5. Exhibition Pavilions
5-1 Pavilions of Official Participating Countries / International Organizations
5-2 Pavilions of the Government / Municipalities
5-3 Corporate Pavilion Zone A
5-4 Corporate Pavilion Zone B

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II Environment-Conscious Efforts in the Exposition Project56
1. Process of Environment-Conscious Efforts
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1-1 Framework of Environment Consciousness for EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN57
1-2 Environment-conscious Approach in the Master Plan
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1-3 Implementation of environmental impact assessment59
2. Environmental policy and objectives
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2-1 EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy
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2-2 Environmental Objectives
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3. Formulation of Guidelines for Environment-Conscious Efforts
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3-1 Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations66
3-2 Environment-Conscious Efforts under General Regulations and Special Regulations 66
3-3 Implementation of Efforts under the Action Plans
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3-4 Implementation of Efforts under the Environmental Conservation Guidelines
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4. EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Management System
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4-1 Process of examining the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS
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4-2 Characteristics and Execution of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS
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4-3 Result of Executing the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS
5. Deployment of the Environmental Policies
5-1 Overview of the Environment-Conscious Efforts and the Results
5-2 Environment-Conscious Efforts in EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
5-2-1 Implementation of Environmental Conservation Measures Indicated in theEnvironmental Assessment Report5-2-2 Formulation of Site Plans with Due Consideration Given to the Natural
Environment
5-2-3 Adoption of Advanced Technologies for the Development of Eco-Communities
5-2-4 Active Adoption of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
5-2-5 Promotion of the Use of Environmentally Friendly Transportation
5-2-6 Providing Enjoyable Educational Opportunities
5-2-7 Promotion of the Environment-Conscious Efforts by the Parties Concerned
6. EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Web Questionnaire Survey Result

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Reference Material: List of Concepts, Themes, etc. of Official Participating Countries /International Organizations

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On Publishing the Environmental Report
Toshio Nakamura, Secretary-General,
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN completed its scheduled 185-day period on September 25, 2005
without any major problems, recording 22,050 thousand visitors, a number that far exceeded thetarget.
This was the first exposition of the 21st century, held in accordance with the resolution in the
General Assembly of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) of June 1994, requiring "theinternational exposition to serve as a place for the solution of global issues," while looking ahead tothe 21st century. In addition, in the same resolution it was decided that the future expositions shouldhave "a commitment to the supreme importance for humanity of due respect for nature and theenvironment."
On the other hand, the candidate site for EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN was changed in the planningstage due to criticism over the destruction of the natural environment, finally to the Nagakute Area(about 158 ha) making use of the Youth Park and the Seto Area (about 15 ha) with a total area of 173
ha, and the "Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)" wasformulated in December 2001. In this master plan, the theme was finalized as "Nature's Wisdom"
under which it was decided that "consideration is to be given to the environment before, during andafter the period of the Expo, starting with the fields of site planning, followed by management of thesite, transportation of visitors and so forth, and, at the same time, a message is to be transmitted on
the direction of solutions to environmental problems that are being aggravated on a global scale,through various activities and projects."
The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition formulated the fundamental philosophy andbasic policy on the environment at EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, in consideration of the master plan,
publicizing them as the Ecological Declaration, while making efforts to independently construct anenvironment management system designed to suit the special character of the Exposition. This wasdone by establishing the "Action Plan for Environment-Conscious Efforts" for the projects
undertaken by the EXPO 2005 Association and "Environmental Conservation Guidelines" on thematters requiring compliance from participants other than the EXPO 2005 Association at each of thetimes of site preparation, periods in session, as well as dismantlement and clearance. In thisconnection, efforts were made, making use of various kinds of explanatory meetings, to request
those concerned to thoroughly endeavor giving consideration to the environment from theperspective of each participant.
This report places in order a summary of the results of the efforts to give consideration to theenvironment at EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, based on the plans for the environment, prepared andpresented by participants in this environment management system and arrangement of the results
made by the EXPO 2005 Association as well as the results of monitoring, focusing on each item of
the basic policy presented in the Ecological Declaration.
It is our sincere expectation that this Environmental Report will be of help in indicating thedirection of solutions for environmental problems and constructing technologies and for a society
giving consideration to the environment in similar projects in the future and so forth as well as forsociety in general.
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Purpose and Contents of the Environmental Report(1) Purpose of the publication
It was planned in EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN that the EXPO 2005 Association andparticipants such as exhibitors and visitors give consideration to the environment from theperspective of each, from the time of constructing the site to the time during the session and
up to the time of dismantlement and clearance. The "Action Plan for Environment-Conscious
Efforts" was presented to all those involved with the EXPO 2005 Association to have themunderstand and respect it thoroughly, and, on the other hand, the "Environmental
Conservation Guidelines" was indicated to participants to allow them to give the environment
thorough consideration, and to assist them in expanding voluntary efforts. The EXPO 2005
Association also made public to the visitors its consideration of the environment and mattersfor which their consideration was sought, and requested them to make due efforts voluntarily.
This Environmental Report places in order the results of the consideration given to theenvironment studied and implemented at EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, in which the conceptof the environment management system is incorporated, to inform society publicly, with the
expectation of letting it serve as data to contribute to the efforts for the environment in similar
projects such as expositions in the future.
(2) Composition of the report
This report is composed mainly of the following two parts.
In "I: Contents of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN," the purpose of holding this exposition,
contents of the facilities on the site, contents of exhibitions in pavilions and so forth aremainly presented, giving consideration to how they relate to consideration of theenvironment.
In "II Environment-conscious Efforts in the Exposition Project," after the policy andcontents of various efforts, established for consideration of the environment are outlined, theresults of efforts for such consideration are placed in order, following the items of the "EXPO2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy" of the EXPO 2005 Association.
(3) Period covered by and contents of the report
This report contains an outline of the efforts for environmental conservation and theirresults at each of the progressive stages from that of planning and devising EXPO 2005
AICHI, JAPAN through those of preparing the site and opening, based on information such as
the result of efforts made by the EXPO 2005 Association and reports submitted on the efforts
by participants.
For the detailed contents of the efforts stated, please refer to the individual reports
published by each project entity and various kinds of reports scheduled to be published in the
future.
(4) Scope covered by the report
While the report covers mainly the efforts for consideration of the environment made by
the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, it also covers the efforts of participantsin the exposition and so forth as far as possible.

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I Contents of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPANIn EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, "Nature's Wisdom" and "Development for Eco-Communities" arepresented as the theme and one of the sub-themes, respectively. Starting with the construction of the site
giving consideration to the environment, various activities taking the environment into account wereconducted in succession, such as introduction of a means of transportation with less burden on theenvironment from the point of operation and new energy systems, exhibitions / events for which various
new technologies were adopted, provision of opportunities for visitors to learn about the environment,
while enjoying the visit, and so forth.
In this part, the objectives of the exposition, contents of facilities on the site, contents of theexhibition in pavilions and so forth are mainly presented, taking into account their relation toconsideration of the environment.

1. Purpose of Holding the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi Japan and the Theme(Abbreviated/Popular Name: EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN)
1-1 Purpose of Holding the Exposition
EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN aims at the creation of new civilizations and culture under the themeof Nature's Wisdom, based on the concept of global interchange on a large scale with theparticipation of many countries and citizens ranging from children to the elderly for the purpose oftransmitting the direction of the solution to issues facing mankind and how human beings shouldlive.
In addition, the following is stated in the "Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in
Japan (Aichi Expo)" formulated in December 2001.
"The aim of this exposition is that it will be one full of hopes for the future with the participationof citizens on a global scale throughout the period of the exposition in session including the time
before and after the period, providing a decisive turning point for such perception with respect tothe relation between mankind and nature. It also aims to prompt people of all countries ranging
from children to the elderly to talk to each other about the joy of living and their dreams for the
future, to have the philosophy of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN succeed in this area, and to serve as
the starting point for forming a global core zone of the industrial technologies that will produce new
added values. The exposition will be held in recognition of the main objectives of EXPO 2005
AICHI, JAPAN as follows, in consideration of the background of the era and the current status ofJapan.
(1) Project for the creation of grand culture / civilization(2) Place for the interchange of diverse cultures and values(3) Transmission of messages from Japan to the world(4) Transmission of messages from the present to the future"
1-2 Positioning of this Exposition
In the 115th session of the General Assembly of BIE held on June 8, 1994, the resolution was
adopted, looking ahead to the 21st century, with the purport, "An international exposition should bea place for the solution of global issues!!" EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN is the first international
exposition of the 21st century, based on this resolution.

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The holding of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi Japan was decided upon in the 121st session of
the General Assembly of BIE held in Monaco on June 12, 1997.
After repeated dialogues with citizens on northern goshawks and other environmental problems
following such decision, the formal registration took place on December 15, 2000. Efforts havebeen made, aiming to hold an exposition appropriate for the resolution in respect of the efforts forthe environment, based on the assessment of the effect on the environment, extensive participationof citizens from the preparatory stage and so forth.

Summary of the resolution adopted at the 115th session of the General Assembly of BIE(tentative translation, partial extraction)■ Preamble- The essential objectives of an international exposition should be improvement in theknowledge of mankind as well as contribution to mutual understanding and international
cooperation.
- The target should be attained by deepening the understanding of the cultural identity ofraces and nations, and having the public as a whole know the progress already achieved
and the outlook for the future ...
(The rest is omitted.)■ Requirements for Future International Expositions
For the purpose of ensuring the above-mentioned basic principles, the following points
shall be the absolute requirements for future international expositions.
(omitted)- An exposition should be one reflecting the respect for nature and the environment which isan essentially important issue for mankind.
■ Resolution No. 1: Themes of an International Exposition- Each exposition shall have contemporary themes that can respond to the requests of thepresent society. (The rest is omitted.)- Themes shall be...those which highlight the presentation of issues, taking into
consideration the present status of scientific, technological and economic progress, thewishes of mankind and society, as well as the necessity of protecting the naturalenvironment. (The rest is omitted.)(For reference) Objectives of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition(extracted from Chapter 2, Article 3 of the endowment act)
The objective of this association is to promote the development of Japanese industry andculture by preparing, holding, operating and conducting other activities for the 2005 World
Exposition, Aichi Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the Exposition," thereby contributing to thedevelopment of a global society in the 21st century.

1-3 Theme: NATURE'S WISDOMTo realize the ideal state of new culture / civilizations and a model for society to be created in the
21st century, learning from "Nature's Wisdom" (the wonderful mechanism of nature possessed by
the characteristics and strength of life), through the diversified interchange with people all over theworld.
In doing so, identify the direction of the solution to the issues facing mankind in the 21st century
and the future image of the earth and mankind.

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NATURE'S MATRIXIn order to present the direction for humanity to advance in the 21st century, the ideal state ofcivilization in the space age is sought through state-of-the-art space technologies and the history of
the Earth, as well as a guideline for the solution to difficult problems such as population explosion,
environmental crises and so forth by conducting the most advanced experiments of life andinformation science.
<Examples of theme development>
The universe and earth as imagined by humankind
Future communications and technology
The existence of humankind and Life science

ART OF LIFE
The direction is presented for the people of the 21st century to live active lives, and how to deal
with an aging society and develop the creative strength of children is contemplated. For thispurpose, various measures are presented to develop various interactions between humanity andnature, and to allow the richness of nature and the vitality of human beings to grow further throughfine art, performing art and lifestyle habits throughout the world.
<Examples of theme development>
Living cultures coexisting with nature
Arts that have been inherited throughout the ages
Technology and ethics: the past and the future

DEVELOPMENT FOR ECO-COMMUNITIESTo make use of new energies and recycling technologies, grasp the direction of life and the urban
foundation to use resources efficiently, pursue the ideal balance between development and theenvironment, and, at the same time, try to restore the environment, all for the purpose of presenting
eco-communities of the 21st century.
< Examples of theme development>
Development, preservation of nature, and environmental restoration in the 21st century
Proposals for building a global-scale social system based on recycling and energy
conservation concepts
Proposals for lifestyles for a new "global citizen" based on recycling and energy
conservation concepts
Source: "Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)"; Brochure of the EXPO 2005 Association"EXPO2005 - Efforts for the Environment"5

2. Outline of the Exposition■ Period in session■ Venue:March 25 - September 25 (185 days):In the hills in the eastern part of Nagoya(Nagakute Town / Toyoda City; Seto City)
Nagakute Area: Approx. 158 ha
Seto Area: Approx. 15 ha■ Number of visitors :Number of visitors: 22,049,544(Target number of visitors: 15,000,000)■ Main participants* :Official participants (countries and international organizations): 125
which are 121countries (including Japan) and4 international organizations
Government of Japan; Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City,and 9 Prefectures in the Chubu Zone
(joint participation in the exhibition)
Private exhibitors (private enterprises / organizations): 9■ Project cost
:Approx. 370 billion yen (Total of site construction cost,
operation expenses, cost of exhibition by participants, etc.)

2-1 Outline of the Exposition and Assessment of its Achievements

State of the number of visitors* Annex: For official participants, refer to "Reference Material 1: List of Concepts, Themes, etc. of Official Participating Countries /International Organizations"6

■ Total number of visitors:22,049,544 (in 185 days: from March 25 to September 25)■ Number of visitors in one day :Largest number: 281,441 (Sept. 18)
Smallest number: 43,023 (March 25)■ Number of visits by visitors :Those who visited for the first time and repeaters
accounted for more than 60% and slightly less than 40%,
respectively.
■ Regional distribution of domestic visitors:Those from Aichi Pref. accounted for approx. 44%; Zones
on the list with a high number of visitors: Chubu Zone;
Kanto Zone; Kansai Zone)■ Percentage of foreign visitors : 4.6% Countries on the list with a high number of visitors:
Taiwan; South Korea; the U. S.; China[By age][By sex][Regions of residence of visitors][Number of visits][Regions of residence of visitors]* Result of on-the-spot survey at the gate

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Assessment as an International Exposition

・ It is understood that "Nature's Wisdom" presented as the theme by EXPO 2005
AICHI, JAPAN calls for creating a sustainable society, and learning humblyfrom natural law. It is considered to be a significant achievement that this wasconcretely expressed as follows.
・ Firstly, it has been demonstrated that state-of-the-art technology contributes tothe solution of issues of global importance. Visitors saw at many places in thesite the new electric energy generation system making use of fuel cell power
generation using trash generated by themselves within the site and photovoltaic
power generation. They had meals at eating and drinking venues using tableware
made of biodegradable plastics (biomass) created by new environmental
technologies. These most advanced technologies will be put to practical use in
the near future to play a very important role in solving issues of global
importance.
・ Secondly, new social actions and social systems, giving consideration to natureand the environment were adopted / practiced within the site, with the aim ofreforming the awareness and lifestyle of people. Visitors experienced theseparation of trash into 9 categories at the site as well as exchange with ecogoods for EXPO Eco Money, a kind of pseudo-money with points accumulated
as they took actions that gave consideration to the environment, for example, notusing a plastic shopping bag, and donating to the activities for forest protection
such as tree plantation.
・ Thirdly, a sense of solidarity was fostered for solving issues of global
importance. Visitors to EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN should have experienced thesense that they were living together with many people of the world with diverse
cultures, nature and histories through not only the appreciation of exhibited
articles, but also direct interaction with people from different countries, sensing astrong unity and bond in cooperating and bringing together the wisdom required
for solving issues of global significance.
・ Lastly, the participation of volunteers, NGOs and community-basedorganizations engendered in each one of the visitors a feeling that there arethings that they can do to solve such issues of global importance. Anotherachievement of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN is that many visitors were able tolearn that there are people around them who are already engaged in voluntary
and nature-protecting activities, and to realize that they can take part in similar
activities, by observing volunteers put in a lot of effort to help in the separationof trash and attend to the disabled and others for moving around and viewing theexhibition of NGOs / NPOs under the theme of such nature-protecting activities.

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2-2 Main Process to the Holding of the Exposition
Year / Month1988

Particulars

October

Promotion of the idea of holding an international exposition at the beginning of the
21st century was agreed upon at the local level.

February

Aichi Prefectural Government selected the southeastern part of Seto City as theappropriate site for an international exposition.

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The 21st Century World Exposition Promotion Committee (Aichi Prefecture,
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DecemberIn filing the application for holding the exposition with the International Exhibitions
Bureau (BIE), a change was made to the originally planned site to conserve this area thatis home to a rare collection of species from the perspective of giving consideration to theenvironment (approx. 540 ha site area), and the application for holding the exposition
was approved by a cabinet meeting of the government.
The policy was confirmed on various points including "Consideration shall be fully paid
to the conservation of the natural environment at the candidate site in establishing the sitearea, organizing the site and materializing the use plan, and, at the same time, efforts
shall be made to reach further agreement on such points including how to deal with theenvironmental issues at the candidate site, through continuous dialogues, exchange of
opinions and so forth at the local level. In addition, environmental impact assessment
shall be properly conducted in holding this exposition."

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The government filed an application for holding an international exposition in 2005 with BIE.
It was decided at the General Assembly of BIE to hold an exposition in Japan.
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition was established.

February
July"EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN - Environmental Impact Assessment Preparatory Note" was published.
Among other things, confirmation of northern goshawks' nest building within the candidate site led to thecommencement of the study to utilize the Aichi Youth Park as a measure for environmental conservation.

September

The proposed site plan study with the project area including the Aichi Youth Park was published.
(Kaisho Area - approx. 540 ha; Aichi Youth Park - approx. 200 ha; Science and Technology Center Area - approx. 20 ha)

NovemberNovember"EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN - Environmental Impact Assessment Report" was published.
Consultation with Chairman Phillipson and Secretary-General Loscertales of BIE on
operational affairs:
Consultation was conducted, aiming at the formulation of a site plan that can realize"Nature's Wisdom," based on the BIE's opinion that "It is desirable that the content of the
exposition suits its theme, including the use of the land after the exposition."

February

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Governor of Aichi Prefecture met
and agreed "to forego the registration at the General Assembly of BIE in May and aim
for the approval in the next session of the BIE General Assembly."

April 4In the tripartite meeting among the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, theGovernor of Aichi Prefecture and the Chairman of the Japan Association for the 2005
World Exposition, agreement was reached on the basic direction for the modification of
the plan of the long-term area organization project including the reduction of the Kaisho
Area and abandonment of a new residential project.

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July

The Council for the Examination of EXPO 2005 Aichi (focused on the Kaisho Area) was established.
Agreement was reached on the proposed new Kaisho Area organization plan at themeeting of the Council for the Examination of EXPO 2005 Aichi.

September

A decision was made at the cabinet meeting regarding the registration to BIE, thegovernment filed an application for the registration with BIE, and the registration wasapproved (for the site area - approx. 173 ha; area for exhibition / events - approx. 10 ha)
in December.
The basic principles for the project of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN were published.

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Particulars
The basic framework of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN was put in order, based on thebasic principles in relation to the project of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN, and, at thesame time, a group of producers (3 executive producers; 3 chief producers) was
organized to commence materialization of the site plan.
The "Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)" was published.
"EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN - Environmental Impact Assessment Report (Revised Report)" was published.
Ground-breaking ceremony
Civil engineering work: October 2002 - September 2003
Construction work: September 2003 - March 2004
Commencement of the advance admission ticket sales of the first period
Delivery of the lots to enterprises and other exhibitors in the pavilions
Delivery of the pavilions to official participants
Opening of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN - September 25
Commencement of the work for dismantlement and removal - End of September 2006 (scheduled)

Opening Ceremony (March 25, 2005)

Closing Ceremony (September 25, 2005)

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3. Outline of the Exposition Site
The site of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN is located in a typical hilly area in the eastern part of
Aichi / Nagoya. The site is broadly divided into the Nagakute Area, which had previously been usedas the Aichi Youth Park (opened in 1970), and the Seto Area located in the Kaisho Forest, where thenatural environment is now being restored after the many years of devastation incurred by the
felling of trees and so forth, followed by subsequent forestry conservation and tree plantation.
It has been conducted in accordance with the Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in
Japan (Aichi Expo), put together in December 2001, how to make use of the two areas as the
exposition sites and the kinds of facilities that need to be constructed.

3-1 Consideration Given to the Environment in Organizing the Site
In EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN that presents"Nature's Wisdom" as its theme, the concept of"environmental conservation" is incorporated in thesite design itself.
Firstly, the construction of the site was advanced,
conserving the natural environment and making
effective use of the land features.
For this purpose, it was designed such that the
district's richness of nature and the forests weremaintained in both the Nagakute and Seto Areas.
In the Nagakute Area, construction was
conducted, making use of the land features andfacilities of the Aichi Youth Park, and the site wasdesigned with a view to restoring the park once theexposition had ended. In the Nagakute Area, thescattering around of developed land lots such as
existing playgrounds, the differences in elevation
reaching 40 meters,
areas where rareanimal species live,
Upper photo:Before the site was organized.
and so forth wereviewed as problems. Lower photo:After the site was organized.
To deal with suchproblems, the original land features were made use of, leaving
forests and ponds as they were and constructing the "Global
Commons" on the baseball grounds, tennis courts, etc. In addition,
the existing facilities such as the indoor pool and children's house
Pavilions composed of modules
were kept as they were for use as facilities on the site.
In addition, importance was attached to the environment, allowing the command of a panoramicview of the site, barrier-free agreeableness and safe enjoyment, while the "Global Loop" wasconstructed as the main route connecting various facilities on the site.
In the Seto Area, facilities were placed so that streams were kept intact to conserve the naturalenvironment. In addition, much thought and effort were put into the structure and construction
method of the Japan Pavilion Seto and Aichi Pavilion Seto so as to avoid altering the original landfeatures as much as possible.
Secondly, the 3Rs or "Reduce," "Reuse" and "Recycle" were promoted.

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In the first place, with respect to "Reduce," adjustment was sought in negotiation withlandowners to use existing buildings or to keep as many facilities as possible after the end of the
exposition. With regard to "Reuse," structures and materials easily dismantled / reused wereadopted, starting in the designing stage. In addition, various devices were introduced at pavilions,
including the adoption of the "module formula" for the facilities for official participants. With
respect to "Recycle," recycled materials were used positively, and improvement in the recycling
ratio was sought, by fixing the target value for such recycling ratio for the waste from buildings at
the time of dismantlement and removal.
3-2 Particulars of Main Facilities
Nagakute Area
This was the site where visitors could experience the past and future of the Earth, traditional artsand the most advanced technologies, cultures and festivals of the world and rich global interaction.
The site was composed of the "Global Commons (pavilions of foreign countries)" and the "Global
Loop (aerial corridor)" providing a basic framework to realize "Grand Intercultural Symphony."

Schematic diagram of the Nagakute Area

◇ Global Loop
This was an aerial corridor, about 2.6 km long andabout 21 m wide, on which one could circumnavigate
the Nagakute Area on almost the same level. This was
the main visitor route for visiting facilities
successively, set up to fit in with the natural landfeatures, eliminating steps and so forth to create a
corridor with a barrier-free structure. For the confort ofvisitors, recycled organic wood (a combination ofwood chips and plastic waste) was placed in the centerof the Global Loop over a width of 6 meters, while
eucalyptus material for afforestation from Brazil andGlobal Loopthinned wood from Aichi Prefecture were used at bothends.
A Global Tram with an advanced intra-site traveling system, and bicycle taxis ran on the Global
Loop.

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◇ Global Commons
This was an integrated space composed of the pavilions of official participating countries (120)and international organizations (4) as well as the plaza, serving as the stage for realizing "GrandIntercultural Symphony", transcending the differences among countries and cultures. It wascomposed of 6 Global Commons, one for each region based on a continent, each connected to theothers by the Global Loop.
Global Commons

RegionNumber of participating countries andinternational organizations

Common 1

Asian countries except those in Southeast Asia

17 countries

Common 2

South / Central / North American countries and international organizations

17 countries
4 organizations

Common 3
Common 4

South European / Mediterranean coastal countries
North / East and other European countries

13 countries
21 countries

Common 5
Common 6

African continental countries except Mediterranean coastal countries
Southeast Asian / Oceanic countries

30 countries
22 countries* Refer to the "List of Concepts, Themes, etc. of Official Participating Countries / International Organizations" at the end of this paper for theconcept / theme of each pavilion.

Incidentally, in addition to the pavilions of foreign countries, the "EXPO Eco-Money Center" setup a booth in Common 3, and in the "NEDO Pavilion" in Common 5.
◇ Central Zone
This was the zone, located at the center of the site, where the theme of the exposition and largescale interaction among spectators were produced.
■ EXPO Plaza
This was the communication plaza where visitors had direct contact with people and culturesfrom the different countries of the world through global-scale interaction with such people, using
information and communication technologies and digital image technologies as well as events heldin the plaza, and actually experienced the concept of "Grand Intercultural Symphony" presented by
EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN.
Within the plaza, interaction among people of the world took place, and various events were heldon the stage, using the most advanced information / communication / broadcast infrastructures suchas large-sized image devices.

EXPO Plaza[Examples of events]
The Forest Fairy's Ball
A new integrated art drama to express inaudible voices
and invisible entities of the forests, and to convey
messages from nature, through parades and dances
staged by fairies and spirits, using computer graphics.
"Merry EXPO"
Under the password, "A smile is the best form ofcommunication across borders," "smile messages"
from people all over the world were collected andtransmitted to the world.

■ Global House
Global House is a thematic pavilion of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN.
Under the majestic theme of an ideal Earth and humanity in the past, present and future, thehistory and future of the Earth was presented through beautiful images conveyed by cutting-edge
technology and precious exhibits of the world.
The numerous valuable objects exhibited were collected from every corner of the world,
including the mammoth that was allegedly wiped out of existence because it was unable to endure
the radical changes of the environment. In particular, the emergence of a frozen mammoth may beinterpreted as a critical message to warn us of the dangers of global warming that is advancing
rapidly at present.

13• The world's first super-fine image system
This advanced clarity next-generation image / audio system far surpassing film presented awide image of the Universe and the Earth as well as the beauty of life on a 600-inch screenwith live coverage.
• The world's largest super-wide seamless screen
Brilliantly-colored images with tremendous impact were presented on the world's largest
super-wide and super-fine screen at a scale of 2005 inches (10 x 50 meters).
• Exhibition pavilions with collections of the treasures of the world
Treasures were collected from all corners of the world, and exhibited as the gifts from us,
mankind, to the Earth under the theme of universe / life / civilization / future / technology
as well as dreams etc., making use of IT technologies, such as the cutting-edgecommunication system and center light system.

Global House

Frozen mammoth■ Bio Lung
Global House is a thematic pavilion of EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN.
Under the majestic theme of an ideal Earth andhumanity in the past, present and future, thehistory and future of the Earth was presented
through beautiful images conveyed by cuttingedge technology and precious exhibits of theworld.
The numerous valuable objects exhibited werecollected from every corner of the world,

Bio Lung■ The Koi Pond
This small reservoir was located roughly at the center of the Nagakute Area, and was left as it
was without changing the original land feature. "In the Evening at Koi Pond" events were held,presenting enjoyment and excitement to people of all ages.

◇ Japan Zone
As the site for strongly promoting Japan's contribution to the global age and, at the same time,transmitting integral information on Japan's attractions, it was constituted of the facilities of theJapanese Government (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Aichi Prefecture, 9 prefectures of
the Chubu Region (Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga
Prefectures) and Nagoya City as well as the Japan Plaza where various events were held.

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■ Japan Pavilion Nagakute
This was a pavilion totally covered by a bamboo cage in which the crisis confronting the Earthand, at the same time, the splendor and potentiality of the Earth were experienced with reality, while
searching for the "Ties with Nature," and making use of wisdom and technology.
■ Aichi Pavilion Nagakute
The mechanism of new industries with the main emphasis on the environment was transmitted
through the traditional art of the home province and state-of-the-art technology.
■ Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis
Under the theme, "To make goods sustainable for 1,000 years," an exhibition was provided for
passing on a prosperous society.
■ Earth Tower Nagoya City Pavilion
The theme, "Heart of Japan, Life of the Earth" was expressed through the largest kaleidoscope in
the world, musical instruments located outside the building, hanging lanterns covered by paper
cutouts and so forth.
◇ Corporate Pavilion Zone
This was composed of Corporate Pavilion Zone A and B (4 and 5 organizations) on the westernand eastern side of the North Gate, respectively.
Exhibiting Enterprises / Organizations
Installation Zone

Category

Corporate Pavilion
Zone A

Individual Pavilion

Name of Enterprise / Organization
The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan
Central Japan Railway Company
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Joint EXPO 2005 / Mitsubishi Committee

Corporate Pavilion
Zone B

Individual Pavilion

Toyota Group
Hitachi GroupEXPO 2005 Mitsui Group Exhibitors Committee
The Japan Gas Association

Joint Pavilion

Committee for the Joint Pavilion Produced by the Chunichi Shimbun◇ Forest Experience Zone
In this zone, the intimate relationship between humanity and nature was rediscovered, making
use of a district occupying about almost half of the exposition site, where nature was left in its
original state. In addition to the "Forest Nature School" and "Satsuki and Mei's House," theJapanese Garden provided a place for peaceful strolling, and various exhibitions (ECO LINK, etc.)
were presented.
■ ECO LINK (Presentation by Ministry of the Environment)
The Ministry of the Environment presented an exhibition to provide a cue for each one of us tostart doing whatever possible on an individual basis to protect this beautiful earth.
■ Environmental Assessment Showroom
The outline of the environmental impact assessment conducted for EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPANand measures for environmental conservation as well as a video showing how "honey buzzards"
built nests and then left them around the site during the session and so forth were presented.

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■ Satsuki and Mei's House
Satsuki and Mei's house that appeared in "My Neighbor Totoro" was reproduced in the forest.
Programs allowing visitors to experience a slow lifestyle were presented.

ECO LINK

Satsuki and Mei's House (c) Nibariki◇ Interactive Fun Zone
This was established in the northwestern part of the Nagakute Area as the zone in which visitors
could enjoy learning about various problems in relation to the environment, peace and so forthfacing the earth through interaction and playing with various people.
■ Morizo & Kiccoro Exhibition Center
This center was built as a time-share pavilion where a series of limited-time programs were
presented in succession.
Various events from "Craftsmanship Land Symphonia" to "EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN - Morizo& Kiccoro Exhibition Center Final Event" were held throughout the session.
■ Global Citizens' Village
This pavilion was operated by NPOs / NGOs who gathered together under the concept, "First
NPOs / NGOs for you," for the first time in the history of Expo. Every month, 5 units of NPOs /NGOs working actively within / outside Japan, or 30 units of about 100 organizations in total during
the entire session made presentations. The organic garden adopting an environmental recycling
system and the natural food caf_ were also built.
■ Wanpaku Treasure Island
This was a pavilion specially designed for grade school children and family visitors, where they
were able to enjoy learning from the exhibition, while experiencing the mechanism of fooddigestion, making paper from banana stalks stems etc.
■ Growing Village
The precious experience of the wonder of life, peace of nature and so forth were provided
through contacts with nature. Tree climbing and so forth were conducted.

Seto Area
The Seto Area was the basis for conceiving EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN. It was also a new place
for new interaction between nature and humanity with the participation of citizens, while also
coming into contact with the rich culture of satoyama (a woodland area close to the human habitatthat has served to provide for the local community).
In constructing the Seto Area, much consideration and thought were put into the design andconstruction to prevent destruction of the natural beauty of satoyama as far as possible. In addition,
quercus serrata trees found at the construction site were replanted in the Aichi Pavilion Seto for
exhibition as the symbol of satoyama.

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■ Japan Pavilion Seto
As the facility of presentation by the Japanese Government, the "Wisdom, Art and Heart" ofJapanese people living together with nature, passed on from our forefathers was presented throughgroup recitation, epic drama, etc.
■ Aichi Pavilion Seto
A place was created here to reconsider the interaction between humanity and nature withexcitement through the characters of various creatures.
■ Civic Pavilion
This was a round building about 42 m in diameter, consisting of the "Dialogue Theater" withcapacity for 400 people (on the 1st floor), the 330 m_ "Dialogue Gallery" (on the 2nd floor) as wellas commercial facilities and rooftop garden (on the 3rd floor).
The practical efforts of citizens engaged in activities and dialogues on the stage with invited
guests were presented.
■ Kaisho Plaza
This was a circular plaza, about 80 m indiameter, composed of the outdoor stage withcapacity for about 300 people and the workshop
space.
Workshops in which citizens can take part on
the spot, and landscaping produced by suchparticipating citizens were held.
Kaisho Plaza■ Welcome House
In grounds with an area of 400 m_ in front of the Seto Gate, an artificial hill (mountain) and pond
(water) as well as a bungalow (150 m_) built entirely from wood were constructed to produce theflavor of Seto's satoyama while promoting the importance of nature at Kaisho.
A "Civic Broadcasting Station" operated by citizens to present civic projects and so forth as well
as a cable television studio were also established.
■ Satoyama Trail Zone
Making use of an area occupying about half of the site, programs of hands-on experience were
implemented, to promote contact with soil and trees in the midst of the natural scenery of satoyama
unique to Japan with old kilns, copses, etc. Many people took part in programs in this place to learn
the mechanism of excellent environmental symbiosis possessed by satoyama, the wisdom andtechniques of our forefathers, etc. through the experience of the natural environment of satoyama.

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4. Transit of Visitors

4-1 Access by Visitors
In order to reduce the burden on the environment around the site and the impact on thesurrounding areas created by the exhaust gas from private cars and traffic congestion, atransportation system with little burden on the environment, consisting mainly of public
transportation was planned by combining the railway and shuttle bus or otherwise. The Park andRide system was implemented, in which parking areas located at 6 places at distances ranging fromseveral to 30 km from the EXPO site were organized for private cars whose passengers used the
shuttle buses from each parking area. In addition, a shuttle bus service from major railway stations
to the EXPO site was operated.
Access to EXPO Site

Access to EXPO Site by Railway

Railway Map

Park and Ride Parking Areas

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Aichi Loop Line

LinimoPark and Ride Parking Areas

4-2 Transit within the Site
For transit within the Nagakute Area, a futuristic traffic system friendly to the environment was
introduced, which reduces the transit burden and makes the transit itself a pleasant experience, in
addition to the walking environment based mainly on the Global Loop.
IMTS, trams and so forth were introduced for moving around within the Nagakute Area, as well
as a shuttle bus using fuel cells and a gondola for the traffic between the Nagakute and Seto Areas,as the means of transit full of productive effect and comfort.
◇ IMTS: Intelligent Multimode Transit System
A low pollution-type transit system with an unmannedbus using cutting-edge technology, which ran between thearea near the North Gate and the EXPO Dome, wasintroduced as one of the means of transit within the
Nagakute Area

IMTS

◇ Fuel-Cell Bus for Transit between the Two Areas
As the means of transit between Nagakute / Seto Areas,a shuttle bus powered by fuel cells using hydrogen as fuelwas operated. This was a vehicle friendly to theenvironment with low noise / vibration, discharging water
only.
Fuel-cell bus◇ Tram and Bicycle Taxi
The electrically-driven tram played an active role as a safe and comfortable supplementary meansof transit. In addition, a bicycle taxi assisted by electric power and electrically-driven carts wereintroduced as the means of transit within the site.

Global tram

Bicycle taxi

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Electrically-driven cart

◇ Gondola
The gondola was operated on 2 routes, to facilitatetransit within the Nagakute Area (Kiccoro Gondola) andbetween the Nagakute and Seto Areas (Morizo Gondola).
The gondola was white, avoiding the use of primary colors,
to prevent any adverse impact on northern goshawks.

Gondola5. Exhibition Pavilions
Examples of themes / concepts and exhibitions as well as events in pavilions are introduced
below. The results of planning and implementation of activities unique to each pavilion inaccordance with the "Environmental Conservation Guidelines" of II-3-4 are also presented.
5-1 Pavilions of Official Participating Countries / International Organizations
In the pavilions of foreign countries, each of the official participating countries adopted themes /concepts aiming at emphasizing the importance of global environmental problems etc., from theviewpoint of the spirit of the "Development for Eco-Communities," one of the sub-themes of EXPO
2005 AICHI, JAPAN. In addition, efforts for conserving the environment were made within thepavilion in various aspects including 1) exhibition techniques to express the interface between theenvironment and cutting-edge technologies etc., 2) reuse of exhibits and 3) environmentallyfriendly design / operation including barrier-free measures.
Here, the contents of statements of the following official participants who sent in reports, wishing
to have them included in this report, were extracted from among the examples of pavilions offoreign countries in which consideration was given to the environment.

○ Common 1

Republic of Uzbekistan (Central Asia Pavilion)○ Common 2

Canada Pavilion

Mexico Pavilion○ Common 3

German Pavilion

Morocco Pavilion○ Common 4

Austoria Pavilion

U. K. Pavilion

Bhutan Pavilion

Jordan Pavilion
Switzertand Pavilion

Polish Pavilion

Russian Pavilion○ Common 5(Africa Pavilion)

Republic of Kenya

Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe○ Common 6

Republic of Zimbabwe

Republic of Senegal

Republic of Benin

Republic of Madagascar

Indonesia Pavilion

Singapore Pavilion

Thai Pavilion

New Zealand Pavilion

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1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
According to official theme of exhibition_Wisdom of Nature_, the exposition of the Republic of
Uzbekistan highlighted following issues for discussionof many millions visitors of the EXPO 2005:
・Preservation of biological diversity in region andcountry's steady development planning.
・Harmonious use of nature and first of all reasonable
use of water - a major factor of life for droughty
region.
・Artificial irrigation of the grounds.
・Environmental issues of region related with drying of Aral Sea.
・Realization of programs regarding saving the Aral Sea and reducing the negative consequencesof this ecological disaster.
・Appeal to world community for environmental issues of region on basis of that ecologicaldisasters have not the borders. Issue of Aral Sea became general planetary and affected on
biological balance and geno-fund of population in extensive territories.
・Wealth of mineral raw resources of region and their reasonable use.
・Construction of traditional lodging with usage of earthquake-proof natural materials.
・Preservation of ancient and high traditions of artistic wares' manufacture from natural materials(metals, trees, ceramics, alabaster, natural fabrics, natural dyes) in the country.
・Revival of the Great Silk Road on crossroads of which ancient civilizations settled down.
There is a harmonic combination of thematic contents with forms and methods of display inexposition.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
The most important issue of environment not only region, but all the world - issue of drying Aral
Sea was highlighted in part of exposition _Water resources_. The geographical information(tragedy in figures) in English and Japanese languages, and as well photos made from space during
different periods of time were the eloquent proof of largest ecological disaster caused by results ofhuman activity.
The Aral crisis - one of the largest ecological and humanitarian disasters in history of mankind,under its influence appeared nearby 35 millions of people, living in pool of the sea.
Scales and complexity of the problems connected to drying the sea and desertification of region
demand the complex and diversified approach and development of cooperation of the states ofregion with the international community.
The Republic of Uzbekistan strains all efforts in coordination with the internationalorganizations, the states of the Central Asia and other countries in realization of the program
regarding saving Aral Sea reducing the negative consequences of this ecological disaster.
For last years Japan also shows itself as an active and interested participant in solution of
ecological problems of our region.
Considering thematics of EXPO, besides the Aral problem, issues of harmonious use of nature aswell ran through all exposition.
So the feature of country's exposition showing appearance of ancient city on the Great Silk Road
was that all its components made of natural materials and architectural facilities erected in a real
size. Such natural materials as various kinds of tree, clay, gypsum were used.
One of exposition's parts displayed fragments of constructing traditional lodging with usage ofearthquake-proof natural materials.
Uzbekistan like as Japan is situated in earthquake-proof zone and so that traditional methods oflodging construction were worked out. The light natural materials i.e. wood carcass made of local
fast-growing varieties of trees - poplar and materials for walls - dried bricks made of clay andcovered with clay, thatch and reed roof were used for this construction.
Walls framing the exposition were sample of fortifications of medieval city on the Great Silk
Road. In their finishing it was used construction material traditional in region called as saman
consisting of clay and thatch.

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As well there was an ancient water-elevating facility in part "Water resources". Water-elevating
facility - "Charkhpalak" reduced consumption of water on 40-60%, than in self-flowing. Besides
danger in salting the grounds decreased, crops raised, more compact and rational organization of
harvesting became possible.
Ceramic landscape map of the Republic of Uzbekistan (size 18 m x 3 m) with light was mounted
at entrance of national exposition. Relief of area (mountainous, plain, sandy and gypsous deserts,
saline soil), surface waters (lakes, rivers, channels, glaciers), irrigation facilities, motorways,
animals and plants typical for region, big cities (with samples of ancient architectural masterpieces
and modern symbols), minerals (conventional signes) were marked by volume on the map. Its
location at entrance of exposition enabled both to examine map in detail on site (entrance of
exposition) and to have a panoramic view from upper level of hall.
There were mineral raw resources, natural construction materials, agricultural crops, medical
grasses, spices on the background of country's map. Thus, all gifts of the generous fertile Uzbek.
Moreover the exposition showed:- National clothes of regions for republic made of natural hand-worked
fabrics with use of natural dyes. The fabrics and cut of clothes ideally conform to climate ofcountry, customs and ways of people's life.
- National stove (tandyr) for baking national bread - flat cakes (Uzbek
bread) is used up to present in the home of inhabitants of country. The stove is made of clay. Dry
twigs, cut off rods of vineyards and other wastes of vegetable origin could be used as fuel forstove.
- Wide spectrum of silk fabrics including fabrics of hand made with use of natural dyes.
- Folk and applied art's wares made by national masters from natural materials according totraditional ancient technologies and wares of crystal (24% Pb), color glass, porcelain, carpets silk
hand made with use of natural dyes, wide spectrum of cotton and woolen fabrics as well.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
All elements of national exposition and each exhibit as well were accessible to studying byvisitors of exposition. Everything was possible to touch, to approve operations and qualities.
Foodstuff, drinks, dried fruits, national sweets could be tasted on a site. Besides samples of
products, souvenirs and CDs, booklets, brochures, books as well telling about country and covering
issues of EXPO's thematics.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials,
and their removal after closure of the Exposition
Feature of exposition is that all its components were made of the natural materials (various kindsof tree, clay, gypsum) brought from the Republic of Uzbekistan. Some parts of wooden
constructions for exposition of the Republic of Uzbekistan reexported to country for further
processing or reusing.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferredSome parts of wooden constructions for exposition of the Republic of Uzbekistan reexported tocountry for further processing or reusing.
The remained elements of exposition underwent utilization without detriment to environment ofcountry as they made of ecological friendly natural materials: gypsum (chalk), tree, cotton fabric,clay. Technical means involved in the course of work of exposition (elevator, air-conditioners) weretransferred for reusing.
◇ Bhutan Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
Theme: Art of Life
Environmental Initiatives: To showcase living in harmony
with nature, culture, history, philosophy, development
paradigms, art, architecture etc of Bhutan to the rest of theworld.

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2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
Exhibition: Exhibited are a traditional wooden cantilever bridge symbolizing Bhutan's friendshipand linkage with rest of the world, a silk appliqu_ work, a Buddha seated on a lotus throne made ofclay, measuring 6 feet, a victorious sacred abode, a wall of smiles reflecting Gross National
Happiness (GNH), photographs and paintings, introducing Bhutan's nature, living culture andphilosophy.
Some unique rural products made from wood and bamboo, traditional hand woven textiles andhandicrafts produced and delivered by the local artisans and artists were on display along withsome selected stamps and postcards on Bhutan.
The above display and exhibit item promotes to convey, the Nature's Wisdom. In the environment
front, Bhutan stands as an example-a Nation which continues to live in harmony with nature. The
daily lifestyles of the people evolve around strong cultural and Buddhist values deeply associatedwith nature. According to Buddhist philosophies, the mountains, rivers, streams, rocks and soils are
believed to be the domains of spirits thereby inculcating respect and interdependence among all life
forms.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
The following were the initiatives taken by the Bhutan Pavilion to enrich visitor experiences atthe pavilion:
・Written explanations in both English and Japanese languages were developed for each exhibit
displayed in the pavilion to communicate the importance and the messages associated with theexhibits.
・The lighting and music system in the pavilion were improved to enrich the exhibits for visitors.
・The exhibits inside the pavilion were displayed in such a manner so as to allow the visitors tomove freely and observe the exhibits from a close distance.
・Japanese volunteers who have worked in Bhutan before and have experience and knowledge of
Bhutanese culture helped to guide and interpret the exhibits to the Japanese visitors in thepavilion in addition to the Bhutanese staff.
・A visitor management system was followed in order to avoid over crowding in the pavilion
especially during weekends and holidays when there was a large number of visitors.
・Pavilion brochures and information booklets on Bhutan were distributed to the visitors to help
them know more about Bhutan.
・A security team was in place to oversee the security of the visitors and the pavilion.
・The visitors were given easy access to the pavilion
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
The Bhutan Pavilion did not have any food stall or restaurant; as such there was no problem ofwaste disposal such as edible items and plastic packages generated.
Items for sale were handicrafts and rural products made of biodegradable products such asbamboo products and wooden items.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
There was no waste of exhibit items as all the items were resold to interested purchasers after the
Exposition. As such there was no wastage or any environmental impacts seen in the case of Bhutan
pavilion.
The Main wooden structures viz Rabsel, Nangyel Khangzang and the image of Buddha in clay
was sold to Mr. Ryouzo Higuchi a dentist who's address is Shiratsuka-cho, Tsu City, Mie
prefecture, Japan. He is reconstructing and conserving them in properly built enclosure.
The wooden cantilever traditional bridge was presented to Dr. Hirayama Ryoji from the Tsukuba
Botanical garden, national Science Museum which will be a kept as part of their exhibition on
Bhutan to be held in 2006.

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◇ Canada Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
Policies:
1) Pavilion theme was "Wisdom of Diversity" which included the message of how Canadians
respect and protect diversity in culture and innature (ecology)- this was to be reflected in thePavilion presentation and programming.
2) Pavilion construction respected Japan's andCanada's environmental regulations
3) Efforts were to be taken to recycle Pavilion components.
The Canada Pavilion submitted five nominations to the Global Eco-tech 100 awards, two ofwhom were awarded prizes by the Expo Association.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
The Pavilion presentation showed six Canadians at home and at work - five of these culturally
diverse Canadians were worked in jobs related to environmental protection (e.g., educator,
scientist). The stairwell to the VIP area was made of a recycled wooden bridge. Of course,
recycling bins were used throughout the Pavilion.
Pavilion events in the VIP lounge included:
A - a government-sponsored three-day seminar on Super Efficient Housing (June 14- 16, 2005).
B - a Canada Forestry Industry-sponsored one-day conference to discuss the forestry industry andsustainable forestry practices (June 17, 2005).
C - All Pavilion Directors and senior managers from the Expo Association were invited to an
information session by Maynards, an action firm specializing in recycling building materials.
As a result, several other Pavilions recycled their Pavilion materials.
D - Video-conferences were held between Japanese and Canadian students, who discussed ideas
about the environment.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
The ground floor was accessible by wheel-chair - with both special line-up and viewing area
reserved for those with mobility impairment (To provide access to the 2nd floor VIP area, anelevator was installed).
There were no spoken words in the presentation, to accommodate those with hearing
impairments. For those with visual impairments, hosting staff were available to explain thepresentation.
4. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
CANADA'S EXPO 2005 - RE-USE STRATEGY
1) Maple Leaf Structure: During the six months of Expo 2005, the Canada Pavilion 15-metre
maple leaf structure, which could be seen from many points on the Global Loop, was a powerful
beacon for Expo visitors due to its prominent
position and striking appearance. It served as the
background for millions of photographs taken byvisitors and as a perfect backdrop for official
photos of dignitaries and VIPs from around theworld. Following the close of Expo 2005, themaple leaf was installed on a permanent basis in
Mississauga Park in Kariya City, Japan, providing avisible and impressive legacy of the Canada
Pavilion partnership with Kariya City during the
Exposition, as well as supporting a commitment to24

respect environmental principles. The relocation was funded completely by Kariya.
2) CyberExplorer Modules: An important component of Canada=s participation in Expo 2005 was
the Canada Interactive Network (I-Net), a leading-edge broadband communications platformthat enabled virtual exchange between groups of people, allowing them to explore andparticipate in the themes and experiences of Canada at Expo 2005. This project included theparticipation of seven institutions across Canada. The foundation of the I-Net was a series ofinteractive modules called CyberExplorers. In addition to four units set up in the Canada
Pavilion, one was installed in each of the partner institutions and was operational throughout the
Exposition. All seven partners agreed to retain and operate the CyberExplorer units in theirfacilities following the close of Expo 2005. As well, all four units from the Canada Pavilion
have been placed - one at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, one in the Department of
Canadian Heritage=s Knowledge Centre in Gatineau and one each at the Kamloops/Thompson
School District in Kamloops and its sister school in Gifu, Japan. This educational tool will
facilitate cultural exchange through real time capabilities, will enable Canada=s presence atExpo 2005 to continue in a concrete way and will contribute to meeting re-use objective.
3) Furniture to Embassy: At the close of Expo 2005, numerous furniture items, furnishings,
kitchen appliances and office supplies from the Canada Pavilion were provided to the CanadianEmbassy in Tokyo for use at the Embassy or consulates throughout Japan. This transfer ofgoods will allow savings on the part of these offices and supports re-use objective.
◇ Mexico Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
Under the motto "weaving diversity", the Mexico
pavilion showed the essential link binding nature
with man and his culture; allowed the visitor to
discover the mesh of life in which natural and humandiversity are interwoven, and also to observe andunderstand the wisdom of nature and the manner inwhich it is reflected in human beliefs, traditions andinteractions.
In each area of the pavilion, successful efforts of conservation and protection of the naturalenvironment were presented on slides, videos and presentation cards.
By means of its architectural design, museum layout and visual and sound atmosphere, theMexico pavilion aroused amazement and admiration in the face of the wisdom of nature, had a deep
impact on the public, stimulated their senses and created awareness of the imperative need torespect biodiversity, cultural diversity and human traditions and interactions.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
The Mexico pavilion offered visitors a tour through four major ecosystems in which they wereable to discover Mexico's vast natural and cultural diversity. The pavilion has been designed in sucha way as to enable visitors to become immersed in the ecosystems presented and make a sensory
tour that will leave them amazed by the magnificence of nature. The lighting and sound setting
have been specially designed to reinforce this impact. The museum layout, made up of images,
contemporary works of art, poetry, pre-Hispanic pieces and crafts, shows the impressive natural andcultural mega-diversity of Mexico, a country that is modern but at the same time deeply rooted in
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3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
The pavilion's interior design was based on the barrier-free concept and divided into ramps andmezzanines, allowing each visitor to make the tour at his own pace.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
The fa_ade of the Mexico pavilion was very attractive, transforming itself at sundown with acomplex lighting system. But in addition to being decorative, the mesh of the facade prevented the
direct impact of the sun's rays, thus providing a cooler atmosphere favorable to a pleasant tour andalso protecting the museum exhibits inside the pavilion.
For the two gardens of cactuses and agaves (exterior and interior), species were sought in Japan,
so as to avoid damaging the plants on transporting them and be able to return them to the nurseries
after the end of the Expo.
In the desert and sea area, the contemporary art
work "Origin", from the Mexican artist Antonio
Nava represented a water source and river,showing the water running from the desert to thesea. A complex hydraulic system and a water
pump allowed the instantly recycling of the waterused in the installation as to avoid the waste ofwater.
Furthermore, some initiatives were taken
outside the exhibition, to promote theenvironmental awareness of the staff. In the office area, the staff members were asked to
exclusively use eco-friendly material and supplies. It was also decided to rent a strictly limited
number of vehicles to encourage the use of common and public transport.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferredSome of the slides were donated to the National Institute of Anthropology and History and to the
National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous People.
One of the contemporary art works was donated to the Aichi Prefecture.
Others contemporary art works, the textile pieces and the basketwork were given back to theirowner so as to allow their exhibition in museums or further events.

◇ German Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
The highest commandment for every German
EXPO-participation is to develop a concept that
focuses on sustainability.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awareness
The German pavilion was dedicated to thetheme "bionics" = technical application of naturalprinciples. It displayed the high-techdevelopments of the German research andindustry by following nature's archetypes, forexample: less noisy rotor blades of helicopters, winglets and flaps for less fuel consuming flights
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3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
The exhibition of the German pavilion was designed for barrier-free visits.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
All the exhibits of the German pavilion will be re-used, mainly in Germany. For the period of the
EXPO 2005 Aichi, they have either been borrowed by institutes, universities, museums etc. or
produced for the German pavilion on purpose to re-use them afterwards.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization
which was donated or transferred
The main attraction of the German pavilion, the"Experience Ride", will be re-used inB_sum/Germany and opened to the public inspring 2006.

◇ Morocco pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts
We used a red soil and palms to have the sameelements as the Kasbah and the oasis on theborder of the desert, where the work of men andHarmonization in their surrounding havepermitted to create a rich civilization.
Traveling through ages, Morocco was able to
win the challenge of modernity equilibrium andthe balance of ecology and religion.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awarenessWe had a water circulation system for the fountain andthe Waterfall in the pavilion. The water is a very important element for Moroccan hospitality, but
we saved this natural resource in using a pump for the water circulation
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
We had a barrier-free entrance, but it was not so wide.
Therefore we stopped normal visitors in order to get through persons in wheel chairs. Also weallowed to enter physically handicapped people on a priority basis.
4. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
We didn't reuse any interior materials, but wecontributed interior goods to some publicorganization.
◇ Jordan Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts
We brought to Japanese People and other Expo visitors a complete
Natural phenomenon which is endangered to educate them and interact
with visitors to help save this unique place on earth known to be thelargest open therapeutic spa on earth, saltiest filled with 35 minerals 12of which cannot be found in any other sea in the world.

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This was a unique message from the Dead Sea location to be the lowest point on earth being
located in Jordan, as a strong environmental message from earth at minus 400 meters below sea
level ( @ - 400 ) was the logo.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
Dead Sea pool (with real Dead Sea water ) & therapeutic Spa with Dead Sea Natural products.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
Unlike most pavilions Jordan Pavilion was unique in engaging the visitorsÅEall senses byexperiencing a float in a Pool filled with water brought from Dead Sea /Jordan.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
We only exhibited Natural products such as Dead Sea water pool (the main exhibit) , Dead Sea
Natural Rock formations with different colors due to different layers of minerals inside, Dead Sea
Mushroom like salt formations, Sand art where the sand is brought from Jordanian desert andcolorful stones.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
Dead Sea water was given to a Japanese high school in Okazaki for their students to learn more
about Dead Sea and itís environment, the water would be rotated among other schools as well, theRocks and Stones were presented to Kasugai city, the main memorial exhibition at Expo site,
Okazaki school, a mini replica of Jordan pavilion in one creative restaurant in Tokyo owned by the
famous French cuisine chef Ishinabe san he took half of Dead Sea water .

◇ Austria Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
We used especially recyclable materials suchas wood. Our concept was based on theimportance of the protection of the nature.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awareness・Energy Global Award
・EArchitecture Symposium・EWood industry Conference
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
We had a lift to get to the second floor.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
Wood was sold; Furniture and other interiors were sold or give away to the Austrian Embassy or
Japanese companies/organizations.

◇ UK Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts(1) We tried to have the UK pavilion reflect the very theme of Expo - Nature's Wisdom - all our
exhibits reflected benefits the environment can offer to mankind.
(2) We had the only living exhibit (our garden) shown by any participating country. All visitors to28

the UK pavilion could take away a souvenir ofour garden (leaf).
(3) Through the British Council and British RoyalInstitution, we also staged 4 public lectures at
Aichi on the theme of climate change and its
effect on the environment.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awareness(1) benefits of wave power, conservation ofendangered species, education about different
natural environments, products inspired fromthe natural world.
(2) the natural beauty of our living garden.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions,
including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services(1) our pavilion (all one level) was speficallydesigned to conform to barrier-freeconventions.
(2) all materials used in the pavilion were made from sustainable sources wherever possible.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition(1)We tried to ensure that as much as possible of the pavilion was capable of being reused or wasconstructed from renewable resources. See below.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred(1)Pavilion garden replanted in Toyota City municipal park for future enjoyment by public.
(2) Interior furnitures recycled to UK embassy Tokyo.
(3) Interior exhibitions, electrical installations, lighting fixtures, computers returned to UK andreused in other exhibition(s).

◇ Switzerland Pavilion (The name of theme : Yama)
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
No specific initiatives were taken, however
・SODIS water treatment, i.e. allowing toprovide drinkable water at extremely low cost,using pet bottles and solar light, presented in
the Swiss pavilion, was awarded the special
award during the Energy Globe Award 2004
awarding ceremony in the Expo Dome・The present project of Dr. Bertrand Piccard:"Solar Impulse" of creating an airplane able tocircumvent non stop planet Earth from launch till landing using solely solar energy (as analternative to non-renewable energy sources) was presented.

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2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awarenessSolar Impulse, snow canon, SODIS water treatment
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
No such specific initiatives were taken; the whole exhibition was barrier-free. Handicappedpeople were taken special care of.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
Recycling concept: all exhibits have come fromexisting exhibitions and collections in Switzerland
and were returned there after the Expo. The wood
structures was shredded and disposed off in Japan.
The restaurant and kitchen equipment were solddirectly or through Maynards. Hardly any leftovers
remained from the Swiss Pavilion.
"Tobu tori ga, ato nigosazu"◇ POLISH PAVILION
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts
Arranging of art competition for children in four age groups titled "Nature's wisdom". Tvelve
best works were exhibited in the Ministry of Environment and Polish Chamber of Commerce andthan in the Polish Pavilion at EXPO 2005.
Adoption of the Polish presentation/Polish Pavilion to the main theme of EXPO "Natore's
Wisdom".
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awareness・Children art exhibition titled "Nature's wisdom",・Salt stones, crystals and sculpture from
Wieliczka Salt Mine,
・Willow front parts of the Polish Pavilion,
・Aurochs as a symbol of protected animals in
Poland and mascot of the Polish participation in
EXPO,
・Stone painting titled "Creation of the world",
・Multimedia and printing materials promoting environmental awareness,
・Multimedia presentation in the main chamber of the Polish Pavilion promoting environmental
awareness.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
・Ramp at the main entrance and in the main hall of the Polish Pavilion for disabled visitors,
・Elevator for disabled visitors.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
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friendly (willow front parts, wooden floor
and furniture, salt and stone exhibits). Mostof the exhibits and part of construction were
donated after EXPO 2005 to few Japaneseorganization and institution to promote ourcountry in Japan.

◇ Russian Pavilion
Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awarenessIn order to promote environmental awareness the following exhibits were displayed in the
Russian pavilion:・Lake Baikal (model)
・The single-stage nonexpendable space plane
TU-2000 (model). A multitask planeutilizing hydrogen fuel.
・The Noosphere House and the Noosphereresidential areas (model). The NoosphereHouse is the major and fundemental projectof the system. Its construction along withformation of a self-contained electrical,
transport and other systems reflects theprocess of noospheric conversion and thefuture of the whole mankind. In this houseevery person stops being just a consumer and a resident and becomes an active participant in theprocess of noospheric conversion. In general the Noospheric technologies will for the first timein history turn the audience along with their families into economically independent people andeliminate the contradictions between Man and Society.
・Prototype of the Future Thermonuclear Reactor (model). It is a unique and successful example ofthe effective international cooperation in the field of nuclear fusion power generation. One ofthe project goals is to demonstrate potential capabilities of fusion power generation in terms ofsafety and environmental protection.
・Reactor VVER 1000 (model). The design of a new generation nuclear power plant NPP-92 with
VVER-1000 reactor has been developed in frames of the State Program ̲Ecologically Clean
Power Generation̲. It meets the international safety standards.
◇ Republic of Kenya ( Africa Pavilion)
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts
1) Kenya's theme statement during EXPO 2005 was Coexistence of Humans and Nature: Creating
Partnerships for the Future.
Kenya is an important part of the cradle ofmankind and home to the United Nations
Environmental Programme (UNEP), and 20
other UN agencies. It is a multiracial,
multiethnic society pursuing policies
encouraging sustainable development,
ensuring harmonious coexistence andconsensus building. The nation's pursuit for
harmonious coexistence for all Kenyans isbest manifested in its involvement in East31and Central Africa regional peace initiatives and conflict resolution. Kenya is focused on the
global markets and initiatives to sustain growth of the economy sustain good diplomatic
relations. However great emphasis is placed on preservation of culture, national heritage andenvironmental conservation. Kenya designed an open pavilion that took into account traditional
African architecture2) Exhibition Configuration
The exhibition captured the origins of mankind and harmonious coexistence between humans,
wildlife and nature. Efforts to protect wildlife and the environment by the local communities wasreflect in the Kenya pavilion with a view to demonstrating efforts towards the achievement ofsustainable development.
3) Reaching out to the world through nature's wisdom
Some of the concepts embraced in Kenya's theme statement include:
・Resolutions on conflict between wildlife and humans in order to achieve harmony
・Globalisation of the Kenyan economy and the impact on indigenous cultures
・Popularising eco-tourism
・Performing arts through music and dance・Creation of awareness among ordinary Kenyans on environmental conservation for sustainable
development
4) Establishing partnerships for the future
・Identifying Non Governmental Organisations, civil society organisations etc. that can build
capacity within local communities for environmental conservation and appreciation of nature's
wisdom.
・Building models based on successful eco-tourism programmes, which can be replicated by otheragencies and communities throughout the country after appropriate objective assessment of theirimpact on sustainable development issues.
・Promotion of Kenyan artistic and cultural achievements through a broad cultural programme.
・Establishing friendship pacts to promote mutually beneficial co-operation. In this respect, Kenya
organised a workshop on investment, trade and showcasing of Kenyan tourism at the Nagoya
Chamber of Commerce offices
・Provision for sampling of Kenyan tea and coffee as a way of promoting these world famous
beverages, while at the same time establishing friendships.
・Entertainment of visitors by use of short videos depicting Kenya's famous flora and fauna
・Establishment of peace initiatives in the region in order to quell conflict, thereby minimising
human suffering.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness・Kenya's theme statement, as already indicated, focused on environmental conservation bypromoting harmonious co-existence between humans wildlife and the environment. The pavilion
also boldly and prominently displayed "Mottainai," a Japanese word that urges for better
utilisation of resources including the environment. Mottainai is fast becoming a global
terminology. It is promoted by Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan and Prof. Wangari Maathai of
Kenya, who is also the 2004 Nobel peace Laureate. All staff in the Kenya pavilion were under
instruction to talk about the environment and specifically Mottainai to visitors. Pictures of
Kenyan women planting trees were also prominently displayed within the pavilion.
・Environmental conservation was also reflected in the Kipepeo Butterfly project: The project,which was displayed in the pavilion, focused on environmental conservation efforts by rural
farmers living around Arabuko Sokoke forest near the Coastal town of Malindi in Kenya. The
farmers rare butterflies and export pupae abroad. By doing so they help to conserve forests inwhich the butterflies reside. The fact that the farmers undertake this task on their own, without
being forced by the Government, is good for the future of environmental conservation.
・Some 170 samples of beautiful Kenyan butterflies were on display on the wall of the Kenya
pavilion. The display of the butterflies, facilitated by Japanese friends of Kenya, was unique inthat it was the first time butterflies were exhibited in a glass case where the butterflies could beseen from both the front and the rear.
・A stuffed lion (real lion) in a glass case at the entrance of the Kenya pavilion was intended to
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・The pavilion also displayed beautiful tourist attractions for which Kenya is well known globally,
with an emphasis on eco-tourism . There was also a mural done by a Kenyan university
professor, showing a cross section of te country, with an emphasis on the beautiful vegetationand other natural objects of interest such as mount Kenya and the Indian Ocean.
・Masaai and the Lion: A Maasai and a lion made from fibreglass were also displayed in thepavilion. This captured the reality of the harmonious co-existence in the Savannah plains of the
Tsavo and Mara regions of Kenya. The Maasai are a semi-nomadic group of pastoralists who
have retained their culture and traditions over the years. They symbolise strength uprightness
and agility. The Maasai is a friend of nature who endures natural conditions and therefore notadulterated or easily influenced by contemporary lifestyle. The lion King of the jungle is asymbol of strength and prowess like the Maasai.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
Initially Kenya was to ship live butterflies to Japan to be displayed during the Kenya week
However Kenya's EXPO 2005 Steering committee decided that it was not going to be easy tocontain the butterflies within the Kenya pavilion without any of them escaping and thus probablyinterfering with butterflies in Japan. It was therefore decided that dead species should be usedinstead in enclosed glass displays. After the closure of the exposition, Kenya donated the butterflies
to places where they would be treated professionally without any dangers to the environment. The
stuffed Lion was fumigated accordingly and subjected to all Japanese rules and regulations andafter the event, shipped back to Kenya.
4. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
The bulk of butterflies displays were transferred through Kenya Embassy in Tokyo to theJapanese experts who helped Kenya put them up. The rest were re-exported to Kenya and will be
donated to the National Museums of Kenya, while the stuffed lion was also brought back to Kenya
and will be given back to the Ministry of Tourism who had donated it in the first place. The Fibre
glass lion and Maasai were donated to Higashiura town for the Museum there.

◇ Sao-Tome and Principe (Africa Pavilion)
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
We did:・production of bio-cocoa;
・Sustainable fishing without using chemical
products and unconventional meshed fabric ofcord;
・Good relation between rural community andforest
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
Pictures and hand craft.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
We did not use any kind of barrier.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
No. All the materials were removed up to the end of activities.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
All of the interior material was offered to the Japanese people as a souvenir

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1. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awarenessDisplay of endangered animal species suchas the black rhino and the pangolin. highlighted
the public awareness on the need to prtect the
animals that help to generate income throughtourism.
2. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
We were in a global common. the expo association supplied the materials used for the pavilion.
the association did the removal also.
3. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
The exhibits were transferred to the embassy of zimbabwe in tokyo.

◇ Republic of SENEGAL (Africa Pavilion)
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
According to the theme nature wisdom wetried to focus on the main problem we have inour country which is the fight against the desert.
Every year the desert is coming to Senegal and at
the mean time in some part of Senegal the people
need to cut the trees in the forest to makecharcoal the people are using for home work.
So from the Expo we are trying to make people understood that there's no other way to stop themoving of the desert rather than saving first of all the existing trees and secondly planting others
trees. That why the Ministry of environnement with the help of some Japanese companies arefocusing on those matters
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awareness
The most attractive thing we displayed was the crawl of the Elephant who died naturally. We
wanted to show by that exhibition that here in Senegal we were protecting that animal that was or isstill be killed for his ivory. And for us protecting the life of that animal was protecting the nature.
We also show according to our sub theme two show case: one to make people understood how
we were replanting trees in the border and the second how because we couldn't hide people to cut
the trees how we wanted them to use the wood of those trees to make better charcoal.
And also some agricultural products and textiles and graft.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
NO IN OUR PAVILION WE WANTED VISITORS TO BE AT HOME AND FEEL HOME;
So the purpose was no limitation for anything the visitor could do what ever he wanted not onlyin Senegal pavilion but in the entire Africa pavilion. This is one of the REASON OF THE
SUCCESS OF THE Africa pavilion
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
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5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
We will probably use those exhibits for future exhibitions depending on the theme of exhibitions
that have to come.

◇ République du BENIN (Africa Pavilion)
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
En fonction des thèmes de l’exposition Aïchi
2005, le Bénin a pris comme initiative laprotection de la flore et de la faune à travers leconcept de « la forêt sacrée » et par l’expositionde s produits de recyclage des sachets plastiques.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awarenessdans le cadre de l’exposition exposition Aïchi 2005 le bénin a choisi de partager avec les communautésinternationales, les pratiques ancestrales de protection de la nature : « la forêt sacrée ».
La programmation scénique de notre exposition se subdivise en trois zone :- la première zone fonctionne comme une introduction et permet la présentation générale du Bénin,sa population, son économie, sa culture et ses attraits touristiques- la deuxième zone est consacrée au thème principal de du bénin : « la forêt sacré » : le visiteur
entre dans une clairière où il découvre une variété d’espèces d’arbres et au fond un rand arbre
creux qui représente l’espace sacrée de la forêt réservé aux seuls initiés.
- Des vitrines accrochées à des arbres ont permit de présenter la troisième partie consacrée auxœuvres artistiques et artisanales du Bénin.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
Le Bénin a pris comme initiative environnemental au niveau de son stand, la sensibilisation du
public au respect de la nature à travers des affiches illustrées qui montre des scènes de protection
de l’ environnement.
Le stand du Bénin n’ est pas un espace clos ; il n’ y a donc pas de barrière , ce qui a faciliter lacirculation des visiteurs.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
Pour la préparation de l’ exposition, le Bénin a travaillé avec une équipe japonaise ; le matériel
utilisé pour construire le stand est localement acquis au Japon. Donc à la fin de l’ exposition aucun
matériel n’ a été repris par le Bénin.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
Le matériel utilisé pour la construction du stand étant du matériel japonais, son recyclage ou sa
destruction s’ est fait sur place au Japon ;◇ Republic of Madagascar (Africa Pavilion)
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts
concepts
・Nowadays, in front of the ecology system degradation due to the exploitation to the bitter and,some traditions which have helped for preserving the harmony exchange between the nature andthe mankind have been forgotten.

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Madagascar, "promised land " (by the nature)
can suggest the ways to account the best
advantage from this abundance by its daily
customs, arts, lifestyle, folklore, fauna andflora, climate, sea products, agricultural
products.
Madagascar, an insular country, will get
knowledge from experiences of anothercountries which will help to manage its
richness・Madagascar watch by its unique nature withendemic plants and animals, and it was
suitable with the theme of this exposition "Wisdom of Nature".
・Madagascar Booth took exhibition, under the concept of introduction of the nature and our lifeand products of consideration for the task to succeed them to the future.
・Madagascar's National Parks work with a technology which integrates both development of
ecotourism and sustainable conservation of rich Malagasy biodiversity in protected areas :On the one hand, with a systematic investment in ecological capital ;On the other hand, while encouraging some positive effects on local communities with a systemof equitable sharing of revenue.This technology is adopted now here else in the world. This
concept by PNM ANGAP was given to GLOBAL ECO TECH, which chose Madagascar among
the winners (Award + 1 M de Yens)
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awarenessAccording to the theme "Nature 's Wisdom" and the sub-theme "Quality of Life", Madagascar
introduces to visitors The Past, the Present and the Future of its Nature :・Elephant Bird (Aepyornis), the Biggest Bird ever known : extinct.
・Panels showing the Nature's sanctuary
・Madagascar's Nature today : Baobab trees strongly standing in the wasteland; endemics plants
・Panels showing the network of Nature's conservation: extension of parks and reserves, thenational network of protected areas, the investment in conservation ecological capital throughecotourism. The message which is transmitted and attracted the awareness to the visitors is"Protect the nature for the heritage of the humanity"
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
Our Pavilion is the only one which is an open area : no wall, no barrier : that is to show our"Quality of Life"
Madagascar displayed the perfume of Za Baobab tree flowers and the scent of vanilla fromnatural vanilla dry fruits as additive attractions for visitors. Those items show that nature provides
us all we need either to make our senses of ease or joy.
Madagascar offered barrier free services to visitors
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
in preparing exhibits, endemics plants were only natural, baobab tree and the elephant bird are
replica
After closure of the Exposition, Madagascar removed back exhibits to RIEB for its Institutewhich is our partnership for the Expo (the Baobab replica tree, the Elephant Bird, endemic plants)36◇ Indonesia Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts
As we are fully aware of the needs to resolve
the growing global environment problems thatwill worsen living condition, under the expo subtheme of "Development of Eco-Communities",
Indonesia Pavilion undertakes a special theme of"People and Nature in Harmony".
Through this pavilion theme, we promote a
harmonious life between people and their nature,a harmonious relationship that will certainly contribute to a sustainable nature. We call people topreserve their environment so as a harmonious life with their nature could be maintained.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote environmental awarenessTo promote environmental awareness, Indonesia pavilion exhibited among others:
・Various ornaments in the exterior and interior decoration originating from different part ofIndonesia. Those kinds of ornaments usually have special meanings relating to local wisdom thattakes environment into consideration.
・Biodiversity that included corridor of jungle canopy, aquarium with various unique sea water andfresh water fishes and coral, diorama of endangered animals such as komodo from the island of
Komodo, tapir from the island of Sulawesi, orang hutan from Kalimantan, and tiger from
Sumatera, as well as remarkable flower of Raflesia Arnoldae. The biodiversity needs to bepreserved.
・Video clips on Indonesia invaluable resources that need to be preserved including Indonesianrainforest, and marine resources.
・Kiosk presenting environmentally friendly Indonesian products
・Pavilion stamp figuring an endangered Komodo.
All of the exhibits were presented to show the need to maintain a harmonious relationshipbetween people and nature through the struggle to create a fine balance between among otherssocio-culture, health, economy and technology.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
Indonesia Pavilion proposes that all living things play an important part of life as the functions of
the environment as well as to utilize natural resources. Better living environment initiatives should
aim for high environmental quality as a statement in response to environmental sustainability inachieving environmental-friendly designs the pavilion, and promoting development of ecocommunities by harmonizing the people and nature by showing daily activities and performancesof environmental awareness of the people.
The barrier-free designs have been placed along Indonesia Pavilion from Entrance to Exit gate toensure the safety and comfort of all visitors, including the elderly and disabled, using and enjoying
all facilities of the pavilion.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
Indonesia Pavilion was designed in such a way that it can showcase the eco-friendly structure ina self-sustaining eco-community to build better capacity and understanding communities among
countries and regions.
The materials used to build the pavilion were reusable, recyclable, and reducible mostly fromwood. This showcase of the Pavilion including exhibits has been delivered to several institutions inJapan after Exposition to continue environmental messages of Indonesia Pavilion.

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5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
Exhibits of Indonesia Pavilion have been transferred to Museum of Aichi Expo, Togo Town as
Friendship City of Indonesia, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden, World Kite Museum, andIndonesian Embassy in Tokyo as a part of promotion of Indonesian awareness on environment.

◇ Singapore Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to
exhibition themes and concepts"World without Walls - A Uniquely Singapore
Experience" suggests the seamlessness of how
we "Work, Live and Play" in Singapore.
Our Pavilion showcased how Singapore as acountry was A "World without Walls" featuring
the various aspects of "balance" or "harmony" in
Singapore - between the past and present,
tradition and technology, the east and west,
different cultures in Singapore and between urban environment and nature.
The Singapore Pavilion though multiple layers of symbolism, aimed to exemplify Nature's
Wisdom by sharing it's model for culture and civilization. We gave free reign to our young
architects and designers to interpret the Art of Life with a focus on our theme of balance andharmony. They captured through it the idea of World Without Walls - a world with not borders,
inhibitions, barriers to cultural expression and communication.
The model that always emphasized balance and harmony was Singapore's way of offering asustainable environment for future generations. The entire Singapore Pavilion celebrated the overall
theme of harmony an underlying inspiration in our daily lives.
'nature's wisdom'
Responding to the World Expo's theme of Nature's Wisdom, the Singapore Pavilion was an
exemplary showcase of how an ultra-modern and technologically advanced city like Singapore
creates an ideal integration of technology, architecture with the richness and diversity of its natural
tropical environment. The vision of city-planning and growth of Singapore was inspired by the
profound wisdom of Nature's mechanics and built-in capacity to replenish itself, to sustain life in
the most optimal fashion and to create new forms of life and living. This philosophy emphasizes
sustainability and awareness of the inter-relation of all forms in the eco-system whether natural or
artificial.
The Singapore Pavilion offereda glimpse of some of this kind of Nature's wisdom in all its facets,
encapsulated in special niches that provided a unique and meaningful experience of life inSingapore - that would hopefully inspire even more inventive ways of living for others. These
niches furnished a remarkable sensory experience for all visitors - through the simulation of atropical rainstorm with rain torrents and the scent of fresh grass to the creative ways in which art,
design and Nature was woven into and absorbed into the very fabric of life in the city.
As life on earth was also more than experiential, spectacular or sensational encounters, theSingapore Pavilion also offered another aspect of Nature's Wisdom - one that is unique to
Humankind - the ability to share experiences and stories and to learn and grow from such sharing.
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Exhibits
・exhibits to showcase environmental initiative like the water story exhibit- beginning with thewater cycle rain which is the source of life in Urban Nature, going on to how water is stored
thro the water wall in the tunnel with the water pipelines activated by pressing the palm in thewaterwall finding its way to the reservoir at the end of the tunnel where there was also ascreen showing a video on how
Singapore achieved self sufficiency inwater within 3 years. Recycling was also
showcased thro a Chandelier maderecycled newater (water recycle fromwaste water-every drop of water in
Singapore is recycled 5 times) bottles
displayed in Recycling memories andfinally the 4 types of water( rainwater,
imported water, newater & desalinatedwater) showcased as 4 types of water
fountains(at the water pool in the front ofour pavilion
・Orchids in the pavilion were recycled
every 2 weeks the orchids through the support of the Chubu Singapore councils used it
Ikebana arm to go primary schools to teach suddents how to repot orchids and revitalize themso in efficient recycling the orchids
・all the pavilion exhibits have been recycled and adopted by various cities in Japam- Mihama,
Nagoya, Hakodate etc
Fa_ade was made of a clear gel bag. These were symbolically removed during Design Monthand recycled into designer bags. The new fa_ade was symbol of harvest. The new greenlayered fa_ade was made up of materials that reflected Singapore's "City in a Garden"
environment. In addition, brightly coloured birdcages representing the encapsulation of memories
and ideas were suspended amidst the green backdrop. They symbolically contained the memoryof Singapore's vibrant participation in the World Expo 2005 as the event drew near its end.
* Exhibits on Living Culture
Our forefathers from all over Asia and from parts of Europe made Singapore their home. That
has made Singapore a multi-cultural society, comprising a rich and diverse background of distinct
and subtle differences. Yet, a precious equilibrium and harmony has been attained - we havemanaged to appreciate and enjoy each other's cultures - this is one of unique features of Singapore.
'recycling memories'
Harmony between the Past and Present:
Recycling Memories showcases how memories of the past have a new role to play in the present literally at the Singapore Pavilion at Expo 2005.
The artefacts in this section represent a microcosm of the lives of Singaporeans and how they
attach meaning to different things. Each artefact is accompanied by a memory to share with visitors
to the Singapore Pavilion as a cultural exchange crossing borders. It also provides a creativeinterpretation of the idea of "recycling".

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3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
We had barrier free access
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
All of our exhibits were recycled.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
Below is a list of entities to whom we donated our exhbits
Singapore Embassy in Tokyo

Long Bar
Chinese MedicineWall

Kinjo University in Nagoya

・Ethnic costumes worn by guides
・Merlion・Newater chandelier

Governor of Nagoya to be showcased in museum
which will be set up in the Guest house

MerlionMihama Singapore host city

Parousels
Bells
Uniquely Singapore Parousels,
Office & VIP room furniture
Spotlights
Surf Board
Robot artifacts
Wafer Roses artifacts
half of Standing Signs
Mannequins with Ethnic costumes
worn by guides in the pavilion◇ Thai Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation to exhibition themes and concepts
Art of life-Before Thai pavilion was renovated, Siamese balance was the sub theme that
presenting the way of life, folk wisdom, tradition and Thai art that related to natural balancing
along the way of sustainable human life in the 21st century.

Biodiversity Zone

Royal Theater Zone

Indigenous Knowledge
Siamese Balance

Travel Zone

World Kitchen/Food Safety

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However, after it had been renovated, we hadchanged to the new highlight landmark of Royal
Barge depicted through the sub theme of The Riverof Wisdom, a representation of the uniqueness andsimplicity of Thai ways of life along the riverside
based upon our firm belief that nature and humancan harmoniously nurture each other even in the
21st century.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awarenessRiver of Wealth that portrayed through displays, like a Thai house and fishing gear and the daily
lives of the people that live along the river. Also, the successful implementation of the Royal
Development Projects, initiated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej such as the artificial rain
engineered
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
The sensational depictions of the colors of the Chao Phaya River at dusk and the scenery of atemple of Dawn on the pavilion exterior. As well as, Various Thai performances daily showprovided an attractiveness of the country and kitchen of the world that presented Thai food to theworld by Thai Airways.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
The balancing of between nature and people daily's life as well as to take advantages fromnatural resources without environmentally harmful and can be reused in the future. For instance,
Thai traditional house that is renewable resources which come from nature. After the closure, thematerial has been reused to be decoration part.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization which was donated or transferred
Two giants were contributed to Thai temple in Japan and first theme was relocated on the 3rd
floor at Department of Environmental Quality Promotion. Anyway, Thai houses were destroyed inJapan according to Expo rules.

◇ New Zealand Pavilion
1. Environmental initiatives taken in relation
to exhibition themes and concepts
The working title for the Pavilion was "New
Sea Land People" and its objective was toshow visitors how New Zealand peopleinteract with their natural environment.
2. Display in the pavilion to promote
environmental awareness
Water falling from one end of a long white cloud overhead, onto a pounamu boulder beneath,symbolized the water cycle which sustains the country's flora and fauna. Pounamu has great
spiritual value to the Maori people, so this stone, lifted from a New Zealand river shortly before theExpo, was representative of the 'heart' of New Zealand.
3. Environmental initiatives taken for visitors to pavilions, including barrier-free designs and barrier-free services
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as they wished. Information was able to be accessed through multiple user touch screens andmobile phone technology.
4. Environmental initiatives taken in preparing exhibits, use of interior materials, and their removal after closure of the Exposition
The interior was mostly constructed of wood, sourced where ever possible from New Zealand's
planted forests.
5. Reused interior materials / exhibits and the organization
which was donated or transferred
The carpet tiles used in the Pavilion have been
donated to a small New Zealand museum for reuse.
The Pounamu will be displayed at Rainbow
Springs Nature Park in Rotorua, and the'Windgrass' kinetic sculpture will be installed in a
new location by the artist who created it.

5-2 Pavilions of the Government / Municipalities
Japan Pavilion Nagakute

Japan Pavilion Seto

Japan Pavilion Nagakute

Japan Pavilion Seto

◇ Japan Pavilion Nagakute■ Key Message: "Let's reunite humanity and nature."■ Theme: "Japan's experience - From the affluence of the 20th century to the affluence of the 21st
century - Let's reunite humanity and nature once again."
To reunite humanity and nature once again to regain the ties that are being lost and search for theaffluence of the 21st century for symbiosis with nature, while looking back on the issues
including environmental problems occurring on the earth as well as Japan's past experiences andactual strolling in a large forest.
■ Consideration for the environment
To promote reduction of the burden on the environment and acquisition of visibility of
information on the environment by making full use of the most advanced technologies and newmaterials mindful of the environment including electric power generated 100% by new energy.
・Supply of electric power generated 100% by new energy: To meet the demand forelectric power inside the pavilion 100% with the electricity generated by new energy
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・Promotion of energy saving: To reduce heat load by the bamboo cage covering thebuilding like a cocoon, the sprinkling of treated sewage water (water that is not
sewage water but is unfit for drinking) on the photocatalytic steel roof with superhydrophilic properties, the wall surface greened with Kokuma-bamboo leaves and soforth. Air conditioning for the living areas within a large space and natural ventilation,
photovoltaic solar cell + LED exterior lighting and use of a cascade of cooleddischarged air from the interior of the pavilion in the waiting space.
・Use of biomass materials and so forth: To use biomass plastics originating from plants
as the material for the outer wall. To make use of bamboo and thinned wood that havenot been utilized satisfactorily as the structural building materials such as cages andpillars / beams.
・Promotion of reuse: To promote the design of buildings that are easily dismantled,
giving consideration to reuse, make positive use of leased / rented articles, and create
the website, "Reuse Japan Pavilion" after the Expo is closed, to conduct public
bidding, for the purpose of promoting the wide reuse of building materials /equipment.
・Acquisition of visibility of the information on the environment using IT: To installsensors at various places inside the building for real-time display of information on
the environment such as temperature, solar radiation, electricity generated by newenergy and so forth, on the display monitors inside the pavilion and the "Cyber Japan
Pavilion." To attach IC tags to the materials / equipment to be reused to control /release to the general public various kinds of information on how materials /equipment are being used and so forth.
◇ Japan Pavilion Seto
■Key Message: "Let's reunite humanity and nature."■Theme: "Wisdom, skills and spirit of Japanese people living in harmony with nature - Let'sregain sensitivity that unites us with nature."
To introduce the "wisdom, skills and spirit" of Japanese people through expressions full ofartistic quality, to present the richness of living in harmony with nature.
■Consideration for the environment
To introduce wisdom and skills such as ventilation and sun shade developed by traditional
crafting techniques, without changing the natural landscape and land features as far as possible,
under the theme of integration and harmonization with satoyama.
・Minimum alteration of land features: To keep to the minimum the area of groundsurface to be excavated by supporting the building with 4 pillars and, at the same time,minimizing the floor area on the first floor as well as the number of pillars.
・Promotion of energy saving: To reduce the heat load by use of solar chimney andnatural ventilation, geothermal heat utilization system, roof greening, as well as
autonomous response-type light control glass.
・Utilization of biomass raw materials: To use domestic larch high in strength and heatinsulating properties with quasi-fire resistance as face panels.
・Promotion of reuse: To promote the design of buildings that are easily dismantled,
giving consideration to reuse, make positive use of leased / rented articles, and create
the website, "Reuse Japan Pavilion" after the Expo is closed, to conduct public
bidding, for the purpose of promoting wide reuse of building materials / equipment.
・Acquisition of visibility of the information on the environment using IT: To installsensors at various places inside the building for the real-time display of informationon the environment such as temperature, solar radiation and so forth, in the "Cyber
Japan Pavilion." To attach IC tags to the materials / equipment to be reused to control/ release to the general public various kinds of information on how materials /equipment are being used and so forth.

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Cyber Japan Pavilion■ Theme: "In order to be led to the sustainable new age - Let's form bonds on the net withpeople, nature, wisdom and the future."
This is another Japan Pavilion on the Internet, running parallel with "Japan Pavilion Nagakute"and "Japan Pavilion Seto." It was opened in March 2004, one year before the opening of theExpo, and continued until March 2006, about 6 months after the Expo closed. It introduced
various activities for realizing new richness, provided information for understanding the content
of exhibitions more deeply as well as devices for enjoying the exhibition in different ways before/ after visiting the pavilion. It was full of various contents with respect to the acquisition ofvisibility of information on the environment as well.
・Establish the Japan Pavilion !: To introduce the various efforts made behind thescenes for giving consideration to the environment in the Japan Pavilion Nagakute /Seto, mainly through interviews with learned intellectuals and persons involved in theconstruction work.
・Measure the Japan Pavilion!: To provide the real-time display of various data on theJapan Pavilion Nagakute / Seto and new energy plant with descriptions easy tounderstand.
・Map of highlights of the Japan Pavilion: To introduce the outline of the points towhich the "Green Icon" marks are applied to inform the public of points ofenvironmental consideration in the Japan Pavilion Nagakute / Seto.
・Shape-up C02: To post information and so forth for considering the method ofachieving both a good balance between pleasant living and the C02 diet without
having to, "give up the things we like completely."

Aichi Pavilion Nagakute

Aichi Pavilion Seto

Aichi Prefecture presented pavilions in both Nagakute and Seto Areas under the theme of"Challenge - Realization of an Eco-Community friendly to people and nature."

Aichi Pavilion Nagakute

Aichi Pavilion Seto

◇ Aichi Pavilion Nagakute■ Theme: "Force for Eco-Industrial Revolution" - Blueprint of new industries for solving
environmental problems
Focusing on the traditional culture and skills of Aichi, Aichi Prefecture promotes the fact that itprovides the driving power for the "eco-industrial revolution through construction of a new
industrial structure on the basis of a sound environment," and presents a new blueprint forindustry appropriate for the age of the environment in the 21st century.

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■Consideration for the environment
Consideration is given to the environment also on the aspect of operation such as construction of
the pavilion and energy.
・To positively use materials produced within the prefecture such as wood building
materials / roof tiles (timber produced in the Mikawa District: 540 m2; roof tiles
produced in Sanshu: 617 m2).
・Promotion of 'Reduce': To reduce
・Large-scale lecture meeting, "Major Problem forthe volume of concrete used, soil
the Earth" (Live performance held under the
excavated and dismantling work
theme of global warming for 448 times during
by adopting steel skeletons for thethe session)
・Events in the Aichi Festival Plaza (events held
steel building as the materials forwith a different program for each day over thethe beams used underground.
185 days) and so forth・Promotion of 'Reuse': To adopt a・xcitement was produced with floats, lanterns,
construction method to minimize
corridors and so forth.
the use of nails, bolts and adhesive
agents as far as possible, and reusecedar timbers used for the exterior finish (About 110 m3 of cedar timber was reused in
the projects of Aichi Prefecture and Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture).
・Utilization of wind power energy: Electric energy generated by the wind power
generation facility installed in the cities of Tawara and Chita of Aichi Prefecture isused to support the total electric power consumed in the pavilion (also in the Aichi
Pavilion Seto) during the session, making use of the scheme, "Green Electric Power
Certificate System" and so forth.
・Adoption of uniforms using bamboo fiber as the raw material◇ Aichi Pavilion Seto
■Theme: Heartbeat and breath of the forest-The place to find nature, that has neverexisted before.
Visitors learn about the various forms of nature and the mysterious force of biotopes that are
hidden even in a small forest, to experience the bond with nature.
The part of this pavilion to be used as the permanent facility (1,500 m2 of the total of 3,000 m2)
will be used as the base facility for conserving the Kaisho Forest in the future, for learning about
the forest and satoyama, and for interaction.
■Consideration for the environment
・To replant in the pavilion interfering trees
Collaboration space / home land of excitement: Efforts(quercus serrata) in the land preparation
made by prefectural inhabitants playing the main role
・Aichi Green Map 2005: To exhibit the regional green
areas, to conserve the natural
map and so forthenvironment.
・Aichi environmental picture book: To exhibit work from・Reduce: To construct the parts ofpicture books solicited from the public / works createdpermanent and temporary facilities
with cooperation from the Japan Children's Book
Artists Society and so forth
integrally, for efficient utilization after the・Calendar of nature and living in Aichi: To exhibit CD
closing of the Expo, and for the reduction
art works solicited from the public and so forthof waste timber originating from part of・Introduction of the activities of the Aichi Ecothe dismantled temporary facility.
Community: To present the content of activities of theorganizations publicly solicited・Reuse: To reuse timber (about 100 m3 of・Pearls of wisdom for Eco-activities: To put intocedar and cypress timber) used for theoperation the ideas solicited from the public for theouter wall and floor of part of theadministrative work in the pavilion for introduction.
temporary facility in the newly-opened
grade school in Shimoyama Village, Aichi Prefecture (present Toyota City).
・To stabilize the land along the natural slope by aligning mesh baskets with piled up stones on
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・To conduct designing for integration of the land / building by use of mesh baskets in the semisubterranean parts or otherwise, giving consideration to the landscape as well.
・To adopt uniforms using bamboo fiber as the raw material.
Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis* Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis is the pavilion of
the Chubu Region Exhibiting Committee (Toyama / Ishikawa /Fukui / Nagano / Gifu / Shizuoka / Aichi / Mie / Shiga
Prefectures)

Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis■ Theme: A 1,000-year adventure involving the discoveries and creations of the Central
Japan region - Thinking about a society that can be sustained for 1,000 years.
Renewable "biological resources" available around us.
In order to pass on this prosperous society to the children of 1,000 years in the future, who will
not be able to depend on oil and other subterranean resources, in the Chubu Community forMillennial Symbiosis, "sustainable craftsmanship," making use of these renewable biologicalresources was proposed, while re-contemplating the excellent operation of nature.
- To aim for the realization of a "Society that will be Sustainable over a period of 1,000 Years in the
Future," utilizing the "Biological Resources."・Message of the 1,000-year promise: Image with the message introducing the concept of the Chubu Community forMillennial Symbiosis.
・Water Place: Water dome, 3 m high and 6 m in diameter. Images with creatures as the motif are projected on awater screen, inside which one can enter and experience "water," which is the source of life, in this display.
・Cyclops: One-eyed robot that directs its "gaze" on passers-by. Featuring "soft action" similar to that of a human, it
casts its "gaze" in response to anything that moves.
・Millenary Academy Arena - Presentation of 9 prefectures comprising the Central Japan region: The proposals of 9
prefectures comprising the Central Japan region full of individuality, composed of traditional skills, newtechniques and so forth, making use of the excellent operation of nature and biological resources, aiming for therealization of a "Society Sustainable for 1,000 Years" are presented with the exhibition of actual goods andimages.
・Workshop: This participation-experience type event was held with different programs for each week during thesession under the themes of traditional handicrafts, diet culture, cutting-edge technologies and so forth of theCentral Japan region.
・Millennium graphism: A device that allows visitors to leave a photo of their face and a message to be read 1,000
years from now in commemoration of their visit to this pavilion. It can be viewed on the homepage of the Chubu
Community for Millennial Symbiosis.

■Consideration for the environment<Building / exhibits of the pavilion>
・Utilization of biological resources: "Japanese paper" and "golden cocoons" made byIndonesian silk moths were used as the materials for covering the exterior of thepavilion.
・Reduce: The design was adopted so as to reduce the volume of concrete used and soil
excavated and to prevent the generation of waste by using steel skeletons for thebuilding as the materials for the beams used underground.

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・Reuse: Rented / leased articles were used as far as possible for use as the equipment
for inner exhibitions including lighting / air-conditioning equipment and audio /image-projection equipment.
・Recycle: The work of dismantlement and removal was implemented in compliancewith the Construction Material Recycling Act.
<Experience-type event, "Workshop">・In the "Workshop" held in the pavilion, the thorough separation of trash was
implemented, and, at the same time, tableware made of recycled china clay was used.
・In the content of the program for the events held, new technologies for the reuse ofresources and the utilization of biological resources were introduced together withtraditional culture / techniques.
<Uniform>
・An environmentally-friendly material containing bamboo fiber was used for theuniforms.
Pavilion of Nagoya City, "Earth Tower"■ Concept: Spirit of Japan - Life of the Earth
The pavilion in which unintended performance art
created by light / wind / water is "felt."
A kaleidoscope tower, about 47 m high, is placed in thecenter of the pavilion grounds.
・3 musical instruments, "Ongu," are placed against
the walls in 3 directions of the tower・Aqua Wall using the wall surface of the tower
・118 lanterns covered by paper cutouts on the outerwall of the tower
Earth Tower■ Consideration for the environment
・To control the elevation of ambient temperature and reduce the cooling load by the Aqua
Wall.
・Effect of decomposing and detoxifying NOx in the air by coating the exterior wall of thetower with photocatalyst
・To reuse cement boards of the outer wall after mixing into ash from incinerated sewage
sludge after treatment, generated within the city of Nagoya.
・To utilize prefabricated and temporary materials in the control building, that can be reused
after the Expo is closed.
・To reduce the cooling load by direct sunlight shielding, aligning thinned wood around thebuilding, using the scaffold for construction work.
・To adopt a construction method using screw-in steel pipe piles, pavement that reverts back tosoil when crushed and so forth so as not togenerate waste.
・"SHINE": Largest kaleidoscope in the world
・To utilize natural force as the driving power ・"WIND": Magical music instrument, "Ongu,"
for the musical instrument, "Ongu."
driven by wind power
・Wind force power generation: 840 W (wind ・"WATER": "Aqua Wall" with water flowing down
velocity: 12 m/s) x 3 (to be stored for use as
the wall surface of the tower
the driving power for the motor of Ongu)
・"PEOPLE": Lanterns covered by paper cutouts
・Photovoltaic power generation: 1 kW

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NEDO Pavilion■Theme: "Outstanding Japan's Technology"<For children to play a central role in the next generation>
They are keenly expected to experience"amazement and excitement" brought about by
science and technology.
<For adults>
They are expected to know the splendor ofJapan's technology and the efforts made by
NEDO for the future.
<For visitors from around the world>
NEDO Pavilion
They are expected to see the contribution ofJapan / NEDO to the solutions for the problems of the environment / energy on the global scale.

■ Consideration for the environment
・Building of the pavilion<Reduce>
To introduce eco-design from the designing stage, giving consideration to the control ofpreventing the generation of waste and reduction in trash<Reuse>To make maximum use of rented / leased articles, such as lighting / air-conditioning equipment,
audio / image equipment, screens for projection and so forth.
<Recycle>
To separate waste into 15 categories, which is more than the number of items prescribed in theConstruction Material Recycling Act, to realize a recycling ratio of about 96% of the volume
discharged.
Example) To adopt a construction method whereby ceiling / wall PBs are cemented without
using bond, assuming that they will eventually be dismantled. To recycle as many
items as possible including the tile carpet on the floor in the theater as well as steel,cable scrap and even cardboard.
・Energy
To meet the needs of energy for various kinds of electric equipment and cooling with the electric
power generated at the new energy plant built also in the Global Common 5.
・Uniform of attendants
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Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion■ Theme: Powerful Imagination - Imagination isthe energy needed to create a rich future An electric-car ride loaded with dreams takes visitors
through 8 scenes that express "Earth, Humanity, andDreams - What a Wonderful World," based on "scienceand technology," "coexistence with nature," and the"human heart." center of the pavilion grounds.
■ Consideration for the environment
Waste from the electric power operation
Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion
equipment was utilized as the materials
used in the space in front of the pavilion.
・Chips of floodwood in the dam; road bed
・Pavilion with Children's Drawings: The outer wallmaterials using piled up sand in the damof the pavilion was decorated with "pictures"(pavement with wood chips / pavement
drawn and submitted by children, based on thetheme of the Future of the Earth.
with hardened soil)
・To experience in the electric-car ride 8 scenes that・Unfired bricks utilizing coal ash fromexpress "Earth, Humanity, and Dreams - What athermal electric power generation, used for
Wonderful World."
the stone-edging of flowerbeds and so forth・To present performances featuring beautiful
flowers and enjoyable water, based on the theme
・Soil on which jellyfish, shellfish and soof "Flowers, Water, Wind, and the Sun," in theforth drifted to the water intake of a
"Water Circus Plaza" (approx. 1,500 m2)
thermal electric power plant were used as
fertilizer
Utilization of reusable / recyclable materials
・To recycle 100% of the concrete blocks and timber generated from construction
・To utilize temporarily constructed aluminum sound-proof panels (leased materials for
temporary construction) (Reuse)・Recycling building material such as iron frames of the building body and foamed lightweight
concrete panels
・To reduce the volume of on-site construction work by using prefabricated pieces
・To adopt a construction method without the use of concrete
Reduction in cooling load
・To intensify heat insulation on the outer wall and roof
・To introduce local cooling to the exhibition space
・To utilize subterranean cold energy by the use of pipes laid underground・To install dry mist in the outdoor waiting space
Effective utilization of rain water (to store rain water from the roof of the Electric Power
Pavilion in a tank within the subterranean pit for sprinkling on the grass)
Introduction of new energy
・Solar photovoltaic power generation: Solar photovoltaic power generation system using thelatest type of film substrate amorphous solar cells.
・Fuel cell: To adopt the first cogeneration system in the world for commercial use as a solid
plane slab oxide fuel cell (SOFC).
・Wind force power generation: Wind force power generation system by which power can begenerated even with a light breeze of 3 meters per second.

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JR Central - Superconducting Linear
Motor Car Pavilion■Theme: Start! Superconducting Linear
Motor Car -Invitation to the Ultimate
Surface Transit SystemThe superconducting linear motor car thatattained the world's highest speed of 581 km
per hour in the manned run has reachedtechnological perfection. It is the most
JR Central - Superconducting
advanced / cutting-edge technology developed
Linear Motor Car Pavilion
only by Japan. The superconducting linear
motor car that transcended the previous traffic system was introduced as intellectual entertainment,in accordance with the purposes of holding this exposition, "Transmission of Messages from Japanto the Future" and "Transmission of Messages from the Present to the Future."■Consideration for the Environment
Cooling effect by adopting the titanium oxide photocatalytic tent and sprinkling water on the tent
To adopt double-glazed glass, higher in heat insulation performance than single-glazed glass andexcellent in noise barrier performance, as the glass for the rear part of the superconducting linear
motor car.
To implement the 3Rs / adopt eco-materials
・To express the dominating presence, dynamism
・To conduct designing, avoiding excessive
and innovative quality of the real"superconducting linear motor" car.
finish and decoration.
・To allow visitors to experience with enjoyment
・To adopt rented / leased electric equipment
the innovative quality, feasibility and potentiality
and so forth installed in the pavilion as far as
for the future of the technologies and principles
constituting the superconducting linear motor car,possible.
by using realistic displays and so forth.
・To use the cloth from the recycling of used
PET bottles for the seat covers in the theater.
Display of the real superconducting linear motor
・To adopt for the outer structure permeable
car Image theater, making full use of the latest
image technology
paving blocks of which sewage-incinerated
Display technologies / principles constituting theash is the main raw material.
superconducting linear motor car

Wonder Wheel Pavilion■Concept: People, Vehicles, and Planet
Earth Heading into the FutureWith the goal of a rich future forhumankind, vehicles and the Earth, the"Wonder Wheel Pavilion" presented therelationship between cars and society, lifestyleand culture; coexistence between nature andcars; and the possibilities / dreams / appeal ofcars, which continue to evolve alongside
mankind.

Wonder Wheel Pavilion■Consideration for the environment
・To construct a pavilion of steel materials that are easily reused and so forth.
・To use an existing Ferris wheel for reuse after the exposition.
"Ferris wheel" in Japanese is a word combining "exhibition," "Ferris wheel" and "vehicle."
The "Wonder Wheel Pavilion" is the first of its kind in the history of international expositions, in which passengers
on this giant, 50-meter Ferris wheel can enjoy an experience on the past, present and future of the relationships
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Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth - What if the Moon Didn't Exist?
■Theme: "The Wonder of Our Lives on
Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion
Earth - A Glimpse of the Miracle" Preserving the Earth's environment asseen from space Visitors to the pavilion were greeted by the
robot, "Wakamaru," who stirred their curiosity
toward the mysteries of nature through thesimulation of "What if the moon didn't exist?"
Mitsubishi Pavilion
and realized the importance of conserving the@Earth - What if the Moon Didn't Exist?
global environment existing here now, in the"IFX Theater," the first space for unexperienced image in the world. from the Present to the■Consideration for the environment
To construct the pavilion, aiming for the 3Rs.
・To adopt an easy technique, reducing each part to a unit, with simple method ofassembly.
・To adopt light-weight direct foundation without using foundation piles.
・To use temporary construction materials, such as single tubes, that can be reused.
・To use natural materials such as rocks, PET bottles (on the wall surface) and woodchips (on the floor).
Efforts for energy saving
・To green the rooftop, produce the heat insulation effect by greening the wall surface,and reduce cooling energy.
・To install a mist generation device at the exit for cooling by the evaporative latent
heat of water droplets.
Purchase of rights to emit greenhouse effect gases
・To estimate the volume of greenhouse effect gases to be emitted by the constructionof the pavilion, energy consumption during the session of the exposition and so forth,and acquire "rights to emit greenhouse effect gases such as CO2" large enough tooffset such volume.
To allow visitors to experience the appearance of the earth "if the moon did not exist" in the IFX Theater, and torealize the importance of conserving the global environment.
・Main show: To allow visitors to start with a simple question, "If the moon did not exist, what would have become ofthe earth?"
・Gigantic! Limitless! - Strange IFX Theater with the first space for unexperienced image in the world.
・To allow visitors to be guided through the pavilion by the robot attendant, "Wakamaru" (a robot developed for use athome with the aim of it living together with humans.)◇ Objet of Roof Tiles, "Flowers as well as Storms"
A 70 m long objet, using 10,000 Sanshu roof tiles, first produced in the middle of the Muromachi
period was placed on a lawn 400 square meters in width on the northern side of a row of cherry
blossom trees in front of the Corporate Pavilion Zone A. Waste roof tiles were used as the raw
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5-4 Corporate Pavilion Zone B
Toyota Group Pavilion■ Concept: "The Dream, Joy and Inspiration of
Mobility in the 21st Century"
To introduce the direction of the specific efforts
for future society, namely "Utilization of Optimal
Mobility," "Harmony with Society" and"Satisfying the Desire of Individuals," through"Ideal Mobility that Co-exists with the Earth,""Joy of Moving Around on the Global Scale,Dreams and Attraction of Mobility" and so forth,
as well as various future technologies and thepotentiality of future vehicles.

Toyota Group Pavilion■ Consideration for the environment
To construct and operate the pavilion under the basic concept of the "Eco-Earth-Style Pavilion"
based on a cycle that follows the regenerating mechanism of the earth.
Main body of the building of the pavilion:
・To adopt a steel-frame structure on the assumption that it will be dismantled / reused.
・To positively utilize renewable materials.
・To adopt wall materials of recycled paper for the outerwall, and utilize kenaf materials and soforth for some parts of the interior decoration.
・To generate zero construction waste by conducting thorough dismantlement, separation andrecovery once the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan is over, to reuse and recycle all
construction materials.
Utilization of natural energy:
To generate zero CO2 in total by generating electric power at a volume equivalent to that
consumed in the pavilion at the wind force power generation plant constructed outside the Exposite (in Tawara City, Aichi Prefecture).
To express the future world of "transit" by exciting live performances.
・"Live performance" for proposing the direction of a rosy and affluent future society
・Impressive and exciting live performance by the future concept vehicle, "i-unit" and the Toyota Partner Robot.

Hitachi Group Pavilion■ Concept: Contact with nature- Contact with rare animals Ubiquitous experience zone where Hitachi's IT isused to realistically re-create images of rareanimals on the "red list" of animals threatenedwith global extinction, selected by theInternational Union for the Conservation of
Nature and Natural Resources (ICUN), so that
visitors can come into contact with such animals.
Hitachi Group Pavilion■ Consideration for the environment

・To utilize fuel cells for mobile equipment as the electric power source for the information
display terminal, "Nature Viewer," for which the technical capabilities of the Hitachi Group
were accumulated.

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・To install the "Bifacial Photovoltaic Solar Cell Panel" outside the pavilion to use the electric
power generated there in some parts of the pavilion.
・To set the target for the recycling ratio of 100 and 95 or more % for 4 items, namely concrete,asphalt, wood building materials generated in the process of construction and steel and for allbuilding materials, respectively.
・To produce no surplus soil discharged from within the site.
・To control waste by selecting construction materials appropriately.
・To reuse equipment and appliances.
To provide a world of surprise and excitement where "contact with rare animals" can be experienced.
"Main show"
・To allow visitors to enjoy interactive communication with rare animals, while experiencing the latest image
technology, MR (mixed reality) through the fusion of diorama and 3DCG (3-dimensional image).
・To allow visitors to enjoy fully the world of wonder and excitement on a ride that passes through 5 zones, namely"Prologue (Canyon)," "Jungle," "Savanna," "Ocean" and "Epilogue."

MITSUI-TOSHIBA Pavilion■ Concept:"The Earth and the Radiance of Life"- A New Earth for the Next Generation To realize that the largest living thing on the earth
is the earth itself, and that it is extremely importantfor us, humankind, to live in harmony with theearth, protecting such precious and irreplaceable
living things / the Earth, and to hand down "TheEarth Resplendent with Life" to our children who
will play a central role in the next generation.
MITSUI-TOSHIBA Pavilion■ Consideration for the environment
Consideration for the environment in the field of construction
・To save energy by the "Aqua Wall" and adopt a design that makes maximum use of naturalenergy through ventilation, natural lighting and so forth.
・To use reusable steel products and leased materials for construction as much as possible tominimize the waste materials once the Expo is over.
・To minimize the steel products used byadopting a suspension structure.
To provide entertainment that anyone can enjoy under the
・To lease back the materials used totheme of "The Earth Resplendent with Life."build the Aqua Louver and Aurora
・Space Child Adventure, "Grand Odyssey" ("Grand
Adventure Travel")
Wall once the session has ended for・The
entertainment system, the first of its kind in the world,
use at other construction sites.
"Futurecast System" (The facial portraits of each of the・To reduce the cooling load byvisitors scanned by the 3D scanner are instantly converted
minimizing the space for airinto computer graphics.) diorama and 3DCG (3dimensional image).
conditioning as a result of having the・To allow visitors to enjoy fully the world of wonder andAqua Wall cover the semi-outdoor
excitement on a ride that passes through 5 zones, namelypart, and re-use the discharged air"Prologue (Canyon)," "Jungle," "Savanna," "Ocean" andfrom cooling for cooling the queue"Epilogue."line.

To adopt material recycled from PET bottles for the jackets of the staff of the pavilion.

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Mountain of Dreams■ Concept: The Power of the 21st Century"
Mountain of Dreams is the joint pavilion of 7
companies who agreed to restore in the 21st
century the global environment that started to be
destroyed in the 20th century, with thecontribution of wisdom from each of them.
・Joint exhibition thematic theater of 4
companies (Sekisui House, Chubu-Nippon
Broadcasting Co., Tokai Television
Broadcasting Co. and Chunichi Shimbun)
・Individual exhibition of each of 3 companies(Shachihata Inc., NGK Insulators and Brother Industries)

Mountain of Dreams■ Consideration for the environment
・To greatly reduce the amount of steel products by adopting a "suspension structure" for thelarge roof of the "Mountain of Dreams."
・To coat the tent cloth on the part corresponding to the hillside with photocatalytic titaniumoxide that excels in organic matter decomposition and so forth, leaving it to self-clean.
・To use products recycled from sewage sludge for paving blocks.
・To use recycled materials for uniforms.
・To reuse lighting equipment.
4 zones containing the first experience-type image space in the history of international expositions and so forth aswell as an event plaza
・Exhibition and events aiming at the "3 Es": Excitement, Entertainment and Experience.
・Thematic theater, "Ark of Awakening"・Shachihata's Marktown - Dream experience marked in the mind ・NGK's Water Laboratory - Research Room for the Wonders of Water ・Brother's Output Fantasy

Gas Pavilion - Fire Magic Theater■ Concept: "Dream Energy for People
and the Earth"This is a production that enables visitors to easily
understand the versatility and possibilities ofnatural gas, a form of clean energy that is "Easyon Humans and the Earth," and whose increased
use around the world is desired. Cutting-edge
technologies and information with respect to gas
energy such as the household fuel cell andmethane hydrate are presented.

Gas Pavilion - Fire Magic Theater■ Consideration for the environment
Efforts for the 3Rs
・To reduce the volume of concrete used by adopting the dry floor construction method /construction method without the use of piles.
・To cast concrete on the spot, and reduce materials for molds by adopting the spreadfoundation for PC (precast concrete).

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・To reduce steel products by 100 tons by adopting simple skeleton construction (placestructure) using steel beams for the structural members for the building. In addition, tofacilitate the reuse after dismantlement by reducing the welding processing and adopting
simply bound hardware.
・To reuse some steel beams and timber that are the main building components at the time ofdismantlement, and recycle everything that remains. To attain the 3R ratio of 99% by reusing
some parts of the building facilities and exhibits as well.
Measures for energy saving
・To introduce the gas cogeneration system with an overall efficiency of 90% or higher by
combining a micro gas turbine, exhaust heat recovery-type gas absorption water heater andcooler and desiccant air-conditioning equipment.
・To introduce the local air conditioning for cooling only those spots where people are locatedwithin the large space for the main show.
・To provide coolness to visitors without using new energy by blowing out to the entrance the
air used for cooling the pre-show / exhibition hall.
・To reduce the entry of heat from outside and improve the efficiency of air conditioning byimplementing rooftop greening and water sprinkling on the roof.
・The main show, the "Fire Magic Theater" is a hyper live show, combining real flames, magic, images andtheatrical entertainment by actors, to express the "Gentleness, Fun and Mysteriousness of the Flame" as well as
the "Importance of Energy" by using various kinds of flames.
・To introduce various technologies and information in relation to natural gas in the exhibition hall, "Mysterious
Traveling Amusement Park of Gas" with the burning ice, "Methane Hydrate" and fuel cells for residential use also
making an appearance.
・To have the exterior appearance in which timber used in large quantities creates the feeling of oneness with theabundant nature in the surrounding area.

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II Environment-Conscious Efforts in the Exposition Project
We presented our "environment-conscious approach" in the project policy for the "Master Plan of the2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)," which was formulated in December 2001, in linewith the environment-conscious concept affirmed at the time of Cabinet approval in December 1995
relating to the application for holding the International Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. To achieve thisapproach, we built an environment management system unique to EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN. In
addition, we complied and announced an "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy" that
described the basic philosophy, basic policy and environmental objectives required to materialize the"environment-conscious approach," and formulated action plans and guidelines concerning
environment-conscious efforts at each of the three stages: constructing the EXPO site, holding the
EXPO and demolishing and removing the facilities, so that the EXPO 2005 Association, exhibitors andvisitors could take environment-conscious approaches from their respective standpoints.
This chapter outlines the policy and content of the specific activities planned to achieve environment
consciousness, and organizes the results of those environment-conscious activities according to theitems of the "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy."
The content of the description in this chapter is based on data acquired in developing the site andholding the EXPO.

1. Process of Environment-Conscious Efforts
At the time of Cabinet approval on December 19, 1995 relating to the application for holding theInternational Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, the following policy was affirmed in the application
for holding the EXPO in view of the importance of natural environment conservation.
"7. In materializing plans for allocating exhibition spaces and developing and utilizing the site,
the national and local governments involved shall give sufficient consideration to the preservationof the natural environment surrounding the proposed EXPO site and strive to form a firmer
consensus through continued dialogues and opinion exchange meetings with the local communities
concerning issues including dealing with environmental problems at the proposed EXPO site.
In holding this exposition, the organizer shall appropriately perform an environmental impact
assessment."
To deal with this policy in a specific manner, we generally proceeded with our environmentconscious efforts for the exposition on the basis of the following contents.

・We made environment-conscious efforts for EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN in line with theresults of an environmental impact assessment conducted on the basis of the Master Plan of
the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo) set out in December 2001.
・The master plan presented 6 items including "Conducting an environmental impact
assessment" as the "environment-conscious approach." We conducted the environmental
impact assessment based on the "Guidelines for the Environmental Impact Assessment forthe 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (notice from the commercial and distribution
councilor for the cabinet of the International Trade and Industry Minister, dated March 27,1998)" in line with the purport of the Environment Impact Assessment Law. We are
currently conducting follow-up surveys (monitoring) in light of the progress of the project.
・We formulated a basic attitude toward working on environmental preservation as in the formof the "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy" based on the "environmentconscious approach" in the master plan.

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・The environmental policy represented not only our efforts for reducing the environmental
burden associated with site development and site operation, but also implementation of
events concerning the Development for Eco-Communities. Participating enterprises
performed specific activities in accordance with this environmental policy.
・To steadily implement the environmental policy, we established and operated an "EXPO2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Management System."・As for environment-conscious efforts in site development, we formulated an "Action Planfor Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on site development)" and an "Action Planfor Global Warming Prevention Measures (on site development)" for civil engineering andconstruction works conducted by the EXPO 2005 Association and adopted the contents of
the action plans in contract agreements, so that site development was conducted in anenvironment-conscious manner, in light of environmental preservation measures such as theenvironmental policy and environmental impact assessment. In addition, we formulated
guidelines based on the same purport for private exhibitors and requested them to observe
the guidelines.
・As for efforts during the EXPO period, we also formulated an Action Plan for EnvironmentConscious Efforts (during the exposition) and the Environmental Conservation Guidelines
during the Exposition to proceed with such efforts.

1-1 Framework of Environment Consciousness for EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPANWe defined a framework for the thorough practice of environment consciousness at the
exposition as follows. All people involved in the exposition performed their environment-conscious
activities in accordance with this framework.
Framework of environment consciousness for EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
Master Plan of the 2005 International
Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)
Environmental Impact Assessment Reportfor the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, JapanEXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
Environmental Policy

Environment-conscious efforts the Associationmust address• Projects conducted by the Association• Issues that the Association requests
participants to comply with throughrelevant laws, regulations and contracts• The Association’s determination expressed• Call for voluntary efforts
Environment consciousness byparticipants and visitors

Association’s request for cooperation

EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
Environmental Management System• Environmental policy• Action objective• Environmental management program• Execution manual• Action Plan for Global Warming
Prevention Measures• Action Plan for Generation Control
and Recycling of Waste

Association’s
supportEnvironmental
ProvideConservation Guidelines
instruction /advice /information

Submissionof planParticipants’ environment plans•Issues to comply with under relevant laws, regulations
and contracts•Voluntary efforts by participants (Presentation ofenvironmental preservation objective and specificactivity)

Visitors’
efforts

Reporting to the Association
Monitoring result
Compilation of effort results

Environmental Report(Results of efforts announced)

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1-2 Environment-conscious Approach in the Master Plan
The "Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)" (December 2001)
is a general plan that presents elements and policy necessary to achieve EXPO 2005 AICHIJAPAN, whose theme is "Nature's Wisdom." Based on this master plan, we made specific efforts
such as the encouragement of participation from across the world, the formulation of various
project plans, the design/construction of the site, and operation/management of the exposition.
In addition, we also formulated the environmental policy of the EXPO 2005 Association in lightof the master plan.

"Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)"-Environment-conscious Approach(1) Conducting environmental impact assessment
For environmental impact evaluation in holding the exposition, strive to reduce theenvironmental burden by appropriately performing the evaluation based on the guidelines by
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(2) Utilizing natural landscapes and materials
In planning and building the site, aim to achieve site building with little environmental
burden by utilizing the existing plain land in principle and giving utmost consideration to thenatural environment. In addition, aim to utilize natural materials such as wood, bamboo andsoil.
(3) Considering introduction of recycling technologies
Aim at the advanced introduction of new energy, energy saving and recycling technologies
for this exposition, which aims to build eco-communities. In planning water-use facilities, aim
to reduce the clean water consumption through utilizing rainwater. In planning waste
disposable facilities, control waste generation and promote thorough waste separation, andthen study a system to effectively use raw waste in the site.
(4) Building and operation while aiming to achieve 3Rs
In selecting materials that compose civil engineering structures and facilities, execute
efforts and operations aimed at achieving the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) of construction
materials and zero emission at the site by aggressively utilizing reusable and recyclable
materials.
(5) Promoting use of public transportation
Concerning the transportation of visitors to the site, strive to reduce CO2 and other emission
by aggressively encouraging them to use public transportation such as railways.
(6) Providing opportunities to learn with enthusiasm
For exhibits and events, provide opportunities to enthusiastically learn and think about
global issues such as global environment problems.
Each visitor and participant works on zero emission while thinking about the environment
enthusiastically.
Consider introducing an "EXPO rule" '(created by the EXPO 2005 Association).

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1-3 Implementation of environmental impact assessment
We performed environmental impact assessment in light of the purport of the Environment Impact
Assessment Law and in accordance with the "Guidelines for the Environmental Impact Assessment for the2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (notice from the commercial and distribution councilor for the cabinet of
the International Trade and Industry Minister, dated March 27, 1998)."

Characteristics of environmental impact assessment of the exposition◇ Implementation of environmental impact assessment in light ofthe characteristics of the EXPO project
Unlike other projects, the EXPO project is characteristic in that it is gradually materialized while aligningwith exhibits and events and reflecting the intentions of the participants.
Therefore, we feed the results of examining environmental preservation measures, obtained in the course of
the environmental impact assessment, back to the formulation of the site plan so that the results on avoiding
and reducing the environmental impact are reflected in the assessment.

◇ Implementation of environmental impact assessment corresponding to
the maturity of the site plan
For plans with high maturity, we proceeded with construction works while conducting "monitoring surveys"
for the results of the environmental impact assessment. For those less mature plans and for which it wasdifficult to make a predicative assessment when impact assessment was performed, we proceeded withconstruction works after additionally performing predicative assessment when they became adequately matureand reflecting the results in the plans.

◇ Holding of explanatory meetings and opinion exchange meetings at
different stages of environmental impact assessment
To broadly obtain opinions on the environmental impact assessment, we held explanatory meetings andopinion exchange meetings on the environmental impact assessment execution plan and the environmental
impact assessment preparatory document. In addition, for the revised environmental impact assessment report(draft), we listened to the opinions of residents and administrative bodies, and also held explanatory meetingsand opinion exchange meetings (see the table on page 60).
As for the opinions of residents on environmental preservation in connection with the follow-up survey
report, we published all the opinions and the EXPO 2005 Association's view.

Conduct of follow-up surveys
As a result of our prediction and assessment in the environmental impact assessment report in June 2002,
we judged that overall it would be possible to avoid or reduce the environmental impact.
We conducted the follow-up surveys below according to the maturities of plans. We included environmental
preservation measures based on the results of the surveys in the project plan, and strived to reduce or avoid
environmental impact.
・March

2003: Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning the development of theYouth Park west terminal; Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey
concerning the development of the Yakusa terminal; Environmental impact assessment
follow-up survey concerning the installation of sewage water pipes
・September 2003: Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning the installation of aninter-site gondola・February 2004: Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning the development ofparking lots for private cars
・July
2004: Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning events and lighting
・July
2005: Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning demolishment and otherworks following termination of the Expo

In addition, to identify the state of the environment during the construction and at the time of the opening,
we conducted an environmental monitoring survey during the period from the announcement of theassessment report through the end of the project for the "Monitoring Survey Items" in the table on page 81. If
the result exceeded the environmental limit or the predicted value, we reported it to Aichi Prefecture or the
local authorities concerned, and analyzed the cause and took measures to solve it as necessary. In addition, wesummarized and published the survey results each fiscal year in the form of follow-up survey reports(monitoring).

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<Reference> State of the environmental impact assessment procedurefor EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPANContent
Formulation /delivery

Execution plan

Announcement /open to public inspection

Timing / target party
・Formulated an execution plan by Apr 17, 1998.
・Delivered the execution plan to the Aichi Governor, Seto Mayor
and Toyoda Mayor on Apr 17, 1998.
・Announcement date: Apr 17, 1998 (Fri)・Inspection period: Apr 17, 1998 (Fri) through May 1, 1998 (Mon)・Inspection sites: EXPO 2005 Association's Nagoya Office, Tokyo Office,Seto City Hall, Toyoda City Hall
・Number of citizens inspecting the plan: 378 (150 copies separately sent out)

Explanatory
meeting

・Seto City (Seto City Culture Center): Apr 22, 1998; 321 participants・Toyoda City (Toyoda City Culture Hall): Apr 24, 1998; 214 participants

Opinion exchange
meeting・Opinion exchange meeting with "Citizens' Group that Provides Opinions
about Environment Assessment of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN":
May 19, 1998 (Tue); co-op hall, Nagoya City Chikusa-ku; 20 participants

Call-for opinions

・Apr 17, 1998 (Mon) though June 1, 1998 (Mon)・Number of opinions submitted: 474

Formulation /delivery・Formulated a preparation document by Feb 24, 1999.
・Delivered the preparation document to the Aichi Governor,
Seto Mayor and Toyoda Mayor on Feb 24, 1999.

Preparation document

Announcement /open to public inspection

Explanatory
meeting・Announcement date: Feb 24, 1999 (Wed)・Inspection period: Feb 24, 1999 (Wed) through Mar 23, 1999 (Tue)・Inspection sites: EXPO 2005 Association's Nagoya Office, Tokyo Office,Seto City Hall, Toyoda City Hall
・Number of citizens inspecting the document: 334 (146 copies separately sent out)
・Seto City Tomei Elementary School: Mar 5, 1999 (Fri); 125 attendants
・Seto City Culture Center: Mar 6, 1999 (Sat); 281 attendants
・Seto City Hatayama-higashi Elementary School:Mar 8,1999;108 attendants・Toyoda City Culture Hall: Mar 9, 1999 (Tue); 104 attendants

Call-for opinions

・Feb 24, 1999 (Wed) through Apr 6, 1999 (Tue)・Number of opinions submitted: 271

Opinion exchange
meeting・Participants: Wild Bird Society of Japan - Aichi Branch, Environmentalist
Network Midorinokai, Kaisho Forest Nature Watching Society, Kaisho
Forest World Heritage Registration Promotion Council, etc.
・1st meeting: Mar 28 (Sun)・2nd meeting: Apr 3 (Sat)Opinions received by
Prefecture Governor

・As of Jun 10, 1999

Assessment report

Formulation /delivery・Formulated an assessment report by Oct 25, 1999.
・Delivered the assessment report to the Minister of International Trade and Industry
on Oct 25, 1999. The Minister delivered a copy of the note to the Director Generalof the Environment Agency on the same day.

Open to public
inspection

・Inspection period: Nov 1, 1999 (Mon) through Nov 30, 1999 (Tue)・Inspection site: EXPO 2005 Association's Nagoya Office, Tokyo Office・Number of citizens inspecting the note: 32 (26 copies separately sent out)

Submission of opinions to
Director General ofEnvironment Agency
Opinions received
by MITI Minister

・Submitted to the Minister of International Trade and Industry on Dec 8, 1999 (Wed).
・Jan 21, 2000 (Fri)Examination status
reportFormulation /delivery・Asked the Nagakute Town Mayor for his opinion on Jul 10, 2000 (Mon), and received
a written opinion from the mayor on Aug 8, 2000 (Tue).
・Published on Oct 25, 2000 (Wed)・Called for opinions from Oct 25, 2000 (Wed) through Nov 24, 2000 (Fri).
・Announced an overview of opinions of the examination status report and the
EXPO 2005 Association's view on those opinions on Feb 21, 2001 (Wed).

Open to public
inspection

・Inspection period: Oct 25, 2000 (Wed) through Nov 17, 2000 (Fri)・Inspection site: EXPO 2005 Association's Nagoya Office, Nagakute Town Hall

Explanatory
meeting・Bunka-no-ie Forest Hall, Nagakute-cho, Sept 3, 2000 (Sun); 400 participants・Nagakute Elementary School, Nagakute-cho, Oct 30, 2000 (Mon)60

Opinion exchange
meeting・Opinion exchange meeting with "Citizens' Group that Provides Opinions about
Environment Assessment of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN" on Mar 28, 2000 (Tue),EXPO 2005 Association's conference room on 7th floor; 30 participants
・Opinion exchange meeting with groups that submitted a written opinion on the"Council for the Examination of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN" on May 24, 2000 (Wed),
EXPO 2005 Association's conference room on 7th floor; 17 participants

Call-for opinions

・Oct 25, 2000 (Wed) through Nov 24, 2000 (Fri)・Number of opinions submitted: 197

Formulation /delivery
Explanatory
meeting
Revised assessment report (draft)

Opinion exchange
meetingCall-for opinions

・Formulated an assessment report (draft) by Mar 12, 2002 (Tue) and delivered it to related authorities.
・Published an overview of opinions of residents about the assessment report (draft) and the EXPO
2005 Association's view and delivered them to related authorities on May 7, 2002 (Tue).
・Seto City Culture Center, Mar 27, 2002 (Fri)・Seto City Culture Center, Apr 15, 2002 (Mon), 44 attendants
・Nagakute-cho Bunka-no-ie, Mar 22, 2002 (Fri)・Opinion exchange meeting with "Citizens' Group that Provides Opinions about
Environment Assessment of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN" on Mar 19, 2002 (Tue),co-op hall Nagoya City; 20 participants
・Opinion exchange meeting with "Group for Stopping EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN"
on Mar 18, 2002 (Mon), EXPO 2005 Association's conference room on 7th floor;
24 participants・Called for opinions on how to assess the environmental impact from Dec 27, 2001
(Thu) through Jan 31, 2002 (Thu). Number of opinions submitted: 82
・Called for opinions on the environmental impact assessment report (draft) from
Mar 13, 2002 (Wed) through Apr 26, 2002 (Fri). Number of opinions submitted: 256

Open to public
inspection

・Inspection period: Mar 13, 2002 (Wed) through Apr 12, 2002 (Fri)・Inspection site: EXPO 2005 Association

Mayors' receptionof opinions

・Toyoda City Mayor: May 10, 2002 (Fri)・Seto City Mayor: May 13, 2002 (Mon)・Nagakute Town Mayor: May 13, 2002 (Mon)Governor's reception of opinions

・Aichi Prefecture Governor: May 24, 2002 (Fri)Opinion of Environment Minister

・Delivered to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on May 28, 2002 (Tue)METI Minister's
reception of opinions
Revisedassessment
reportFormulation /delivery・Jun 10, 2002 (Mon)・Formulated an assessment report by Jun 24, 2002 (Mon) and delivered it torelevant authorities.

Follow-up survey (1)・Announcement date: Jun 25, 2002 (Tue)Announcement /open to public inspection ・Inspection period: Jun 25, 2002 (Tue) through Jul 24, 2002 (Wed)・Inspection site: EXPO 2005 Association, Seto City Hall, Nagakute Town Hall,Toyoda City Hall・Formulated a follow-up survey sheet (1) by Mar 18, 2003 (Tue), and delivered it torelevant authorities.
Opinions received
・Published advice from related authorities and organizations and the EXPO 2005
by MITI Minister
Association's view on Jun 6, 2003 (Fri).
Publication of interim
report (method, etc.)

・Jan 17, 2003 (Fri)Governor's receptionof advice・Governor's advice: Apr 25, 2003 (Fri)・Seto City Mayor's advice: delivered to Aichi Governor on Apr 7, 2003 (Mon)・Nagakute Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Apr 11, 2003 (Fri)・Toyoda City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Apr 9, 2003 (Thu)

METI Minister's
reception of advice

・METI Minister: May 16, 2003 (Fri)・Environment Minister's advice delivered to METI Minister on May 1, 2003 (Thu).

Formulation /delivery
Follow-up survey (2)Publication of interim
report (method, etc.)
Opinion exchange meeting
Governor's
reception of advice
METI Minister's
reception of advice

・Formulated a follow-up survey sheet (2) by Sept 19, 2003 (Fri), and delivered it to relevant authorities.
・Published advice from related authorities and organizations and the EXPO 2005
Association's view on Dec 18, 2003 (Thu).
・Jul 18, 2003 (Fri)・Opinion exchange meeting with "Citizens' Group that Provides Opinions about Environment
Assessment of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN" on Oct 10, 2002 (Fri), co-op hall, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City・Governor's advice: Oct 27, 2003 (Mon)・Seto City Mayor's advice: delivered to Aichi Governor on Oct 8, 2003 (Wed)・Nagakute Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Oct 8, 2003 (Wed)・Toyoda City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Oct 9, 2003 (Thu)・METI Minister: Nov 14, 2003 (Fri)・Environment Minister's advice delivered to METI Minister on Oct 31, 2003 (Fri)61

Formulation /delivery・Formulated a follow-up survey sheet (3) by Feb 20, 2004 (Fri), and delivered it torelevant authorities.
・Published advice from related authorities and organizations and the EXPO 2005
Association's view on Feb 20, 2004 (Tue).

Follow-up survey (3)Publication of interim
report (method, etc.)

・Dec 22, 2003 (Mon)

Opinion exchange
meeting・Opinion exchange meeting with "Citizens' Group that Provides Opinions about
Environment Assessment of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN" on Jun 25, 2004 (Fri),
co-op hall, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City

Follow-up survey (4)Governor's receptionof advice・Governor's advice: Mar 24, 2004 (Mon)・Nagakute Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Mar 4, 2004 (Thu)・Toyoda City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Mar 4, 2004 (Thu)・Owari-asahi City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Mar 4, 2004 (Thu)・Nisshin City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Mar 1, 2004 (Mon)・Toyoyama Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Feb 27, 2004 (Fri)・Miyoshi Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Mar 3, 2004 (Wed)・Fujioka Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Mar 2, 2004 (Tue)METI Minister's
reception of advice

・METI Minister: Apr 9, 2004 (Fri)・Environment Minister's advice delivered to METI Minister on Mar 26, 2004 (Fri)Formulation /delivery・Formulated a follow-up survey sheet (4) by Jul 9, 2004 (Fri), and delivered it torelevant authorities.
・Published advice from related authorities and organizations and the EXPO 2005
Association's view on Aug 27, 2004 (Fri).

Publication of interim
report (method, etc.)

・May 20, 2004 (Thu)

Governor's
reception of advice

・Governor's advice: Aug 4, 2004 (Wed)・Seto City Mayor's advice: delivered to Aichi Governor on Jul 16, 2004 (Fri)・Nagakute Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 16, 2004 (Fri)・Toyoda City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 14, 2004 (Wed)

METI Minister's
reception of advice

・METI Minister: Aug 11, 2004 (Wed)・Environment Minister's advice delivered to METI Minister on Aug 6, 2004 (Fri)Formulation /delivery・Formulated a follow-up survey sheet (4) by Jul 19, 2005 (Tue), and delivered it
to relevant authorities.
・Published advice from related authorities and organizations and the EXPO 2005
Association's view on Sept 22, 2005 (Wed).

Follow-up survey (5)Publication of interim
report (method, etc.)

・May 17, 2005 (Tue)Governor's
reception of advice

・Governor's advice: Aug 18, 2005 (Thu)・Seto City Mayor's advice: delivered to Aichi Governor on Jul 29, 2005 (Fri)・Nagakute Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 28, 2005 (Thu)・Toyoda City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 26, 2005 (Tue)・Owari-asahi City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 28, 2005 (Thu)・Nisshin City Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 28, 2005 (Thu)・Toyoyama Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 26, 2005 (Tue)・Miyoshi Town Mayor's advice: delivered to the Aichi Governor on Jul 25, 2005 (Mon)

METI Minister's
reception of advice

・METI Minister: Sept 13, 2005 (Tue)・Environment Minister's advice delivered to METI Minister on Sept 1, 2005 (Thu)

Follow-up survey (1): Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning the development of
the Youth Park west terminal; Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey
concerning the development of the Yakusa terminal; Environmental impact
assessment follow-up survey concerning the installation of sewage water pipes
Follow-up survey (2): Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning the installation of
an inter-site gondola; Simultaneously conducted environmental impact assessment
follow-up survey (monitoring) (2002)
Follow-up survey (3): Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning the development ofparking lots for private cars
Follow-up survey (4): Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning events andlighting; Simultaneously conducted environmental impact assessment follow-up
survey (monitoring) (2003)
Follow-up survey (5): Environmental impact assessment follow-up survey concerning demolishment andother works following termination of the Expo; Simultaneously conductedenvironmental impact assessment follow-up survey (monitoring) (2004)

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2. Environmental policy and objectives

2-1 EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy
To proceed with environment-conscious efforts for EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, we formulated
and announced an "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy" in May 2003 in accordancewith the environment-conscious concept of the master plan created in December 2001.

◆ EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Policy ◆Basic Philosophy
The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition will transmit messages on the direction ofsolutions to the problems facing humans and on how humans should live through an attempt to create
a new relationship between humans and nature under EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN's theme "Nature's
Wisdom."We aim at creating an exposition that will serve to provide the opportunity for each individual
around the world to think about how to form and achieve eco-communities that adopt zero emission
while aiming at creating a sustainable society, which is a major challenge in the 21st century.
Basic Policy
The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition will aggressively press ahead withenvironment-conscious approaches while observing the environmental preservation measuresdescribed in the environmental impact assessment report not only in site planning and building, butalso in site operation, visitor transportation and projects planned by the EXPO 2005 Association
before, after and throughout the duration of the exposition.
We will provide support for the exhibitors so that they can observe the environmental preservation
measures described in the environmental impact assessment report and perform their independent andunique efforts toward environment consciousness.
We will also request visitors to voluntarily work on environment-conscious approaches bycompiling and publicizing the EXPO 2005 Association's efforts for environment consciousness andissues to which we would like them to give consideration.
To achieve these objectives, we will focus on the following efforts.
1. We will perform preservation measures indicated in the environmental impact assessment report.
2. We will formulate a site plan that is friendly to the natural environment.
3. We will adopt advanced technologies for eco-communities.
4. We will aggressively adopt the concept of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle).
5. We will promote the use of transportation that imposes little environmental burden.
6. We will provide opportunities for learning with enthusiasm through exhibits and events.
7. We will encourage those involved to make environment-conscious efforts.
May 12, 2003
Harumi Sakamoto, Secretary-General,
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition632-2 Environmental Objectives
The EXPO 2005 Association set the following environmental objectives in accordance with theenvironmental policy and has worked to achieve these objectives.
* For the results of the objectives, see "Overview of the Environment-Conscious Efforts and the Results" (pages 76 onward).

◆ Environmental Objectivesy ◆The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition shall work on the following issues inaccordance with the environmental policy based on the attached "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
Environment Conscious Framework" and the separately created "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
Environmental Management System Execution Manual." In addition, we will review these and makeadditions according to the maturity of plans, and examine new efforts to achieve the goals. We willcompile the results in the form of an environmental report and transmit it to the world.
1. Implementation of the preservation measures indicated in the environmental impact assessment report
With this exposition, we conducted a large-scale environmental assessment adopting the Environment
Impact Assessment Law before others.
We will strive to reduce the environmental burden by implementing the environmental preservation
measures indicated in the environmental impact assessment report at each of the three stages: during site
development, during the exposition and after the duration.
(1) Strive to reduce the burden on the living environment surrounding the site by taking measures suchas leveling construction works, distributing carry-in/carry-out routes and timings, aggressively
encouraging visitors to use public transportation, distributing locations of private car parking lots andintroducing low-emission vehicles.
(2) Secure biodiversity including the ecosystem, and secure enriching contact between humans andnature including the systemic preservation of the natural environment and landscape.
(3) Conduct a monitoring survey in order to check the impact of the project, and if a significant impact
is observed on the environment, take the necessary measures.
2. Formulation of site plans that give consideration to nature
In formulating site plans, strive to reduce the burden while giving consideration to the environment inaccordance with the "Master Plan of the 2005 International Exposition in Japan (Aichi Expo)"(December 2001).
(1) Avoid large-scale land development by utilizing existing plain landscape and existing buildings andplanning a Global Loop, which will serve as a corridor-type main street.
(2) Avoid areas, forests and ponds where notable species are distributed in groups, as much as possible.
3. Adoption of advanced technologies for eco-communities
Proceed with the following efforts with the aim of introducing advanced technologies that are
essential to building eco-communities containing natural energy, new energy and recycling
technologies.
(1) Utilize biomass plastics for tableware in sites.
(2) Aggressively utilize natural energy sources such as sunlight and new energy sources such as fuelcells in sites.
(3) Use fuels generated through the fermentation of methane from raw garbage and gasification of waste
plastics and wood.
(4) Introduce advanced technologies such as wastewater treatment using highly dense ozone.
4. Introduction of 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle)
For site development and site operation, proceed with the following efforts while taking the 3Rs into
account.

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(1) Set the ratio of recycling concrete mass, asphalt/concrete mass and wood produced in construction at
95%.
(2) Transplant 2,000 interference trees that are produced in the course of site development, within thesite.
(3) Implement measures to increase the utilization rate of eco-friendly materials (promoting the use ofchip pavements, thinned wood or recycled materials).
(4) Thoroughly implement the separate collection of waste into 17 types and reduce the amount of waste
generated.
5. Promotion of use of environment-friendly transportation
Strive to lighten the environmental impact and reduce CO2 and other emissions through the following
efforts, such as preparation of diverse transportation and appropriate routes corresponding to the
movements of visitors and provision of transportation devices that adopt state-of-the-art technologies.
(1) Reduce the traffic of cars by promoting the active use of railway-based public transportation, such as
the Aichi Loop Line, which increases convenience through mutual extension between multiple lines,
and the Tobu Kyuryo Line, which adopts the superconductive magnetically levitated linear motor car(high speed surface transport) system with low noise and low vibrations.
(2) Curb the concentration of car traffic around the site by encouraging private-car visitors to practice"park & ride" and providing appropriate guides or instructions that correspond to the status of roads
and parking spaces.
(3) Strive to introduce low-emission vehicles for shuttle buses, such as fuel-cell buses and natural gas
buses.
(4) Provide detailed information using the latest ITS (Intelligent Transport System).
(5) Introduce a green transportation based on an unmanned "bus" train using cutting-edge technology(IMTS: Intelligent Multi-Mode Transit System) as a means of transportation in the site.
6. Provision of opportunities for learning with enthusiasm through exhibits and events
For exhibits and events, implement the following efforts in order to provide the opportunities to learn
and think enthusiastically about global challenges such as geo-environmental problems.
(1) Provide an "environmental education program based on hands-on experience" that uses the naturalenvironment of the site and enables participants to deepen their understanding from what they feeland sense through experience via interpreters and to make use of the experience in their next moves.
(2) Consider developing a system that provides environmental data of the site to visitors in astraightforward manner.
(3) Provide visitors with the opportunity to learn with enthusiasm about issues such as geoenvironmental problems and deepen their understanding through exhibits and events with the themesof environment and water circulation.
(4) Hold international conferences on the environment such as the International Children's Conference
on the Environment.
7. Promotion of efforts of those involved for environment-conscious approach
Encourage participants and visitors to make environment-conscious efforts.
(1) Formulate guidelines on environment consciousness that define items that participants must observein environmental preservation and voluntary environment-conscious efforts in order to encouragethem to make specific efforts.
(2) Compile guidance for visitors concerning the EXPO 2005 Association's environment-conscious
efforts and items to which they should give consideration in order to encourage them to makeenvironmental efforts.

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3. Formulation of Guidelines for Environment-Conscious Efforts

Parties involved such as the EXPO 2005 Association and official participants (hereafter "EXPO
participants") are obliged to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of Japan as well as
relevant regulations. These regulations include General Regulations and Special Regulations, aswell as supplemental conventions, rules and instructions established by the EXPO 2005 Associationin accordance with the BIE Convention (hereafter called the "applicable laws and regulations").
In addition, we also formulated an action plan for environment-conscious issues the EXPO 2005
Association has to address in accordance with advice from the Environmental Minister, and asked
the enterprises involved and other participants to provide their cooperation through guidelines forenvironment-conscious efforts, thus rendering the entire EXPO project environmentally conscious.
3-1 Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations
EXPO participants must obtain the permission of authorities if such approval defined in theapplicable laws and regulations is required. We checked whether they had obtained such permission
when we gave approval to the exhibit plans.

3-2 Environment-Conscious Efforts under General Regulations and Special Regulations
Special regulations on environment-conscious efforts include the Special Regulation No.4
(concerning construction, installations, fire prevention, labour safety and the protection of theenvironment) and the "Rule concerning construction, facilities, fire prevention, occupational safety
and environmental protection (for pavilion exhibitors)" under the General Regulations and Special
Regulation No. 4.
For example, Special Regulation No. 4 stipulates that exhibitors shall define floor planning,
structural planning, fire prevention/evacuation planning, exterior and interior planning, facility
planning, dismantlement planning, other environment conscious effort planning, the progress
schedule chart for these plans and materials used in these in their exhibit plans.

3-3 Implementation of Efforts under the Action Plans
For the projects implemented by the EXPO 2005 Association, we formulated action plans for thegeneration control and recycling of waste as well as for global warming prevention measures in
addition to the applicable laws and regulations, in order to obligate the EXPO 2005 Association
itself and contractors to comply with the plans/regulations and report on their efforts.
Specifically, we formulated four action plans and proceeded with efforts in accordance with theseaction plans.

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■ Site development stage"Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on site development)"(September 2002)"Action Plan for Global Warming Prevention Measures (on site development)"(October 2002)■ Exposition holding stage"Action Plan for Environment-Conscious Efforts (during the exposition)" (July 2004)■ Site demolition/removal stage"Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on demolition/removal)"(September 2005)◇ Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on site development)(September 2002)
This action plan was formulated to achieve generation control and recycling of waste and theirappropriate treatment. The purpose is to implement comprehensive measures to control thegeneration of waste for example by obligating exhibitors to formulate site plans based on the 3Rs
and contractors to submit plans and execution reports.
Overview of the Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste(on site development)
Item

Major content

1. Propose

Promote generation control and recycle of waste and advance their appropriate treatment insite development

2. Policy

1) Promotion of the 3Rs and appropriate treatment of waste that cannot be reused or recycled
2) Use of recycled materials (recycled articles) for construction material
3) Effective use and recycling of interference objects
4) Control of the amount of soil produced in construction to be removed outside the site5) Transplantation of interference trees and their reuse as they cannot be transplanted

3. Objective

1) Ratio of recycling concrete mass, asphalt/concrete mass and wood producedin construction: 95%
2) Do not remove soil in 1st phase land formation of the Youth Park Area outside the site3) Transplant over 2,000 mid-to-high interference trees from among those in the Youth Park
Area, within the site.
1) Applicable to development works (civil engineering/construction) performed by
the EXPO 2005 Association
2) Impose obligation on design trustee, contractor and supervision trustee through particularspecifications and so forth

4. Scope/dutyof promoter

5. Major measures

1) Efforts in design stage
・Advance the 3Rs in the design of development work and promote the use of recycled materials(recycled articles)
・Produce recycling plans
2) Efforts in construction work stage
・Duty of contractor and supervision trustee to observe applicable laws and regulations
・Implementation of waste treatment/disposal and progress checking under contractor's responsibility
・Precautions on carrying in materials: Normalization of amount carried in; reduction of
on-site processing; avoidance of packaged items
・Thorough implementation of separate collection of waste
・Structural criteria for waste storage facility on site

5. Method forchecking theimplementation
status1) Submission of recycled resource utilization plan (execution plan), recycled resource utilization
promotion plan (execution plan) and waste treatment plan
2) Checking of the treatment status with a manifest and checking of appropriate treatment insubmitting copy of slip to the EXPO 2005 Association

6. Advance ofaction plan

Tracking and improvement by the EXPO 2005 Association of the progress of the action plan basedon submitted data67◇ Action Plan for Global Warming Prevention Measures (on site development)(October 2002)
The purpose of this action plan is to appropriately implement comprehensive measures to control
greenhouse gases generated in site development.
Overview of the Action Plan for Global Warming Prevention Measures(on site development)
Item

Major content

1. Propose

Promote global warming prevention measures through controlling the emission of greenhouse gases
in site development.

2. Policy

1) Promotion of efficient energy utilization
2) Use of construction vehicles with little environmental burden
3) Promotion of building method based on the 3Rs4) Preservation of plants and promotion of afforestation

3. Objective

Minimize emission of greenhouse gases.
Numerical goals:
1) Emission of carbon dioxide, methane and carbon monoxide in using cement, driving
construction vehicles and operating construction machines:
CO2 emission 13,534(t-CO2)
CH4 emission 4(t-CO2)
N2O emission 25(t-CO2)
2) Volume of forms used in concrete work: 918 (m3)

4. Scope/dutyof promoter

・Development work conducted by the EXPO 2005 Association (civil engineering / construction)
・Imposing obligation on design trustee, contractor and supervision trustee through particularspecifications and so forth

5. Major measures

1) Promotion of efficient energy utilization
・Use of eco-conscious materials such as blast furnace cement
・Consider using a concrete-free infrastructure
・Appropriate arrangement and efficient use of construction machines, and prevention of overload
through rated operation
・Control of energy consumption by reducing use of water and electricity during operations
・Energy-saving design such as use of heat insulators
・ Shortening of night work and efficient/effective use of lighting equipment
2) Use of construction vehicles with little environmental burden
Balancing cut and fill of soil, increasing efficiency of traveling route, proper driving, etc.
3) Adoption of a 3R-type construction method
4) Preservation of plants and promotion of afforestation
Afforestation, transplantation/use of interference trees, use of form-free construction method

5. Method forchecking theimplementation
statusSubmission of plans/execution reports on models/number of units of construction machines,
models/number of units of construction vehicles, amount of cement used and volume of forms used

6. Advance ofaction plan

Tracking and improvement by the EXPO 2005 Association of the progress of the action plan basedon submitted data68◇ Action Plan for Environment-Conscious Efforts (during the exposition) (July 2004)
The purpose of this action plan is to implement comprehensive measures to promote the 3Rs ofwaste and control greenhouse gases during the exposition period.

Overview of the Action Plan for Environment-Conscious Efforts(during the exposition)
Item

Major content

1. Propose

Thorough implementation of environment-conscious efforts in site management, exhibits, events,
sale of souvenirs, etc. conducted by the EXPO 2005 Association

2. Policy

1) Efforts concerning generation control, reuse promotion and proper treatment of waste
2) Efforts concerning global warming prevention
3) Reduction of other environmental impacts associated with the opening of the exposition

3. Objective

1) Efforts concerning generation control, reuse promotion and proper treatment of waste
・Reduce planned standard daily waste generation from 45t (daily volume) to 38.2t.
・Control amount of waste after recycling efforts to 5.54t or less (daily volume)2) Efforts concerning global warming prevention
・Minimize emission of greenhouse gases during the duration
3) Reduction of other environmental impacts associated with the opening of the exposition
・Compliance with applicable laws and regulations, appropriate implementation of environmental
preservation measures and elimination of impact on animals and plants
4) Tracking and publication of waste emission, etc.

4. Scope/dutyof promoter

・Site management and exhibits conducted by the EXPO 2005 Association
・Use of facilities operated by the EXPO 2005 Association

5. Measures

1. Efforts concerning generation control, reuse promotion and proper treatment of waste
1) Generation control of waste・Thorough implementation of separate collection of waste・Thorough implementation of bringing back hazardous waste
・Utilization of biomass plastics, etc.
2) Recycle of waste
・Methane fermentation of garbage from business activities within the site
・Composting garbage, etc.
3) Proper treatment of waste
・Utilization of a manifest system, etc.
2. Efforts concerning global warming prevention
1) Promotion of efficient energy utilization
・Control use of facility energies (electricity and gas)・Promotion of use of energy-efficient equipment
2) Efforts concerning use of new energies
・Introduction of a new energy supply and demand system, etc.
3) Promotion of use of transportation with little environmental burden
・Building a transportation network with little environmental burden mainly based on public
transportation
・Reducing the burden on roads surrounding the site through adoption of the park & ride method
and shuttle bus operation
・Controlling the concentration of car traffic around the site through proper guidance, instructions,entry restriction, etc.
4) Introduction of low emission vehicles
5) Thorough implementation of environment-conscious efforts concerning the use of cars
6) Implementation of energy-saving and resource-saving measures in site management and office, etc.
3. Reduction of other environmental burdens associated with the holding of the exposition
・Thorough implementation of environment conscious efforts in using chemical substances, etc.
・Implementation of environment conscious efforts on water quality and quantity
・Provision of instructions to contractors for avoiding impact on animals and plants, etc.

5. Checking theimplementation
statusTracking by the EXPO 2005 Association of the progress of the action plan andpublication of emissions69

◇ Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on demolition/removal)(September 2005)
The purpose of this action plan is to implement comprehensive measures to promote the 3Rs ofwaste and control greenhouse gases in demolishing and removing the exposition site.
Overview of the Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste(on demolition/removal)
Item

Major content

1. Propose

Efforts such as reuse of waste performed by the EXPO 2005 Association in demolition work,
generation control of greenhouse gases, and other environment conscious efforts

2. Policy

1) Removal of all buildings and facilities prepared by the EXPO 2005 Association
2) Efforts in civil engineering work for demolition and removal (restriction of work other thanexisting altered land, prohibition of large-scale cutting and filling, minimization of land leveling,
restoration of farmland to the original shape)
3) Reuse, recycle and proper treatment of waste from demolition
4) Efficient energy utilization to reduce greenhouse gases5) Compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with environmental preservation
measures defined in the environmental impact assessment report

3. Objective

1) Target value of rate of recycling waste from specified construction materials: at least 95%
Reuse and proper treatment of other waste
2) Reuse and proper treatment of waste soil from demolition
3) Minimization of emission of greenhouse gases generated in demolition work

4. Scope/dutyof promoter

・Car terminals, private car parking lots, etc. in addition to the Nagakute and Seto sites
・Familiarizing those involved in construction work with their duties and obligating contractors
to comply with the plan

5. Measures

1) Promotion of reuse and recycling of materials associated with demolition work
・Production of a recycling plan・Separate collection of waste
・Control of generation of soil generated from demolition and active utilization of such soil
in refill within the site
・Proper treatment of soil removed outside the site, etc.
2) Promotion of efficient energy utilization
・Use of low-emission and fuel-efficient heavy equipment for heavy construction equipment, etc.
3) Reduction of environmental impact of construction vehicles
・Use of vehicles with little environmental burden such as those compliant with the latest
regulations and fuel-efficient vehicles, etc.
・Increase in efficiency of removal route for demolished materials, etc.
・Avoidance of sudden acceleration/start and idling in operating construction vehicles, etc.
4) Proper management of post-closure site such as a measure to prevent soil from becoming airborne5) Reliable implementation of preservation measures such as avoidance/reduction of otherenvironmental impacts
・Adoption of low-noise construction method
・Restriction of careless entry into non-construction zone, etc.

5. Checking theimplementation
status・ Submission of an execution plan (execution document)
・Confirmation of proper treatment of waste (thorough checking of manifest)
・Checking at the time of plan submission70

3-4 Implementation of Efforts under the Environmental Conservation Guidelines
The Environmental Conservation Guidelines define items that participants other than the EXPO
2005 Association should observe and their duties to report. The purpose of the guidelines is toformulate and implement an environmental plan that allows participants to make their own efforts.
To date, we have formulated the following guidelines and implemented our efforts under theseguidelines.
・ "Environmental Conservation Guidelines on Site Development" (March 2003)
・ "Environmental Conservation Guidelines on Pavilion Planning and Construction Worksby Official Participants" (November 2003)
・ "Environmental Conservation Guidelines during the Exposition" (July 2004)
・ "Environmental Conservation Guidelines on Demolition and Removal" (September 2005)
The contents of the guidelines are almost the same as those of the action plans of the EXPO 2005
Association.
The Japanese government, local governments and private exhibitors have submitted their"environmental plans" that contain the environmental preservation measures they independently
took at their pavilions and other environment-conscious efforts in site development.

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4. EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Management System

The EXPO 2005 Association has established and put into practice an "EXPO 2005 AICHIJAPAN Environmental Management System" (hereafter "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS") inorder to implement our efforts systematically and comprehensively to achieve our environmental
objectives.

4-1 Process of examining the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS
We undertook examination of an EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS in fiscal 1998, and announced
the environmental policies and put the EMS into practice in May 2003.
The process of examining the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS is as follows.

Process of examining the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS
Fiscal year

Content of examination

Fiscal 1998

■ Examination of problems in establishing an environmental management system and acquiring the ISO
14001 certificate, and how to establish the system
・We examined a certain philosophy and problems in applying the EMS to the Expo project in accordance with the
ISO 14001 standard. In examining them, we set up a council/ preparatory committee consisting of academic
experts (chaired by Prof. Tadashi Yoshizawa of Tsukuba University School) and received their advice (continued
until fiscal 2000).

Fiscal 1999

■ Preparation for establishing the environmental management system in the Expo project・Based on the result of a survey conducted in fiscal 1998, we formulated an environmental management document(draft) and procedural documents (drafts), and identified/evaluated environmental factors with the aim ofestablishing the environmental management system from the planning stage.

Fiscal 2000

■ Examination of details on deployment/utilization of the guidelines for environment-conscious efforts
・Based on subsequent circumstantial changes such as review of the basic policy for the Expo, we suspended ISO
14001 system establishment and certificate acquisition, and examined how to conduct the environmentconscious efforts utilizing the guidelines.

Fiscal 2001

■ Establishment of an environmental management system related to the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi,Japan・We examined the following with the aim of establishing an EMS that suits EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN in light ofthe purport of ISO 14001
Formulation of the EXPO 2005 Association's environmental policy/objectives (draft)
Examination of an environmental management plan by selecting/sorting out environment conscious plans andenvironmental plans by area execution manuals, etc.
Formulation of promotion manual for EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS, etc.

Fiscal 2002

■ Examination of issues such as the EXPO 2005 Association's attitude toward environmental
preservation and the method for familiarizing parties involved with the EMS
・Production of the "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Ecological Declaration"
・Review for announcing the "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Management System"■ Formulation/execution of environment conscious action plans/guidelines
・"Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on site development)" (September 2002)
・"Action Plan for Global Warming Prevention Measures (on site development)" (October 2002)
・"Environmental Conservation Guidelines on Site Development" (March 2003)

Fiscal 2003

■ Execution of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Management System
・We produced an environmental management program and an internal environmental audit procedure for the
execution of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS. In addition, we announced the "EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN
Environmental Policy and Objectives" in May 2003.

Fiscal 2004

■ Execution of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Management System
・We conducted a review of the environmental management program and an internal environmental audit.
■ Formulation and execution of an environment conscious effort action plan and guidelines
・Action Plan for Environment-Conscious Efforts (during the exposition)" (July 2004)
・"Environmental Conservation Guidelines during the Exposition" (July 2004)

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Fiscal 2005

■ Formulation and execution of an environment conscious effort action plan and guidelines
・Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on site development)" (September 2002)
・"Environmental Conservation Guidelines on Demolition and Removal" (September 2005)■ Creation and announcement of an EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Environmental Report

EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN is the first project to introduce an environmental management system
for a series of actions from site building to operation, management and demolition/removal in aninternational exposition.
The main characteristic of an exposition project is that it is a temporary event where the content
of the project changes in stages from the preparation for holding the event to the opening anddemolition/removal of the site, and each stage is accompanied by various changes. In addition, alarge number of participants including official participants are involved from diversified
standpoints. Therefore, in establishing and executing an environmental management system, it isnecessary to take a different approach from that for the environmental management systems ofordinary organizations (e.g., enterprises).
For this reason, the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS has the following characteristics.

4-2 Characteristics and Execution of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS◇ Implementation of continuous environment-conscious efforts
In an exposition project, the content changes in a short period from the planning stage to site
development, opening, operation and removal of the facilities, and the issues on environmentconscious effort examination/execution also change according to project stages. Therefore, it isdifficult to precisely apply those continuous improvements defined by ISO 14001. For this reason,
the main focus of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS is to continuously press ahead withenvironment conscious efforts from the planning stage to the implementation stage of each projectof the Expo in accordance with the environmental policy and objectives.

◇ Establishment of a system for steadily executing the environmental policy
We formulated an environmental management program and supervised the progress according togradual development of the project content.
By making use of various opportunities such as official participant conferences, various
meetings and meetings for persons in-charge in the field, we conducted appropriate educational
activities for a broad range of parties involved such as contractors, concessionaires and exhibitors.

◇ Securing of transparency of the EXPO 2005 Association's environment-conscious efforts
We clarified the steps for tracking the progress of the environment-conscious efforts andreporting the results, in order to create an environmental report based on the collected informationand to announce our environment-conscious efforts.

◇ Conduct of internal environmental audits
We conducted an internal audit on the status of the efforts and reporting in order to thoroughly
implement environment-conscious efforts and raise motivation within the EXPO 2005 Association.

◇ Environmental Director Meeting
We examined environment-conscious efforts to be made at the respective departments of the
EXPO 2005 Association with the Environmental Director Meeting (consisting of group leaders of
the EXPO 2005 Association) as the core, created action plans and guidelines, and reported on theefforts.

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Management System Execution Organization Chart (as of December 2004)

Secretary-General
Environmental
Management
ProducerInternal audit team
Person in chargeof Env. Mgt(Site Planning/
Construction Dept )Administration Dept

GroupsInt’l Affairs/FinanceGroupsSite Planning/
Construction Dept.

GroupsEnv. Group

Environmental Directors Meeting
Chair: Env. Group leader
Member: Env. Directors(group leaders)
Secretariat: Env. Group(Env. Planning Team)

Site Mgt/Operations
Dept

GroupsExhibit/Event
Planning Dept

GroupsGov. Exhibit Dept

GroupsTokyo Office

4-3 Result of Executing the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS
We evaluated the result of executing the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS as indicated below,
based on the result of our internal environmental audit. We infer that the main reason for partiallyinadequate efforts in accordance with the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS is related to thecharacteristics of the EXPO 2005 Association organization and the nature of the exposition.
The EMS was effective in terms of promotion of continuous environment-conscious efforts
We put in order the specific environment-conscious efforts in EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN in
accordance with the environmental policy/objectives of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS, andcompiled the contents and relevant departments in the form of an environmental management
program. As a result, it became possible to identify the timetable for environment-conscious issues,and the correlation between the environment-conscious issues and the necessity of cooperation
between the departments involved. This enabled us to continuously make environment-conscious
efforts from the site development stage and to share consciousness and information between thedepartments. This seems to be a major achievement of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS.
The efforts in accordance with the manual were not necessarily adequate
EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS clearly defines the responsibilities and authorities of thepersons in charge in the EMS operation manual. However, the persons in charge tended to givepriority to planning/implementing the Expo project and coordination between the interested parties
in limited time, rather than to environment conscious efforts. As a result, some efforts were notnecessarily made in accordance with the operation manual.
In addition, many of the EXPO 2005 Association staff were dispatched from other organizations
and replaced with other staff periodically. Therefore, to press ahead with environment-conscious
efforts, it is necessary to conduct appropriate educational activities such as holding an explanatory
meeting every time such personnel transfer occurs. The same applies to a broad range of parties
concerned. However, the efforts in this area did not meet with expected achievements either.

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The efforts in accordance with reports on the results of efforts were effective in general
Under the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN EMS, the procedures for tracking and reporting the
progress of environment-conscious efforts are clearly defined in the operation manual, and theresult of efforts based on the environmental action plans and the guidelines for environmentconscious efforts are supposed to be reported and tracked in accordance with the system.
Since this system worked, we were able to basically identify the CO2 emission and the state ofreuse of construction waste from the site development stage in the environmental report.
Concerning "environmental plans" to be voluntarily prepared by participants as indicated in theguidelines, a large number of pavilions submitted their plans, implemented the plans and reported
the results. This was a significant achievement.
Transmission of information on environment-conscious efforts was almost satisfactory
Expo activities including those related to the environment were published on the official
website of the EXPO 2005 Association on a daily basis.
website of the EXPO 2005 Association on a daily basis.
We posted contents on the environment on the "Environment-related Links" page in order tofacilitate searches. We classified the contents into 7 environmental policies and added informationon those efforts as required in transmitting information on environment-conscious efforts. However,
we received complaints suggesting that information transmission to visitors in the site wasinadequate. Therefore, we placed 20 billboards showing environment-conscious facilities on the
Global Loop and 10 billboards concerning waste recycling in early August to raise theenvironmental awareness of visitors.
Problems in adopting the EMS for similar projects
This Expo project has the following characteristics.
・A temporary event with a limited duration
・Project content changes with time・Coordination between a large number of interested parties
・Frequent and short-term staff turnover
Therefore, if the EMS is adopted for a similar project, it will be more important to foster a senseof unity including the top management in order to promote the EMS while taking into accountfamiliarization of all staff with the EMS and greater deepening of their understanding than ordinary
business EMS's.

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5. Deployment of the Environmental Policies

5-1 Overview of the Environment-Conscious Efforts and the Results
The following table shows the environment-conscious efforts that have been made and theirresults in the items of environmental policies and environmental objectives.
Environment conscious efforts and results (overview)Environmental
policyEnvironmental
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Conduct follow-up surveys(forecast, evaluation)

Pages1) Conducted the following follow-up surveys (forecast,evaluation), and added preservation measures to theproject plan based on the results.
ĂYouth Park west terminal developmentĂYakusa terminal developmentĂSewage water pipe installationĂInter-site gondola installationĂPrivate car parking lot developmentĂEvents, lightingsĂPost-duration construction work

p.59

Conduct monitoring of
atmosphere, noise, water
quality, etc. and announce theresult1) Performed measurement and observation of atmosphere,
noise, water quality, soil, plants, animals, etc. from fiscal
2002.
2) The environmental standards and monitoring objectivesof the environmental impact assessment report areachieved for most items but not all.

p.80-81

Reduce air pollution, noise, etc.
associated with construction

1) Monitored efforts to prevent pollution from civilengineering/construction works and thoroughly
implemented the efforts; Confirmation and thoroughimplementation through a check sheet and on-site patrol.
2) Adjusted construction works through "Council on
measures to deal with the surroundings of the site
concerning EXPO-related works" in site development.
3) Advanced efforts under the action plan and guidelines forenvironment-conscious efforts on site development.

p.66-71
p.82-83
p.87

Avoid areas where notablespecies are concentrated

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alteration offorests, ponds,
etc.

1) Avoided areas, forests and ponds inhabited by notablespecies in groups.
ĂExcluded the south forest area in the Aichi Youth Park
from the site; planned approx. half the site as a nonalteration area.
ĂSecured a conservation area for the Daruma pond frog
in Owari-Asahi parking lotĂSecured a conservation area for the Haccho dragonfly in
Fujioka parking lotĂGave consideration to gondola support position andconstruction periodĂTransported materials for gondola construction byhelicopter
2) Formulated a facility arrangement plan that gives
consideration to the habitat environment of rare species
Avoided direct alteration that would affect star magnolia,
the quercus mongolica community, goshawks, etc.
1) Minimized the site area by utilizing flat land and existingbuildingsĂSite area: Nagakute site: approx. 158 ha; and Seto site:
approx. 15 haĂEvent/exhibit area: Nagakute site: approx. 107,000 m2;
and Seto site: approx. 9,000 m2
2) Avoided large-scale development by building Global
Loop/CommonĂAvoid landscape alteration with a circular 2.6 km sky
walkway3) Participated in global forest creationĂPlantation as a compensatory measure for forest
alteration (7 ha total)

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p.84-86

p.88-89

Environmental
policyEnvironmental
objective

Execution content and result
Reduce impact of development
work

Utilize natural materials

3. Introduce
advanced
technologies
for a recycling
society

4. Aggressively
introduce the3Rs concept(reduce, reuse
and recycle)(1) Use biomass
plastics fortableware(2) Actively use
new energies(3) Use methane
fertilizationand gasified
fuels(4) Use advanced
technologies
such aswastewater
treatment
based onconcentrated
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concretemass,asphalt/concr
ete mass andwood
produced inconstruction
at 95%(2) Transplant
2,000
interference
trees within
the site(3) Implement
measures touseenvironmentfriendly
materials(4) Thoroughly
separate
waste at thesite andreduce waste
generation

5. Promote use of (1) Reduce car
traffic bytransportation
promotingwith little
active use ofenvironmental
publicburdentransportation

1) Reviewed the in-site soil transfer plan due to increase in
the volume of soil from development as a result ofreviewing the site development plan when implementing
the Nagakute area execution plan2) Reduced emission of air pollutants from the general planby using high-performance construction
vehicles/equipment such as large dump trucks

p.88

1) Adopted chip pavements
2) Adopted natural materials in the Japan Pavilion, Aichi
Pavilion and private pavilions

p.89-90

Control energy utilization atpavilions, etc.

1) Pressed ahead with efforts based on the action plan andguidelines for environment-conscious efforts during theexpositionĂPromoted reduction of facility energies (electricity, gas,
water, cold water), use of energy-efficient equipmentĂPublished energy consumption within the site (by dailyvolume/facility)
2) Used natural energies such as solar power generation andwind power generation

Actively use natural energies
and new energies

1) Pressed ahead with the action plan and guidelines forenvironment-conscious efforts during the exposition as
well as the waste treatment planĂSupplied electricity to the Government Pavilion
Nagakute through demonstrative study of new energies(solar power generation and biogas power generation
through methane fermentation of garbage andgasification of waste plastics and wood chips)ĂUsed solar/wind power generation in Japan Pavilion andprivate pavilions

Use biomass plastics

1) Used tableware made of biomass plastics at restaurants inthe site
2) Used biomass plastics in coating on paper bags

Introduce other advanced
technologiesĂReduced air-conditioning load through the bio-lungproject (wall greening), photocatalytic steel sheet roofs
and dry mistĂUsed advanced technologies such as waste water

Promote reuse and recycle ofbuildings and the likePages

1) Notification and checking in accordance with the Action
Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste onsite development as well as the Environmental
Conservation GuidelinesĂAdoption of construction method for easy
assembly/demolishment:
Adopted box-type modules for pavilions of official
participants for easy reuseĂ Adoption of rental/reuse-type materialsĂUtilization of used materials
Ă Of the recycling objectives, recycling of concrete mass
and asphalt/concrete mass was achieved at 95% or higherĂThe objective for wood generated from construction was
not achieved

p.71
p.90-95

p.96

p.97-99

p.66-71
p.100-103

Transplant interference trees in site
development within the siteĂ Transplanted more than 2,000 interference trees
generated in site development within the site

Effectively use recycledmaterials

Ă Used waste ceramics for bowls and tableware, built wastetire low-noise pavements, built woodchip pavements

p.103-104

Separately collect waste andreduce waste generation

Ă Pressed ahead with instructions under the action plan andguidelines for environment-conscious efforts during theexposition as well as the waste treatment planĂ Thoroughly provided instructions through the measurementof waste emission (daily amount) and publication
Ă Thoroughly separated waste into 9 types (garbage,
disposable chopsticks, plastics, paper drink containers,
newspapers, inserts, burnable trash, noncombustible trash,and leftover water)
Ă Installed and managed trash box station (over 80 stations)and stockyards
Ă Prohibited bringing-in of PET bottles, cans, glass bottles
and hazardous waste
Ă Collected waste of 5,164t/22.05 million people against thetarget of 3,820t/15 million people, translating into
234g/person a day against 255g/person a day.

p.69
p.104-109

Promote active use of railwaybased public transportation

1) Increased convenience through extension and mutual
extension of Aichi Loop Line
2) Operated Tobu Kyuryo Line ("Linimo"), which uses the
low-noise, low-vibration magnetically levitated system

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p.103

p.110-111

Environmental
policyEnvironmental
objective(2) Control
concentration of
car trafficaround the sitebyimplementing
park & ride, etc.
(3) Introduce lowemission
vehicles for
shuttle buses,
etc.
(4) Provide
information
throughutilization of ITS(1) Provide
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Execution content and result
Control concentration of car
traffic around the site1) Implemented park & ride, distributed locations ofparking lots for private cars, and secured parking spaces
for 10,600 cars at 6 parking lots
2) Introduced shuttle buses
3) Provided detailed information by using the latest ITS(intelligent transport system)

Introduce low-emission
transportation using advanced
technologies

1) Introduced low-emission vehicles such as fuel-cell bus
for shuttle buses, etc.
2) Introduced a low-pollution transportation system withunmanned bus (IMTS) using a cutting-edge technology
as a means of transportation in the site3) Operated Global Trams, bicycle taxis, etc.

Provide participatory/hands-on
environmental education
programs

1) Provided a nature experience program
2) Provided an Expo eco tour
3) Hands-on exhibits (ECO LINK, etc.)
4) Provided data through EXPO AMEDAS and conductedenvironmental education

Pages

p.111-114

p.113

p.15.17
p.115-119
p.121-122¢ Held an international conference themed on theenvironment

Hold an international
conference themed on theenvironmentp.124¢ Spread and promoted EXPO eco money as a social
systemIntroduce an EXPO eco money
business

p.119-121

Formulate environmentconscious efforts guidelines andspread/raise awareness about
environment consciousness

1) Formulated environment-conscious efforts guidelines insite development, Expo holding and demolition/removal,
and spread/raised awareness about environment
consciousness2) Submitted environmental plans based on the guidelines,
and collected and organized execution plans and theresults

Encourage participants toconserve the environment

1) Thoroughly separated waste into 17 types
2) Placed "EXPO Eco Map," "EXPO Eco Book,""Environmental Assessment Effort" and billboards
showing environment-conscious facilities

p.105-106
p.124-125

Press ahead with environmental
management

1) Established and operated an environmental management
system unique to the EXPO 2005 Association
2) Summarization and publication of results of environmentconscious efforts¢ Conducted a web-based environmental questionnaire

p.72-75
p.127-130

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p.71

"Most impressive environment-conscious activity"(from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
More than 45% of the respondents indicated "Separate collection and recycling of waste into 9
types" as the most impressive environment-conscious activity. This was followed by "Active useof new energies," "Lowering of ambient temperature using dry mist," "Introduction oftransportation with little environmental burden" and "Greening of walls," which are all easily
understandable technological efforts.

Most impressive item among environment-conscious activities of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN(N=2035, up to 3 answers allowed)
・Separate collection of waste into 9 types and recycling of them・Active use of new energies(solar power generation, fuel cell, methane fermentation, etc.)
・Lowering of ambient temperature using dry mist
・Introduction of transportation with little environmental burden(IMTS, LINIMO, fuel-cell bus, park & ride)・Greening of walls (bio lung)・Site building while maintaining forests andponds, and barrier-free with Global Loop・Active use of thinned wood and bamboo
・Foreign countries' pavilion buildings that can be reused・Exhibits/events (nature school of forest/country,
EXPO eco tour, EXPO eco money, etc.)
for learning about environmental issues enthusiastically・Active use of recycled materials (material made fromwaste such as glass, concrete, ceramics and tires)
・Environment-conscious efforts by participating countries,
enterprises, organizations, etc.
・Adoption of biodegradable plastics for tableware,banners, guide plates, outer walls, etc.
・Reduction of air conditioning load by using a photocatalyst
・Implementation of environmental assessment(environmental impact assessment)
and environmental conservation in site development
・Environment-conscious efforts in official
goods such as simplified packing
・Other (specific) response795-2 Environment-Conscious Efforts in EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN

5-2-1 Implementation of Environmental Conservation Measures Indicated in theEnvironmental Assessment Report(1) Result of the monitoring survey and actions taken
To monitor the influence of holding the Expo in the surrounding environment, we
conducted research from the site building to Expo duration, and to thedemolition/removal of facilities in accordance with the monitoring plan indicated in theenvironmental impact assessment report and the follow-up surveys (forecast, evaluation),
which were subsequently conducted. If a significant impact on the environment wereobserved as a result of the monitoring, we would seek expert advice or instructions andtake appropriate measures including changing the project plan. In addition, we compiled
survey results in reports* and published them.
As indicated in the following page, monitoring has been conducted for areas
comprising the Nagakute and Seto sites, surroundings of the sites, gondolas between thesites and the parking lots for private cars on items including air pollution, noise, plants,
animals, landscape, mutual-contact areas and park-type reservoir ecosystems, according
to the specific construction work and operation plan in the area.
We have conducted the monitoring since the groundbreaking ceremony in September
2002. Overall, no significant impact of this project on the environment has been
observed. For example, we have seen nesting and fledging goshawks around the sites
every year since the construction of the sites. Thus, we judge that the monitoring
objectives for environmental conservation have mostly been achieved.
Concerning the roadside air pollution and noise for which expected values were
exceeded, we also infer that the impact of the Expo construction work has been minor on
the grounds that the concentration and noise levels have remained almost unchanged
from the levels before the project was launched and that contribution of the number of
construction vehicles for this project to the overall traffic has been low.
In the meantime, for cases where expected values or environmental limits are
exceeded in monitoring results, we have analyzed the causes and made improvements if
the Expo construction was attributable. For example, the level of general environmental
noise in part of the parking lots significantly rose after the construction work waslaunched, but this was because the construction machinery was operated near theborderline of the lot. Therefore, we strove to minimize prolonged operations near theborderline after the measurement. In addition, in some spots the turbidity of effluent
water exceeded the control target value defined by the EXPO 2005 Association in theconstruction process. Therefore, we backtracked with the water system to identify thecause, cleaned the gutter and put in place a simplified settling tank. Additionally, we havestrengthened surveillance.

* "Report on Environmental Assessment Follow-up Surveys (Monitoring Survey)

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Items of Monitoring Survey
2002*1

Item of monitoring survey

2003*1

2004

Construction

2005 - 2006
In-service Construction

Air quality, etc.

Climate/air quality

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Noise

General environmental noise

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Roadside environmental noise

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

General environmental vibrations

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Roadside environmental vibrations

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Water quality of river that effluent flows into

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Turbidity of effluent water

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Vibration

Water quality
Assessment report

Underground water level

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Underground water quality

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Soil contaminationŗŗ*2

Plants

Notable plant species, star magnolia

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ*4

Animals

Flying squirrel, goshawk, honey buzzard, breeding birds
such as popinjay, Haccho dragonfly / ceriagrion
nipponicum, Luciola cruciata, Luehdorfia japonica

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ*4

LandscapeView from notable viewpointŗŗ

Mutual-contact area Notable mutual-contact areaŗ

Underground water
Soil contamination

Seto site

Nagakute site

Plants

Notable plant species

Animals

Goshawk, breeding birds such as popinjay, kingfisher,notable fish species, Haccho dragonfly / ceriagrion
nipponicum, Luehdorfia japonica
Park-type country ecosystem focused on Luehdorfia
japonica / quercus mongolica

Ecosystem

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ*4

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ*4

ŗ

ŗ
ŗ*5

Park-type wetland ecosystem focused on Haccho dragonfly, etc.

ŗŗNotable landscape resourcesŗŗ

Mutual-contact area Notable mutual-contact areaŗŗLandscape

NoisePart 2

Inter-site gondola Plantsŗŗ

General environmental noiseŗNotable plant species

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ*4

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ*4

Part 3
Part 4

Animals

Goshawk, breeding birds

Air quality

Air quality

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Noise

General environmental noise

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Roadside environmental noise

ŗ

ŗ

ŗ

Water quality

Water quality of river that effluent flows into

ŗ*6

ŗAnimals

Daruma pond frog, harvest mouse, Eurema laeta betheseba,
Haccho dragonfly

ŗŗ

Ecosystem

Park-type reservoir ecosystem

Private car
parking lot

Event/lighting

ŗ
ŗ

ŗ*4

ŗ

Notes:*1: "Assessment report" in 2002 and "Part 2" in 2003 partially include items on which the survey
started before the start of construction.
*2: Although these were already monitoring items in 2002, a survey was not conduced on them thatyear. Therefore, we surveyed only sulfide in 2003.
*3: Only Haccho dragonfly was surveyed in 2002. However, since ceriagrion nipponicum was foundin the survey points in 2003, we started to survey the habitat status of ceriagrion nipponicum as well.
*4: Only those species for which the survey timing is suitable will be surveyed during theconstruction.
*5: Although these were already monitoring items in 2002, a survey was not conduced on them thatyear. Therefore, we started the survey in 2003.
*6: To compare only the Nagakute parking lot and the Fujioka parking lot, where purification facilities
were installed, with the results of the survey conducted when they were in service, we surveyed
this item also when they started operation.

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(2) Environment-conscious efforts in civil engineering/construction works
The EXPO 2005 Association and EXPO participants are obliged to make environment-conscious
efforts in civil engineering/construction works in accordance with the work specifications and theaction plans*1/guidelines*2 for environment-conscious efforts (hereinafter "action plans/guidelines").
The action plans/guidelines stipulate that the parties involved shall submit plans and reports on
the execution results (execution documents) concerning their efforts to control/recycle waste andcontrol the emission of greenhouse gases when performing civil engineering/construction works insite development.
Reduction of air pollution and noise in civil engineering/construction works◇ Monitoring and thorough implementation of efforts to prevent pollution in civilengineering/construction works
To prevent pollution associated with civil engineering/construction works, we asked the parties
involved to submit execution plans concerning conservation measures in environmental impact
assessment. In addition, in response to advice from the Aichi Governor on environmental
monitoring, we established a monitoring structure based on on-site patrol to achieve thoroughimplementation of the efforts.
・Proper allocation and efficient use of construction equipment according to the construction scale
・Adoption of low-pollution type equipment
・Prevention of dust from flying around・Equalization of works
・Distribution of material carry-in/removal routes, and more
■ State of the monitoring (environmental patrol) of environmental conservation measures(started in January 2004)(1) Monitoring method
・The person in-charge patrols the site using a check sheet to track efforts
・For items that may have a significant environmental impact, take appropriate measures(2) Monitoring frequency
・Jan to Mar 2004: once a week
・Apr 2004 onward: 2 to 4 times a month(September 2005)◇ djustment of works through "Council on measures to deal with surroundings of thesite concerning EXPO-related works"
In areas surrounding the site, since multiple works are conducted simultaneously, they might
affect daily traffic and commuting in the communities. Therefore, we set up a "Council on
measures to deal with surroundings of the site concerning EXPO-related works" (October 2001)
consisting of transportation/road-related organizations of the prefecture, surrounding city/town
governments, surrounding school officials and the EXPO 2005 Association. The council has
worked on issues such as the prevention of construction vehicles from entering residential roads,
prevention of soil and sand from flying from construction vehicles, proper allocation of safety
billboards and traffic control staff, securing of existing car lanes during works, avoidance of works
in morning/evening rush hours and commuting hours of elementary/middle schools and public
relations for information on the works.
Reduction of impact by land formation work
The action plans/guidelines define that the parties involved shall reduce the impact of carryin/removal on the surrounding environment by balancing between the amount of cut soil and theamount of filled soil in land formation of the site so that cut soil is not removed outside the site.
In the land formation work, the amount of soil in land formation increased from the initial plandue to partial change in the site development plan of the Nagakute area. The causes of the increasein the amount of soil in land formation are as follows.
*1 "Action Plan for Generation Control and Recycling of Waste (on site development)"; "Action Plan for Global Warming Prevention Measures (on site development)"*2 "Environmental Conservation Guideline (volume of site development)"82

・Matching with the Aichi Prefecture Park Development Plan
Matching with the Aichi Prefecture Park Development Plan, which requires the ground levels of
the north gate and the surrounding area to be lowered from a barrier-free viewpoint.
・Change in the planned ground level of the Common and the Loop
Change in the ground level of the Global Loop to match the above.
・Clarification of the shape of land to be formed due to concretization of the IMTS (unmanned bus)
route・Implementation of transplantation work

Although the direct alteration area remained unchanged from the time when the environmental
impact assessment was performed, the amount of soil in land formation increased by approximately
35%.
Difference in amount of soil in land formation between the master plan and the execution plan
Classification(A) Master plan(assessment report)(B) Execution plan

Change (B)-(A)(1) Direct alteration area

89ha

89ha

0ha

(2) Land formation area

49.1ha54.6ha5.6ha

1.Cut soil

480,000 m3

650,000 m3

170,000 m3

2. Filled soil

530,000 m3

720,000 m3

190,000 m3(3) Amount of soil inland formation

As a result of examining a measure to avoid increase in the impact on the surroundings due to theincrease in the amount of soil in land formation, we decided to take measures such as reviewing thein-site soil transfer plan, using high-performance construction vehicles/equipment such as large
dump trucks and reducing the scale of deck work. Although this would slightly increase the total
emission of NOx and other pollutants from construction machines inside the site throughout theland formation period, the total emission of those gases from construction vehicles running outside
the site and the daily maximum amount of emission from construction machines/vehicles would
drastically drop. Therefore, we judged that we would be able to minimize the increase in theenvironmental impact.
We posted and published these results on the website before performing the land formation work.

Pheasants nested in a land formation site
On June 30, 2003, we found a pheasant sitting on eggs in a small grassy area within a land
formation site near the west gate of the Nagakute site. According to the work plan, land leveling wasabout to be started. We interrupted the land formation work for approximately 3 weeks until the eggs
hatched and the chicks left the nest together with their parent, and then we resumed the work.

83◇ Avoidance of areas, forests and ponds inhabited by notable andother species in groups
・In the process of site selection, we found a goshawk's nest in the Kaisho Forest (approx. 540 ha),which was initially the prime candidate of the EXPO site. Partly because of this, we changed thesite to Nagakute (approx. 158 ha), which had been used as a Youth Park, as the main site, and to
Seto (approx. 15 ha), which is located in the southwest end of the Kaisho Forest.
・In planning the use of the Nagakute site as the land for the EXPO, we thoroughly researched thenatural environment including notable species (notable plant species, plant groups and animals)
in and around the site. As a result, the forest area to the south of the Youth Park was excluded
from the EXPO site. In addition, we decided to use as much as possible those spots originallycontaining facilities such as a baseball field, tennis courts, a camping site and a skating rink aspart of the Aichi Youth Park, within the area we planned for the EXPO site, and preserve theforests and the agricultural reservoir, which occupy approximately half of the site, in their
original state. Furthermore, in designing the EXPO facilities, we strove to maintain even thoseplaces where facilities would be built after land leveling wherever possible with due
consideration given to notable species there. For these notable species, we have continued
monitoring surveys throughout the entire period from the site construction to during the Expoand the demolition and removal.
・Similarly, for the Seto site, we strove not to alter the natural environment including logging in
natural forests while utilizing those places where land had been formed for housing and barelands as much as possible. In addition, the habitat of Lefua costata, listed as endangered (IB) in
the red list of the Environment Ministry, was found in a brook within the Seto site. We decided tochange the location of facilities and not to build any facility along the river.
◇ Control of the impact of gondola support construction
For the locations of gondola supports, we selected places that would not affect the areas where alarge number of plants are found, avoided conducting works during the breeding season ofgoshawks and other notable birds, and used a helicopter for transporting materials and equipment
instead of developing construction roads, which would involve logging in forests.
6th and 7th supports: conducted works while avoiding the breeding season of birds including
goshawks
7th support: minimized landscape alteration and used a helicopter for transporting materials◇ Facility planning with due consideration to the habitat environment of rare species
・For the Owari-Asahi parking lot, which is among thepark & ride parking spaces for private cars, we
originally planned to temporarily convert paddy fields
into a parking lot. However, in our preliminary research,
we found Daruma pond frogs, classified as extinction
anxiety level II (VU) in the red list of the Environment
Ministry, inhabiting the fields. We sought advice fromexperts, and they suggested that the highest paddy fieldin the ecological planning region, which was a wet
paddy, should preferably be preserved. Therefore, we
preserved that paddy (approx. 2,800 m2) intact as a"seed lot." In subsequent monitoring surveys,
inhabitation of Daruma pond frogs has been observed inthis preserved area and paddies around the parking lot.

Top: Capture by children
Bottom: Daruma pond frog

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・For the Nagakute parking lot, which is among the park & ride parking spaces for private cars, we
originally planned to temporarily convert paddy fields into a parking lot. However, in our
preliminary research, we found a nest of the harvest mouse, which is classified as extinction
anxiety level II (VU) in the red list of threatened wildlife of Aichi Prefecture, and Tsumagurokicho (Sp. inthe "white" butterfly family), classified as extinction anxiety level II (VU) in the redlist of the Environment Ministry, were found. In our survey, both of these two species were also
observed in the surrounding areas, and we first thought that they would survive even if theparking lot were built and the habitat environment would be restored after it was removed, andtherefore the construction would not significantly affect them. However, as a measure to protect
the harvest mouse, we created a preserved lot of 700m2 by transplanting thach plants (thach isfamily of rice plant, like Japanese pampas grass etc). and soil to bare land adjacent to a naturalforest within the parking lot. In addition, as a measure to protect the Eurema laeta betheseba
butterfly, we transplanted a total of approx. 2,000 plants of Kawaraketsumei, the grass thebutterfly lives on, collected in the parking lot or raised from seeds collected there, to a slope of
the parking lot. In subsequent monitoring surveys, inhabitation of both species has been observedin this preserved area and the surrounding areas.

Nest of the harvest mouse

Tsumaguroki-cho and Kawaraketsumei

・The Fujioka parking lot, which is among the park & ride parking spaces for private cars, hadbeen used mainly as farmland converted from a quarry collection point and an old quarry.
However, in our preliminary research, we observed Haccho dragonflies in a wetland within theplanned parking lot area. Partly because this wetland was located at the end of the planned
parking lot area, we preserved this wetland intact as a conservation area. In subsequentmonitoring surveys, Haccho dragonflies were observed even during the parking lot construction
and the EXPO period in which the area was used as a parking lot.
◇ Collection of information for future environmental impact assessment
The environmental impact assessment of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN is not subject to theEnvironmental Impact Assessment Law. However, we started our efforts based on the purport ofthis law even before the law was fully enforced. The EXPO 2005 Association also conducted thefollowing surveys so that they would be useful for similar future environmental impact
assessments.
・From the viewpoint of systematic conservation of the natural environment and enriching contact
between humans and nature, we added notable plant groups, countryside ecosystems and notablecontact occasions to the existing forecast assessment items as forecast/assessment items ofenvironmental impact assessment.
・When we planned the EXPO site in the Kaisho area, it was indicated that transplanting starmagnolia, classified as Vulnerable (VU) in the red list of the Environment Ministry, to adifferent place would cause hybridization between the transplanted star magnolia and theexisting star magnolia growing there. Therefore, we researched the genes of star magnolias
growing in both places. As a result, it was found that the star magnolia in the Kaisho Forest isdivided into several groups. Later, the Nagakute area was chosen as the main EXPO site, and thestar magnolia was not transplanted.

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・In the survey conducted to formulate an environmental impact assessment report, we found thatan animal species, the flying squirrel, occurs in areas surrounding the Seto site. The EXPO 2005
Association decided to capture flying squirrels active mainly in the area adjacent to the site andpractice the telemetry method (method of tracking individuals carrying transmitters) as amonitoring survey. In this survey, two males and one female were captured, and the difference inhome ranges between males and females and the relation are coming to light.
・The honey buzzard is a medium size raptor that eats wasp larvae and so forth and migrates toJapan in spring to breed. The EXPO 2005 Association installed video cameras near an existing
nest of honey buzzards in order to track their breeding and feeding states in a monitoring survey.
During the EXPO period in 2005, we succeeded in the continuous filming of a series of theirbreeding state from nesting to mating, hatching, chick development and first flight. We expect
the subsequent analysis will help to protect the honey buzzard. The videotaped breeding state
was shown at the "Environment Assessment Exhibit Room" built in the Nagakute site during the
EXPO period. In addition, we made moving images of the breeding state available on the official
website of the EXPO 2005 Association.

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State of greenhouse gas emission in site development
The environmental impact assessment report concerning the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japandefines the target values for greenhouse gas emission and wooden frame usage in the site
development stage.
This subsection summarizes the state of greenhouse gas emission and wooden frame usage basedon the execution documents submitted in accordance with the action plans/guidelines.

State of survey sheet collection
The number of works at the stage of site development was 141. Data were tabulated as follows
based on execution documents submitted by contractors by the end of December 2004.
State of survey sheet collection
Number of works Number of works for whichsurvey sheets were collectedsurveyed
Issues related to number of machines/vehicles

Collection rate

118

83.7%

108

76.6%

141
Issues related to materials such as cement

State of greenhouse gas emission
According to the action plans/guidelines for global warming prevention, the contractors must
submit reports on the results of their work executions on items such as type of construction machine,number of construction machines used, type of construction vehicle, cement usage and frame usage.
Although not all execution documents were collected, the state of greenhouse gas emission at the site
development stage was tabulated as follows based on the submitted execution documents.
Result of survey on greenhouse gas emission and wooden frame usage
in the site development stage (fiscal 2002 to 2004)
Seto site

Nagakute site

Other

Construction machine

384.0

5,661.4

2,627.2

8,672.6

Construction vehicle

13.8

54.7

90.6

159.1

Blast furnace

58.7

1,692.3

370.5

Other

113.3

2,480.8

290.4

Item

CO2 emission(t-CO2)

CementTarget value*2

Total

13,837.8

13,534

10.5

4

48.1

25

5,006.1

CH4 emission(t-CO2*1)

Construction machine

0.5

6.7

3.1

10.3

Construction vehicle

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

N2O emission(t-CO2*1)

Construction machine

2.0

29.5

13.7

45.2

Construction vehicle

0.2

1.2

1.5

2.9

Total

572.5

9,926.7

3,397.1

13,896.4

13,561

Wooden frame usage (m3)

119.7

576.5

119.7

816

918

*1: CO2 equivalent value multiplied by global warming factor*2: Target value is the total value of the Seto and Nagakute sites.
Note: Since fractions are rounded off after the 2nd decimal place, the total value may not be consistent.

Since the collection rate is not 100% and the values of uncollected data are not determined, wecannot present an achievement rate against the target values. However, the target values for CH4 andN2O emissions were exceeded.

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5-2-2 Formulation of Site Plans with Due Consideration Given to the Natural
Environment
Concept of site planning◇ Concept of the Nagakute site
With the following items as the basis, we strove to organize facilities that were suitable for theinternational exhibition while minimizing the alteration of the natural surroundings.
(1) Avoid large-scale land formation by utilizing existing flat landscapes and existing building parts
and adopting the Global Loop.
(2) Avoid areas, forests and ponds inhabited by notable species in groups as much as possible.
◇ Concept of the Seto site
We minimized the impact on nature through land formation following the natural landscape andthe allocation of major facilities to bare land from the perspective that it is necessary to make theentire Kaisho Forest an area that will allow people to learn about the interaction between humans
and nature in the future.
Utilization of natural landscapes◇ Reduce the area of developed land by utilizing flat landscapes and existing buildings
We strove to avoid the environmental impact of facilities by utilizing flat land and part of theexisting facilities of the Aichi Youth Park as well as the planned land for the Aichi Science andTechnology Exchange Center, which is existing developed land.
In the Seto site, we allocated major facilities within natural landscapes and bare land.
Site areas and formed land areas
Site area

Nagakute site

158 ha54.6 ha-34.6 %

6.8 %

15 ha

8.29 ha0.9 ha-55.0 %

6.0 %Site area ratio
Seto site

Developed land area
Area of event/exhibit(execution plan)

Site area ratio

10.7 ha

◇ Avoidance of large-scale land formation by building the Global Loop and Common(Nagakute site)
The Global Loop was designed with the minimum of alteration to uneven landscapes and ponds
and with consideration given to the habitat of rare animals and plants so that visitors can movefreely around the natural landscapes while detouring around them.

Global Loop underconstruction

Supports withsteel-rake structure

Bird's eye view

The Global Loop applies the following environment-conscious efforts to its structure.
・Steel-rake structure:The loop is held by approx. 200 sets of rake-like supports (steel rakes) in order todrastically reduce the foundation and minimize land alternation.
・Steel piles:The underground piles use recyclable/reusable steel materials, and have special shapes withblades on the end that allow the piles to be pulled off with reverse rotation so that they can be easily
reused.

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Participation in afforestation outside the sites
With EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, we strove to create the sites while keeping the naturallandscapes and forests intact. Nevertheless, it was inevitable that a total of approx. 7 ha of forest
had to be altered in the Nagakute and Seto sites. Therefore, we conducted an afforestation project(afforestation experience event) as a compensatory measure for the alteration of 7-ha of forest.
The afforestation experience event was planned as a preliminary project of the "natureexperience program," and held with volunteer participants in three places: the base of Mt. Fuji,
Mongolia and Seto City, thus contributing to global afforestation.
Data on the afforestation project
Project name

Number ofparticipantsArea oftree planting

Number oftrees plantedTree species

Mt. Fuji base tree planting experience event(Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

Approx. 350

2.5 ha4,650

Japanese cypress, maple,
zelkova, etc.

Mongol international tree planting festival(Sukhebaatar City)(including 23 from Japan)

10 ha

30,000

Mongolia-native red pine,etc.

0.5 ha1,000

Cherry Sp. Japanese maple,
Rhododendron dilatatum

Seto City tree-planting experience event(Seto City Jokoji natural recreation forest)

Mt. Fuji base tree planting event

Approx. 100

Approx. 120

International Tree Planting
Festival in Mongolia

Seto City tree-planting
experience event

Utilization of natural materials
Various materials were used in the sites of EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN. In particular, we actively
used thinned wood, and proposed new ways of using it.
Examples of natural materials used in the sites
Place where natural material is used

Example of utilization

EXPO 2005 Association’s facilities•Use of waste wood in the Global Loop, thinned wood produced in Aichi Prefecture, eucalyptus
forestation trees produced in Brazil, etc.
•Use of thinned wood for deck floor of the north gate, the EXPO Dome, outer wall of the EXPO Halland restaurant buildings near the north entrance (1,300 m3)

Japan Pavilion Nagakute•Bamboo cage (world’s largest bamboo cage) covering (90_70_19m, 23,000 madake bamboo trees)•Wall-greening with Sasaella kogasensis var. gracillimia•Laminated wood and cluster columns (structural column comprising 9 pieces of small-diameter
thinned wood) made from thinned wood not popular as a building material•Acoustic absorbent and heat insulator using bamboo fiber as the main material

Japan Pavilion Seto
Aichi Pavilion Nagakute
Aichi Pavilion Seto
Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis•Use of semi-fireproof domestic larch wood as exterior panels•Roof greening with coconut shell matting, which is a biomass material•Use of wood produced in Mikawa for structural material, roof deck and outer wall (540 m3)•Use of thinned wood for roof deck, etc.
•Use of wood produced in Mikawa for roof deck and outer wall (155 m3)•Use of stone meshed cage for retaining wall
•Use of Indonesian silk worm cocoons for exterior material

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Toyota Group Pavilion•Use of plant fiber kenaf for part of inner wall

Gas Pavilion•Use of domestic thinned cedar wood (approx. 38 t) for outer wall and circumferential independent
columns of the building

Turkey Pavilion•Use of method of wrapping Yezo spruce bark around supports made of hardened wood chips for partof the columns inside the pavilion

Philippine Pavilion
Others•Use of processed coconut wood for the floor of the pavilion•Use of natural materials such as woodchip pavements and waste wood for earth retainers in various
places in the sites•Use of kenaf for part of tent roofs

Global Loop fund-raising for use of thinned wood
The Global Loop fund-raising, together with the Aichi Forest Association and other organizations, collected
approx. ¥17 million to purchase thinned wood from cedar produced in Aichi Prefecture and provide part (3.5-mwide, 500-m long, approx. 50 m3) of the Global Loop in front of Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis.
Names of the 9,138 fund raisers (including enterprises and groups) were displayed on the monument on the roof topof Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis.

Thinned wood on the Loop:
Left part is made from thinned
wood of cedar producedin Aichi Prefecture

Bench made of thinned woodon the Loop

Thinned wood of the north gate

Effective use of bamboo and reduction of air conditioning load through the Bamboo Cagen Japan, damage from excessively spreading bamboo trees has become a problem. The Japan Pavilion Nagakutecovered the entire building with a cage made from approx. 23,000 bamboo trunks as an example of the effective useof bamboo. In addition, covering the building with a bamboo cage allows the building to breath while blocking
solar radiation. Thus, the air conditioning load in the building was reduced.

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5-2-3 Adoption of Advanced Technologies for the Development of
Eco-Communities
We actively adopted advanced technologies that are essential to building eco-communities, suchas natural energies, new energies and recycling technology.
Active utilization of new energies◇ mplementation of efforts in accordance with the action plans/guidelines
The action plans/guidelines define the controlled use of facility energies (electricity, gas, waterand cold water) and the active use of energy-efficient equipment to promote efforts to save energies
and resources in holding the EXPO.
The main source of electricity used for the EXPO is electricity purchased from powercompanies. However, from the perspective of adopting cutting-edge technologies, we also used
new energies generated from large-scale experimental facilities at the sites. The pavilions also
adopted electricity generated by solar power and wind power.

Examples of adopting new energy plants
Place

Environmental facility

Specifications

New energy

Global Common 5,
1st floor

New energy plant in cooperation
with NEDO (Demonstrative
Project of Regional Power Grids
with Various New Energies)

In the “Demonstrative Project of Regional Power Grids with Various New
Energies,” we established a small-scale electricity network called the “microgrid”*1 by combining fuel-cell power generation using 3 types of fuel cells,
the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) andthe phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), as well as solar power generation anda power storage system (NaS cell).
The NaS (natrium sulfide) cell was added as the power source forregulating fluctuations.
*1 The micro grid is a system that provides more efficient power supply that meets theneeds of consumers with increased economic efficiency and supply reliability as a
power supply system by controlling and operating the power supply within a given area
through a combination of multiple distributed power sources.

Near the west gate

New energy plant in cooperation
with NEDO (Demonstrative
Project of Regional Power Grids
with Various New Energies)<Solar power generation>
Polycrystalline silicon type (generation capacity:200 kW)
Close to the monocrystalline type in both conversion efficiency and priceOuter fence of the Global
Loop

New energy plant in cooperation
with NEDO (Demonstrative
Project of Regional Power Grids
with Various New Energies)<Solar power generation>
Bifacial monocrystalline silicon type (generation capacity:30 kW)
High conversion efficiency (13 to 20%), relatively expensive

Near the Spain Pavilion

New energy plant in cooperation
with NEDO (Demonstrative
Project of Regional Power Grids
with Various New Energies)<Solar power generation>
Amorphous type (generation capacity:2100 kW)
Relatively low conversion efficiency (8 to 13%), less efficient at hightemperature (summer), inexpensive, great freedom in shape

New energy plant in cooperation with NEDO
Global Loop's fence

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Near the Spain Pavilion

Solar power generation

Bifacial solar cell

Capable of efficiently converting received solar radiation into electric powerfrom both faces of the cell. Has a generation capacity 0.3 times greater thanconventional solar cell panels (one face) irrespective of the mounting
direction.
(Monocrystalline silicon type)The vertical mount reduces materials such as a pedestal.

Wonder Circus - ElectricPower Pavilion

Solar power generation system

A solar power system using the latest film board amorphous solar cell.
Use of a board made of a flex plastic film (thin solar cell) allows application
to curved surfaces and weight saving.
Fewer materials and high mass productivity enable cost cutting.
Output: approx. 10 kW

Near EXPO Plaza

Solar cell & wind power
generation Hybrid tower“Wind Seagull”

Solar cell panel: monocrystalline silicon type, 84 WŒ27 units
Wind power: 30 WŒ27 units
Used as a power source for night lighting.

On the Global Loop

Solar cell panel

Recharged with a solar cell during daytime for lighting a sign (banner) at night.

Rest house opposite ofcompany pavilion A

Solar cell roof tile

Roof tiles embedded with solar cell panels. Used for night lighting of anarbor.

Seto site
Welcome House

Solar cell panel

Polycrystalline silicon type, 2.38 kW
Area: 22.28 m2

Aichi Pavilion Seto

Solar cell panel

Output: 4.5 kW
Used for fixtures inside the facility.

Forest Visitor Center’s roof

Solar cell panel

Output: 10 kW
Used for lighting inside the facility.

Hitachi Group Pavilion
Waiting space

In a flowerbed at the end of
EXPO Firefly
the Global Loop

A stand-alone lighting combining solar cell panels and light-emitting diodes.

EXPO AMEDAS

Solar cell panel

Generates electricity for transmitting measurement data by radio.

Solar cell panelson the roof

Solar cell roof tiles

Seto site
Welcome House

Forest Visitor
CenterEXPO Firefly

Wind power generation
1) Utilized 335013 kWh of the power generated by the Chita City Shinmaiko
Marine Park wind power plant (alternative power generation)2) Utilized 335000 kWh of the power generated by the Tawara Rinkai wind
power plant (green power certified)Aichi Pavilion Nagakute
Aichi Pavilion Seto

Using wind power generation

Toyota Group Pavilion

Using wind power generation

Wind power facility in Tawara City, 1,980 kWŒ1 unit
Alternatively generates electricity equivalent to consumption.

Nagoya City “Earth Tower”“Ongu” (acoustics instrument)

Four blades, length of the rotor: 2m
Max output: 1,320 W
Number of units installed: 3

Near EXPO Plaza

Hybrid tower “Wind Seagull”

30 WŒ27 units (wind speed: 15 m/s)
Used as power for night lighting.

Wonder Circus - ElectricPower Pavilion

Wind power generation

A wind power system capable of generating electricity even with a breeze ata speed of 3 m.
Rotor diameter: only 54.6 cm. Starts at a wind speed of 1.5 m.
Max output (rated): 160 W (23 WĻ7 units)

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Shinmaiko Marine
Park Wind power
plant, Used in
Aichi Pavilion

Alternative wind
power generation,
Used in Toyota
Group Pavilion"Ongu""Wind Seagull"

Wonder Circus - ElectricPower Pavilion

Fuel cell (excluding cars)
Entrance of
the Global House“Galaxy Clock” using fuel cell

Generates electricity by extracting hydrogen from LP gas and reacting itwith oxygen in the air. Uses the generated electricity to activate the “Galaxy
Clock.” Generation capacity of 1 kW, sold for household use. Three units are
installed.

Hitachi Group Pavilion

Fuel cell for mobile equipment

Generates electricity by using methanol as a fuel. Produces hydrogen ion
from methanol and reacts it with oxygen in the air to extract electric energy.
Higher energy density than the conventional lithium ion cell. Discharges
only water vapor during power generation.

Wonder Circus - ElectricPower Pavilion

Related to Wonder Circus - ElectricPower Pavilion (fuel cell)

Adopts world’s first commercial cogeneration system as a plate-type solid
oxygen fuel cell (SOFC).
Power output: 30 kW, heat output: 30 kW

Gas Pavilion

Fuel cell

The pavilion exhibited a household fuel cell marketed in 2005 (PEFC:
output: 1 kW) in a dynamic state. In addition, it exhibited a prototype solid
oxygen fuel cell (SOFC: output: 1 kW) in a dynamic state.

Galaxy Clock

Fuel cell for mobile
equipment

Fuel cell of W. Circus E.P. Pavilion

Fuel cell of Gas Pavilion◇ Demonstrative study on new energy plant in cooperation with NEDOThis demonstrative study was jointly conducted among 9 companies as commissioned by NEDO(New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
This system is capable of controlling the balance between the supply and demand of electric
power by combining solar power generation with 3 types of fuel cells using methane fermentation
gas and high-temperature gasified gas and adding a NaS (natrium sulfide) cell, which serves as thepower source for regulating fluctuations. It is world's first trial of combining multiple new energies
and controlling them.
The system has a generation capacity of approx. 2,200 kW, which covered the power
consumption of the Japan Pavilion Nagakute (100%) and the NEDO Pavilion. In addition, we
utilized heat energy, produced in the process of fuel cell power generation, for air-conditioning the
NEDO Pavilion.
Throughout the EXPO, this plant processed a total of 587 tons of garbage (57% commercial
waste including that from restaurants [on the basis of collection in the sub stockyard]) and 3,360 kg
of PET bottles (equivalent to approx. 130,000 PET bottles [500 ml]) to produce fuel for the fuelcells.
In addition, following the closure of the EXPO, this plant will be transferred to the Central Japan
Airport City (Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture), adjacent to the Chubu International Airport, tocontinue the demonstrative study.

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New Energy Plant◇ Power generation facilities: fuel cells, solar cell systems, a power storage system
・Fuel cells: account for 85% of the capacity
3 different types of fuel cells are used to generate electricity. (One already at a commercial level,
and two expected for large-scale distributed power generation)
・Solar power systems: account for 15% of the generation capacity; cell area: approx. 3,200 m2
Near the west gate: power generation output: 200 kW
On the Loop fence: power generation output: 30 kW
Near the Spain Pavilion: power generation output: 100 kW
・Power source for regulating fluctuations: NaS (natrium sulfide) cell
◇ Fuel for fuel cells: Garbage and PET bottles collected from the site are used as a fuelA methane fermentation system (garbage of the site) and a high-temperature gasification system(plastics and woodchips) supply the hydrogen required for the fuel cells.

Fuel cell (MCFC)

Methane fermentation system

High-temperature gasification system◇ Energy-saving efforts
The Japan Pavilions, Nagoya City Pavilion and company pavilions made various efforts such asutilization of energy-saving materials.
Energy-saving efforts
Facility name

Description

Japan Pavilion Nagakute•Reduction in solar radiation load with a Bamboo Cage
•Cooling effect through intermediate water spray on the photocatalyst steel roof (water-sprinklingeffect)•Wall greening with kokumazasa (Sasaella kogasensis var. gracillimia)•Local air-conditioning of residential area in a large space and natural ventilation•Use of cascading of cold exhaust in the building for a waiting space•External lighting with solar cells + LEDs

Japan Pavilion Seto

•Reduction in heat load with “Wind Tower” (solar chimney) and a geo-heat utilization system•Roof greening with a coconut mat, which is a biomass material•Reduction in heat load with automatically responding light-control glass

Aichi Pavilion Seto

•Equalization of power consumption and elimination of a temporary heat source through the use of anice thermal heat pump
•Use of natural air-conditioning with natural ventilation and evaporation of running water

Nagoya City “Earth Tower”•Reduction in air-conditioning load by applying a photocatalyst on the tower wall and pouring water

Wonder Circus - Electric Power
Pavilion•Implementation of pinpoint air-conditioning by using new energy (cool air provision)•Use of underground cold energy through underground burial pipes (pinpoint air-conditioning of theoutdoor waiting space)•Use of a local air-conditioning system in a large exhibition space

JR Central Super-Conductive Linear Motor•Use of a titanium oxide photocatalyst tent
Car Pavilion
Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth•Greening of the roof and wall

Mitsui-Toshiba Pavilion•Use of “aqua water”•Maximum utilization of natural energy such as daylight

Mountain of Dreams•Use of a titanium oxide photocatalyst tent

Gas Pavilion•Effective utilization of electricity and heat through the adoption of a highly efficient gas co-generation
system (overall efficiency: over 90%)
•Reduction in air-conditioning load through the adoption of residential area air-conditioning andsecondary use of cooled air•Reduction in air-conditioning load through roof greening and roof water spray

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Comparison of target values for greenhouse gas
during the EXPO period with emission status
The action plan for environment-conscious efforts during the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japandefines the objective on greenhouse gas emission as an effort to prevent global warming.
This subsection summarizes the status of greenhouse gas emission based on the actionplans/guidelines, and compares the target values with the actual state.

Relevant emission sources
The relevant greenhouse gases are as follows:・Carbondioxide (CO2)・Methane (CH4), nitrogenmonoxide (N2O)
We assumed the volume of greenhouse gases generated from city gas, water consumption, waste
treatment, transportations at the sites and access transportations.
The relevant transportations at the sites are waste delivery vehicles, IMTS and commercial
vehicles, while the relevant access transportations are the parking lot shuttle bus, station shuttle bus,inter-site shuttle bus and group bus.
(Unit: t-CO2 )Site

Generation source

Measurement Total measurement
1,209.5

Gas, electricity, water

Seto

NagakuteGas, electricity, water

29,417.2

Transportations at the site, assess transportations

13,401.0
Total

CH4
emission& N2O
emission

Seto

Nagakute

1,654.1

3,180

42,818.2

60,73144,472.4

63,911

13.6

55

492.5

1,020

506.1

1,075

444.6

Transportations at the site, assess transportations

CO2
emissionTarget valueGas, electricity, waste

10.2

Transportations at the site, assess transportations

3.3

Gas, electricity, waste

379.8

Transportations at the site, assess transportations

112.7
Total

Note: Since fractions are rounded after the 2nd decimal place, the total value may not reflect the actual value.

State of greenhouse gas emission
The action plan and guidelines for environment-conscious efforts during the Expo period define
the target values for greenhouse gas emission assuming the number of visitors to be 15 million, andwe strove to control emissions under the plan and guidelines. As a result, all actual measurements
were below the target values although the actual number of visitors was much greater than thepredicted number. We infer that this achievement was due to the attitude of the EXPO organizer andthe exhibitors toward efficient energy use and the energy-saving efforts of the visitors.
Item

Seto site

Nagakute site

Gas consumption(Nm3/day)

Measurement

705

Planned value

3,630

63,597

Power consumption(kWh/day)

Measurement

11,814

251,635

Planned value

22,275

329,760

Clean water
consumption (m3/day)

Measurement

195

5,691

Planned value

1,096

10,557

Sewageconsumption (m3/day)

Measurement

195

3,879

Planned value

735

6,615

24,916

Note: The measurement is the total number during the period (approx. 22 million
visitors), while the planned value is the assumed number of visitors of 15 million

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Use of biomass plastics
We adopted biomass (biodegradable) plastic products for waste bags and tableware andcomposted one-way-type products together with garbage, as an additional measure to control waste
emission. In addition, through this experiment, the practicality of biomass plastic products was
confirmed.
Use of biomass plastics
Type

Description

Tableware

Adopted biomass plastic tableware at food courts and restaurants (used at 11
restaurants).
One-way (disposable) type: 24 types, approx. 20 million units
Returnable (reusable) type: 25 types, approx. 120,000 units

Official original goods

Utilized biomass plastics as much as possible for materials of official original goods andsouvenirs.

Package paper

Prepared plain biodegradable plastic bags as unified package bags and carrier bags
containing aluminum hydroxide material.

Other use at the sites

Waste bags (approx. 550,000), guide maps at the sites (approx. 500), signs at the sites(550 places)

Use at pavilions

Used for the outer wall of the Japan Pavilion Nagakute.

◇ CO2 reduction effect through use of biomass plastic tableware
According to a trial calculation by the Japan Bioindustry Association, carbon dioxide(CO2) was reduced by approx. 720 tons as a result of efforts such as composting biomass
plastic tableware and waste bags used at the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN instead of burningthem. This reduction is equivalent to the amount absorbed by approx. 100,000 cedar trees of
50 years old (approx. 100 ha) throughout the EXPO duration.

◇ Composted one-way-typebiomass plastic containers
・Collected one-way-type containers in bioplastic waste bags together with garbage
including leftovers, and removed themoutside the sites.
・Degraded and composted them together with
waste bags outside the sites using
microorganisms in approx. 6 months.
・From 2004, as an experiment, used thiscompost to cultivate eggplants, onions, figs,
grapes and flowers at farmhouses in Tokai
City, Aichi, and tasted them at the sites.

Biomass plastic containers (one-way type)◇ Reuse/recycling of returnablebiomass plastic containers・After the closure of the EXPO, approx.
47,000 items of reusable tableware werereused at restaurants of central government
offices and 25 local government offices.
・Those items of tableware broken during
manufacturing and the EXPO period werematerial-recycled and reproduced as planters
and the like. They were displayed at the
EXPO sites and at the National Athletic
Meet in Okayama.

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Biomass plastic containers (returnable type)

Bio Lung
The Bio Lung is a greened wall 150 m long and 12 m high. It helps improve the urban living
environment and environmental burden through the power of plants such as by absorbing carbon
dioxide, supplying oxygen and lowering thetemperature in summer. As problems such as
global warming and the heat-island phenomenon
emerge, it has attracted much attention as anadvanced technology for building cities that are
comfortable for residents.
For the Bio Lung, cutting-edge, high-techlandscaping technologies such as water supply
methods and the safe placement of flowers wereadopted, and approx. 200 species of 200,000
flowers and trees were planted over a greening
area of approx. 3,500 m2.

The Bio Lung is expected to provide various
environmental effects. Its changing environmental
effects were observed in the adjacent Water andGreen Pavilion.
In addition, according to a press announcementby the Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
Ministry on the measurements, the temperature of
the greened wall surface was lower than the nongreened wall surface by 7˚C at maximum, andthan the artificial turf on EXPO Plaza by 20 to
30˚C.

Wind speed: 1.5 m/s

EXPO AMEDAS temperature: 33.4˚C

Non-greened
wall surface

Surface temperature at noon on July 28, 2005

"Voice of a visitor" (from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)・When I first visited the site, I was surprised that the site looked almost the same as the former Youth
Park. The Bio Lung is obviously cool. To alleviate global warming and the heat-island phenomenon,
I hope it will come into practical use as early as possible (Customer "H" from Aichi).

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Lowering of room temperature by using a photocatalyst
The Japan Pavilion Nagakute aimed at lowering room temperature by covering the roof with aphotocatalytic steel sheet. With a normal steel sheet roof, water sprayed on the roof becomes balllike droplets. However, on a steel sheet coated with titanium oxide, which is a photocatalyst, thesurface tension of the water is smaller due to its super-hydrophilic property, and forms a thin film
instead of ball-like droplets. Therefore, it is vaporized by sunlight faster and draws the surrounding
heat, thus lightening the heat load on the roof surface by sunlight.
With the Japan Pavilion Nagakute, we prepared a watered surface and a non-watered surface andobserved the effect. The temperature of the non-watered surface of the roof was over 10ÅãC higher
than the watered surface on hot days.
In addition, this material was also used in the waiting space for the 3D theater of the JR Central
Super-Conductive Linear Motor Car Pavilion, a white tent of the Mountain of Dreams and the roofof a rest house of Global Common 4.

Temperature [˚C]

◇ Photocatalytic roof with/without water: surface temperature(1)Pour water in the daytime when the temperature is high.
If the temperature of the non-watered roof reaches 28˚Cor higher, water is automatically spayed. The light blue
represents the time belt when water was sprayed.
(2)Spraying contributes to controlling temperature rise.
As spraying started, the rise in temperature of the wet partof the roof was better controlled than the dry surface. The
temperature difference was 10˚C or greater at the hottest
time of the day.
(3)The Bamboo Cage is also effective.
The temperature of the whole roof was relatively low evenon hot days, partly due to the fact that solar radiation was
already educed by the Bamboo Cage.
Cyber Japan Pavilion - Measure the Japan Pavilion!:
Data: July 21

http://www.nippon-kan.jp/hakaru/example_nagakute3.php

Experiencing coolness with dry mist
Dry mist is a device that artificially produces mist and utilizes the principle of the heat ofvaporization, which is drawn when water transforms from liquid to gas (vapor). It was the EXPO
2005 AICHI JAPAN that put dry mist into practical use for the first time, and efficiently provided
coolness in an outdoor space.
Since the particle diameter of dry mist measures only 0.016 mm, which is smaller than that ofordinary mist, it will be vaporized before the face or clothes of a visitor become wet. Thus, the dry
mist consists of super-fine particles. It is capable of lowering the temperature by 2 to 3 degrees, andthe energy consumption for lowing the temperature is one 30th that of conventional air conditioners(the proving test indicates an energy-saving effect approx. 30 times greater than conventional air
conditioners).
Dry mist is sprayed from approx. 2,000 nozzles including 152 points under an awning tent of the
Global Loop at the Nagakute site (13,000 m2), the waiting place of the Wonder Circus - ElectricPower Pavilion (320 m2) and the waiting place of the Australia Pavilion (240 m2). The dry mist on
the Global Loop was operated for approx. 70 days, approx. 7 hours per day on average.
As a result of conducting the visitor questionnaire at the waiting place of the Wonder Circus Electric Power Pavilion, approx. 80% of the respondents answered "yes" to the question: "Do you
want a dry mist system like this one to be provided at the railway station and the bus stop?" Thus,
the dry mist system was well received.
In addition, dry mist systems or conventional mist generators were adopted at 16 points at the
Nagakute site and one point at the Seto site, 17 points in total. Since they also served to provide afeeling of coolness, they were highly appreciated.

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Location
Global Common 5

StatusMist sprayed around the building

Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion

Dry mist in the admission waiting place
Mist sprayed in a square in front of the Electric Power Pavilion

Global Loop

Dry mist on the pole that supports the tent
1,824 nozzles used at 152 points

Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth

Mist on the greened part of the exit

Bio Lung

Mist on the wall near the Global House
Also provided a feeling of coolness

Nagoya City Pavilion “Earth Tower”

Mist on 3 edges of the tower (to approx. 1/3 of the height from the ground)

Global Common 1

Mist around the entrance deck

Japan Square

Mist from a spraying device above bamboo planter benches

Large flowerbed at the north of the carp pond

Mist from several spraying devices in the flowerbed

Japanese garden

Mist on the bridge near a huge rock behind the garden

Aichi Pavilion Nagakute

Mist on the roof of the admission waiting area

Gas Pavilion

Mist in the center of the observatory square

Seto gate

Mist in the garden area beside the gate

NGO Global Village

Mist on the opposite side of the north entrance

Wind Square

Mist on a slideAndean Amazonian Pavilion (Global Common 2)

Mist for the whole façade of the pavilion

Australia Pavilion (Global Common 6)

Dry mist in the admission waiting area and around the table outside the building

Global Loop

Global Common 1

Global Common 5

Japanese garden"Voice of a visitor" (from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
・The temperature drop with dry mist was very cool and impressive as I experienced it. It provided acool feeling to attract attention, but I hope outdoor air-conditioning like this will be spread not onlyin Japan but also around the world (Customer "S" from Aichi)

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5-2-4 Active Adoption of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Promotion of the 3Rs in site development◇ 3Rs concerning buildings and their materials
The action plans/guidelines promote the active reuse of buildings and their materials, and inaccordance with the action plans/guidelines, we made necessary efforts in site development such as
those shown below.
・Adoption of construction methods that allow easy demolishment
・Utilization of materials that can be reused, rented or leased
・Utilization of waste wood, used materials and eco materials
The following table shows representative examples.

Examples of adopting the 3Rs at the pavilions
Classification

Execution examples

Adoption of
construction
methods that allow
easy assembly anddemolishment• Japan Pavilion Nagakute
Adopted a method that enables easy cutting in demolishment by replacing steel
connectors for thinned wood to bamboo connectors.
• Official participants’ pavilions
Adopted modules for easy reuse (*1).
1 module: 18 m (depth) Ļ18 m (width) Ļ9 m (height)• Nagoya City “Earth Tower”
Threaded steel piles and methods that do not produce waste, such as pavement that
returns to soil when crushed into pieces.
• Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion
Adopted prefab method, concrete-free method and dry-floor method.
• Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth
Unitized parts and adopted a simple and east assembly method. Adopted lightweight,
direct foundation instead of using foundation piles. Used temporary building materials
such as single pipes that allow structural materials to be reused.
• Toyota Group Pavilion
Adopted lightweight steel frame structures, adopted friction-based binding method forouter wall circumference, minimized drilling operation.
• Mitsui-Toshiba Pavilion
Minimized volume of steel by adopting a suspended structure.
• “Mountain of Dreams”
Adopted a suspended structure for the large roof to drastically reduce iron materials.
• Gas Pavilion
Adopted dry-floor method, pile-free method, PC (precast concrete) direct foundation,
simple steel frame structure (brace structure) and simplified binding metal fixtures.

Adoption ofmaterials that can bereused, rented orleased• Global House, Wanpaku Treasure Island, NGO Global Village
Utilized existing buildings in the Aichi Youth Park.
• Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion
Used (reused) temporary aluminum soundproof panels (temporary reusable material)
for the outer wall.
• JAMA Wonder Wheel Pavilion
Utilized steel material that can easily be reused.
The giant wheel was an existing one.
• Mitsui-Toshiba Pavilion
Utilized reusable steel and leased materials for construction materials.

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Execution examples

Adoption ofmaterials that can bereused, rented orleased• Mountain of Dreams
Utilized reusable steel and leased materials for construction materials.
Reused lighting equipment.
• Gas Pavilion
Large facilities such as the gas co-generator and elevators were reused for otherbuildings. Used temporary leased material for the stepped floor for the audienceseats.
• Aichi Pavilion Seto
The outer wall and floor wood in the temporary part were reused by a newly built
elementary school in Shimoyama Village (currently Toyoda City), Aichi Prefecture (*2).
• The components of the Aqua Wall and the Aurora Wall were used at anotherconstruction site on a “lease pack” basis.
• The administrative facility used a leased building.
• Utilized rental toilets for outdoor toilets.
• Used (reused) temporary steel frames for the columns and beams of the Civic
Pavilion.

Utilization of wastematerials, usedmaterials and eco
materials• Global Loop
Used thinned wood, waste plastic mix material.
• Nagoya City “Earth Tower”
Mixed sewage sludge of Nagoya City in the cement boards of the outer wall.
• Wonder Circus - Electric Power Pavilion
Utilized waste (driftwood chips, dam bank sand, coal ash) from facilities related toelectric projects for the forecourt.
• JR Central Super-Conductive Linear Motor Car Pavilion
Adopted permeable pavement blocks mainly made of sludge incineration ash for thegutter pavement.
• Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth
The wall surface was composed of PET bottles, ceramics and plants (*3).
Adopted woodchip pavement material.
• Toyota Group Pavilion
Used wall material made from recycled paper for the outer wall.
• Mountain of Dreams
Used permeable blocks made from sewage sludge (pavement of the square).
• Gas Pavilion
Adopted domestic thinned cedar wood for the building’s outer wall material.
• Rotary Pavilion
Used recycled material instead of asphalt for the pavement outside the building.
• NGO Global Village
Used bamboo for the major structural material of the pavilion.
• Japan Pavilion Nagakute
Adopted a Bamboo Cage for the exterior.
Adopted biomass plastics and greened wall with kokumazasa (Sasaella kogasensis
var. gracillimia) for the outer wall of the building.
Adopted clustered columns of thinned wood (*4), bamboo fiber acoustic and insulating
material, bamboo roof tiles and bricks that will return to soil when crushed.
• Chubu Community for Millennial Symbiosis
Used Japanese paper produced in 9 Chubu prefectures and Indonesian “golden silk”
for the outer wall.

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Classification

Execution examples

Invitation of public
participation in reuseof materials• Japan Pavilion Nagakute / Japan Pavilion Seto
To broadly promote the reuse of construction/facility materials, launched an Internet
site, “Reuse Japan Pavilion,” after the duration and called for bids from generalsecondary users.
• EXPO 2005 Association
Distributed facilities and fittings to local governments, and to those who wereinterested.
• Gas Pavilion
Invited public participation from Japan Gas Association members and sold some of
the building facilities and exhibits.

(*1) Module(*2) The 2nd floor part reused forbuilding a school(*3) Outer wall made fromrocks and plants(*4) Clustered column◇ Recycling of construction by-products
The Action Plan for General Control and Recycling of Waste and the Environmental
Conservation Guidelines define the recycling objectives of construction by-products concerning
existing facilities in site development.
The result of our estimation based on the "Recycled resource utilization execution documents"
submitted by the contractors indicates that the target values for concrete mass and concrete/asphalt
mass were achieved. In particular, the concrete mass of the existing buildings of the Youth Park was
100% reused. On the other hand, the recycling rate for construction-generated wood was 78%,
which was below the target.
Actual recycling rate results (fiscal 2002 to 2004)
Item

Seto site

Nagakute site

Other

Total

TargetConcrete mass

98%

98%

98%

98%

95%

Asphalt/concrete mass

100%

96%

98%

96%

95%

Construction-generated wood

100%

81%

38%

78%

95%

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Examples of utilizing construction by-products
・Crush concrete mass with a mobile concrete crusher into recycled crushed-stone on site,
and use it as roadbed material within the site.
・Crush construction-generated wood such as wood from logging and root removal with amobile wood crusher into woodchips on site, and utilize it as mulching material within thesite.
・Recycle metal dust and woodchips from demolishment at recycling facilities.
◇ Transplantation of interference trees associated with site development
We transplanted over 2,000 trees that interfered with the site development of the Nagakute site
and the land formation work within the site, and achieved the target values of the action plan. In
addition, we distributed more than 10,000 interference trees/shrubs to public organizations andcitizens for free.
State of transplanting and distributing interference trees
Classification

Tall trees

Medium trees

4,780

5,226

50,372

Transplanted within the site

1,726
(15)

292
(4)

2,165

Transplanted outside the site
(public organizations, groups,
companies)

850
(199)

762

7,095

Distributed to the general public

45

23

2,176

Transplanted/distributed total

2,621
(214)

1,077
(4)

11,436

2,159

4,149

38,936

Total number of interference trees
Transplantation/distribution

Logged trees

ShrubsTotal

10,00650,372
2,018
(19)
2,165
1,612
(199)
7,095
68
2,176
3,698
(218)
11,436
6,308
38,936

The numbers in the parentheses represent the numbers of trees transplanted by the prefectural government.

Concrete mass being recycled

Trees being transplanted

Distribution to citizens

Effective use of recycled materials
At the EXPO sites, we effectively utilized various materials recycled from waste.
◇ Waste tire pavement
At the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, an experiment of utilizing waste tires for roadbed material asan effective use of waste tires was conducted. The experiment site was prepared in the wet terminal,
which was the operation base of the shuttle buses and group buses that carried visitors to the EXPO

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sites. The result of the experiment shows that the roadbed made from waste tires had equal
durability to ordinary road surfaces (dense grade pavement, permeable pavement, etc.). In addition,
it was confirmed that the noise level from the waste tire pavement was lower than ordinary roadsurfaces by the value equal to the noise reduction effect of "-6 to -10 dB" (equivalent to noise whentraffic is 1/4 to 1/10), as published earlier, both before and after the EXPO period.

Waste tire pavement and a magnified view

◇ Water-receiving bowls made from waste ceramics
In Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, a project of recycling broken
ceramics (mostly porcelains) into new ceramics by blending finely
ground granules of broken ceramics (50%) with a new ceramicmaterial has been conducted.
At the EXPO sites, we placed 2 water-receiving bowls each,produced by recycling these waste ceramics, at 28 drinking
fountains (at a high and a low place, 56 pieces in total).

◇ Woodchip pavement
Woodchip pavements were used in 4 places (forest experiencezone, Seto Terminal, Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth, and play &participation zone) at the sites. Thinned wood produced fromthe EXPO sites was crushed into chips (5 cm or less), placed ina mold, and then pressed with high-pressure steam (180ą) for
approx. 30 minutes to form a pavement board.
An experimental study project using this woodchip pavement
board has been conducted to prevent deserts in Ghana fromexpanding and to promote greening. This project was introduced
at the Ghana booth in the Africa Pavilion.

Woodchip pavement◇ Recycled organic construction material
The elevated part of the Global Loop, measuring approx. 21 m wide, was paved with recycledorganic wood (approx. 6 m wide in the center). The pavement was composed of hollow boards
made from waste chips and waste plastics.
Separation of waste into 17 types
In accordance with the general plan for waste treatment facilities and the action plans/guidelines
during the exposition, we thoroughly implemented waste separation and pressed ahead with waste
emission control and recycling. For the reuse of waste, we composted raw garbage and biomass
plastics in addition to transforming raw garbage and PET bottles into a fuel in the new energy
demonstrative study.

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◇ Waste emission target
The action plans/guidelines define the target values for waste emission as follows.
Planned standard daily emission*

45.00 t/day

Waste emission (after control measure implementation)

38.20 t/day

Final disposal amount (after recycling implementation)

5.54 t/day

Target value for total waste emission (for the duration)

3,820 t/185 days

◇ Efforts under the action plans/guidelines
The action plans/guidelines define that theparties involved must thoroughly implement the
separate collection of waste, prohibit bringing inhazardous materials, thoroughly implementtaking home hazardous waste, utilize biomass
plastic products, implement waste control
measures such as reduction and reuse of
packaging material, and implement recycling ofwaste such as methane fermentation ofcommercial waste at the site and composting of
raw garbage.

Placement of 9 separate trash boxes■ Implementation of separate collection
We thoroughly implemented separation of waste in accordance with the separate collection
standard on the following page. We placed 9 separate trash boxes at more than 80 trash box
stations for visitors. In addition, exhibitors and concessionaires of pavilions and restaurants are
generally obliged to separate waste into 17 types. The EXPO 2005 Association finally classified
the waste, including the waste collected at trash box stations, into 17 types.
■ Prohibition of items to be brought
As a safety measure, we prohibited the bringing of PET bottles, cans and glass bottles. In
addition, we obliged visitors to take home hazardous waste not covered by the separate collection
system.
■ Implementation of recycling
Waste separately collected at trash box stations was recycled as follows.
Separation waste
Raw garbage

Recycled¢Compost¢Fuel cell power generation by generating hydrogen

Disposable chopsticks¢Water conditioner in composting raw garbage

PET bottles¢Uniforms¢Fuel cell power generation

Plastics¢Fuel material RDF

Paper cups / paper packs¢Toilet paper

Newspapers, magazines, pamphlets¢Pamphlets, newspapers, magazines

Burnable waste¢Refuse power generation through incineration¢Road bed material from incinerated ash

Unburnable waste¢Recyclable waste is selected and transformed into plastics.

* Standard daily waste emission: amount calculated based on the basic unit (waste emission/person/day)assumed from past expos with the planned standard daily admittance (150,000 visitors)

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A waste separation explanatory board placed at trash box stations

Separation and collection criteria
Trash box station(visitors)

Sub stockyard(participants/organizer)

Main stockyard

1 Aluminum cans

Ę

Ř

Ř

2 Steel cans

Ę

Ř

Ř

3 PET bottles

Ř

Ř

Ř

4 Glass bottles

Ę

Ř

Ř

5 Paper cups

Ř

Ř

Ř

6 Plastics

Ř

Ř

Ř

7 Commercial cans

Ę

Ř

Ř

8 Expanded polystyrene

Ę

Ř

Ř

9 Cardboard boxes

Ę

Ř

Ř

10 Disposable chopsticks

Ř

Ř

Ř

Ř

Ř

Ř

Ř

Ř

Ř

ISeparation

11

Magazines/pamphlets

12

Newspapers/inserts

13

OA paperŘ

14 Raw garbage

Ř

Ř

Ř

15 Waste cooking oil

Ę

Ř

Ř

16 Burnable waste

Ř

Ř

Ř

17 Unburnable waste

Ř

Ř

Ř

Leftover water*

Ř

Ę

Ę

9 types

17 types

17 types

Total* Leftover water is collected at trash box stations, and then poured into the sewage system in the sub stockyard for treatment.

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◇ Waste generation and emission
In terms of amount of waste collected at the sub stockyard, the number of visitors was muchlarger than the planned number, and the total amount of waste during the EXPO period was approx.
5,165 tons, which is approx. 1,345 tons greater than the planned waste emission. However, as aresult of thorough implementation of 3Rs efforts, the waste emission per visitor was 234.24
g/day/visitor against the planned emission of 254.67 g/day/visitor.
Of the waste emitted, burnable waste represented the largest portion (approx. 1,200 tons),
followed by raw garbage produced from restaurants and the like (approx. 1,080 tons), cardboard
boxes for commercial use and plastics.
The planned emission was exceeded in four types of waste: PET bottles (1.5 times greater), glass
bottles (2.6 times), paper cups (2.2 times) and cardboard boxes (2.5 times). However, the PET
bottle emission per visitor was almost the same as the planned value. Although it was prohibited tobring in glass bottles, consumption at foreign countries' pavilions was greater than expected. The
paper cup emission exceeded the planned value since we started serving cold water to visitors as ameans of preventing heat exhaustion/stroke on June 18. As for cardboard boxes, we promoted theuse of returnable boxes for carrying in articles. However, partly because the sales of souvenirs far
exceeded the expected level, the emission greatly exceeded the planned value.
On the other hand, visitors were prohibited from bringing in aluminum and steel cans, and theirconsumption at eating and drinking establishments was lower than expected. Their emissions were
far below the planned values as a result.
The following table shows the amounts of waste collected at the sub stockyard for the period
between March 25 and September 25 in comparison with the general plan for waste treatment.
Amounts of waste collected at the sub stockyard (by item)
Comparison with the waste treatment plan
General plan for waste treatment
Item

Estimated total Emission ratio Emission source
emission (t)by type (%) unit (g/man-day)Emission of waste during the EXPO period

Difference from plan

Emission pervisitor(g/man-day)

Difference(emission - planned
value) (t)Total emission Emission ratio(t)by type (%)

Number of visitors

15,000,000--

22,049,544--

7,049,544

Total emission (t)

3,820

100.0

254.7

5,164.90

100.0

234.24

1,344.9

Aluminum cans
Steel cans
PET bottles
Glass bottles
Paper cups
Plastics
Commercial cans
Expanded polystyrene
Cardboard boxes
Disposable chopsticks
Magazines / pamphlets
Newspapers/inserts
OA paperRaw garbage
Waste cooking oil
Burnable waste
Unburnable waste

77
203
270
112
101
236
15
2
378
49
42
55
73
898
31
1,157
121

2.0
5.3
7.1
2.9
2.6
6.2
0.4
0.1
9.9
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.9
23.5
0.8
30.3
3.2

5.1
13.5
18.0
7.5
6.7
15.7
1.0
0.1
25.2
3.3
2.8
3.7
4.9
59.9
2.1
77.1
8.1

12.78
4.40
396.43294.68222.12648.2340.15
8.00
940.82
60.16
10.75
40.24
17.32
1,079.57
68.70
1,201.34
119.20

0.2
0.1
7.7
5.7
4.3
12.6
0.8
0.2
18.2
1.2
0.2
0.8
0.3
20.9
1.3
23.3
2.3%

0.58
0.20
17.98
13.36
10.07
29.40
1.82
0.36
42.67
2.73
0.49
1.82
0.79
48.96
3.12
54.48
5.41

-64.2
-198.6
126.4
182.7
121.1
412.2
25.2
6.0
562.8
11.2
-31.3
-14.8
-55.7
181.6
37.7
44.3
-1.8

Lifting of the ban on bringing in lunch boxes: April 1
Start of cold water service: June 18

In the meantime, waste temporarily collected at the sub stockyard was subsequently separated at
the sub stockyard and then at the main stockyard, and finally carried out from the site.
In terms of the amount of waste carried out from the main stockyard of the site between March
25 and September 30, the total amount was approx. 5,007 tons. In emission per visitor, the actual
emission was 227.10 g/visitor against the planned value of 254.67 g/visitor. Therefore, it is inferredthat the actual total amount was greater than the planned total value simply because the number ofvisitors was far greater than the planned number.

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Of the waste, the burnable waste emission was approx. 2,250 tons, almost twice the planned
value. The burnable waste included large amounts of waste separated for recycling, but not suitable
for recycling due to stains or impurities, and those inevitably incinerated because the planned
throughput at the recycling facility was exceeded. Of the PET bottles, plastics, raw garbage anddisposable chopsticks collected at the sites, approx. 1,000 tons represent those not recycled.
Some of the raw garbage produced at the sites was methane-fermented at the sites. Although theraw garbage was reduced by approx. 430 tons before it was carried out of the sites, a total of
approx. 411 tons of raw garbage was transferred to a treatment facility outside the sites. This raw
garbage included approx. 156 tons of residues from the methane fermentation, which werecomposted together with some of the disposable chopsticks at a treatment facility outside the sites.
The remaining approx. 225 tons of raw garbage was also composted at the treatment facility outside
the sites. However, this raw garbage notably included one-way-type biodegradable plastic
tableware.
In terms of the recycling rate calculated based on these, the total waste amount after deducting
burnable and unburnable waste from the total emission of approx. 5,437 tons was approx. 3,071
tons, which translates into a recycling rate of approx. 56%. However, although burnable waste wasincinerated, the heat generated from incineration was collected and used for power generation, andall incinerated ash was processed at a recycling firm into roadbeds and the like. Therefore, if theburnable waste were added to the recycled waste, the recycling rate would rise to approx. 98%.
The following table shows the amounts of waste carried out from the sites for the period between
March 25 and September 25 in comparison with the general plan.

The amount of waste carried out from the sites in comparison with the waste treatment plan
Item

General plan for waste treatment(estimated value)

Number of visitors

Emission of waste during
the EXPO period (actual value)

15,000,000

Difference

22,049,544

7,049,544

Total emission (t) Emission per visitor Total emission (t) Emission per visitor Total emission (t) Emission per visitor(g/visitor)(g/visitor)(g/visitor)
Total emission

3,820.0

254.67* 5,007.4

227.101,187.4-27.57

Aluminum cans
Steel cans
PET bottles
Glass bottles
Paper cups
Plastics
Commercial cans
Expanded polystyrene
Cardboard boxes
Disposable chopsticks
Magazines / pamphlets
Newspapers/inserts
OA paperRaw garbage
Waste cooking oil
Burnable waste
Unburnable waste

77.0
203.0
270.0
112.0
101.0
236.0
15.0
2.0
378.0
49.0
42.0
55.0
73.0
898.0
31.0
1,157.0
121.0

5.13
13.53
18.00
7.47
6.73
15.73
1.00
0.13
25.20
3.27
2.80
3.67
4.87
59.87
2.07
77.13
8.07

8.9
15.3
347.9
342.3
93.3
310.5
25.5
3.0
958.7
1.2
47.5
10.4
4.4
410.6
61.8
2,247.0
119.2

0.40
0.70
15.78
15.52
4.23
14.08
1.16
0.14
43.48
0.05
2.16
0.47
0.20
18.62
2.80
101.91
5.41-68.1-187.7
77.9
230.3
-7.7
74.5
10.5
1.0
580.7
-47.8
5.5
-44.6
-68.6
-487.430.8
1,090.0-1.8-4.73-12.84
-2.22
8.06
-2.50
-1.65
0.16
0.00
18.28
-3.21
-0.64
-3.20
-4.67
-41.24
0.74
24.78
-2.66

* Note that the total waste emission during the EXPO period was approx. 5,437 tons, which includes the amount of raw garbage methane-fermented at the sites.
The values represent the amounts of waste carried out from the sites between March 25 and September 30.
They are expressed on an emission basis except for the approx. 430 tons recycled through methane fermentation at the sites.

*Note that the total waste emission during the EXPO period was approx. 5,437 tons, which
includes the amount of raw garbage methane-fermented at the sites.
The values represent the amounts of waste carried out from the sites between March 25 and
September 30.
They are expressed on an emission basis except for the approx. 430 tons recycled throughmethane fermentation at the sites.

108◇ Instructions by volunteers on waste separation
The purpose of the waste separation was to raise theconsciousness of visitors and participants concerning
separation in addition to promoting the 3Rs concept.
Therefore, in cooperation with the EXPO 2005 AICHIJAPAN Volunteer Center, a large number of volunteers
was involved in providing instructions on theseparation in front of the trash box stations. A total of
21,219 separation volunteers, 115 per day on average,
worked at the Nagakute site, which was divided into
four areas, and the Seto site as one area.

Trash box station

Working area

Number ofparticipantsWest area: cleaning and separation
West Play & Participation Zone:
cleaning and separation

4,912

North area: cleaning and separation

5,886

East area: cleaning and separation

4,379

Seto area: cleaning and separation

1,272

Cleaning and separation total

21,219Sub stockyard

4,770

Main stockyard"Voice of a visitor" (from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)・In the early period of the EXPO, I was impressed with the volunteers who were working hard to reseparate waste thrown into the trash boxes. Near the closing stage, I saw a lot of people in front of
the trash boxes asking volunteers, "Which box can I put this in?" and separating waste bythemselves. It seems to me that the waste separation at the EXPO sites has become established in thepast several months (Customer "Y" from Aichi).
・I was impressed that the waste separation was thoroughly practiced. Normally, I roughly separate
burnable and unburnable waste. But, I thought if I kept separating waste only roughly, the efforts ofthe EXPO would be wasted. So, I became more careful about separation in my private life. Thisway, my experience at the EXPO has brought me an eco life. Instead of thinking "only one person's
effort won't help," I will keep up my efforts (Customer "M" from Saitama).
・I was surprised that waste was thoroughly separated. In my hometown, waste is not separated to that
extent, so I first thought it would be troublesome. But, it is a wonderful thing in fact. If we think
about our future, it is necessary to work on recycling and other efforts earnestly. I have changed a lot(Customer "B" from Nara).
・When I first joined the volunteers, I was most surprised by the good manner of the young people.
They were honestly separating waste. On the other hand, I saw a lot of middle-aged or older people
carelessly putting waste in plastic bags and throwing it away. But, I was happy that many people
said, "Thank you for your work," to me with a good smile, and I thought I would work harder.
(Person experiencing working as a separation volunteer)109

5-2-5 Promotion of the Use of Environmentally Friendly Transportation
The roads around the site are in areas where traffic traditionally becomes heavy at times ofcommuting or holidaymaking depending on the time zone. For this reason, plans had to be
developed to avoid concentrations of private car traffic visiting the EXPO on specific roads, and toexert a minimal burden on the environment due to traffic congestion and gas emission.
Consequently, a visitor transportation plan has been developed in a manner consistent with theexisting infrastructure improvement plans, with the EXPO 2005 Association making minimum
improvement for temporarily needed structures for the EXPO. The characteristics of thistransportation plan are increased convenience of railways, such as the doubled track of the Aichi
Loop Line, extension of the JR Chuo Line into the Aichi Loop Line, improvement of the Tobu
Kyuryo Line by adopting a superconductive magnetically levitated system (linear motor car) with
low noise and low vibration, as well as building of a transportation system centering on public
transportation including the introduction of shuttle buses. On the other hand, for road traffic, alarge-scale "Park & Ride" system, which is unparalleled in the history of expositions, has been
implemented. Furthermore, fuel-cell buses have been introduced into the inter-site shuttle buses,and detailed information is provided by the EXPO ITS using the latest ITS (Intelligent Transport
System).
Visitors' use of transportation by traffic mode
The planned values of the traffic modal share for the target 15 million visitors were 59.2% forrailway and 40.8% for road. The actual values of the traffic modal share for the 22.05 million
visitors during the whole period were 48.8% for railway, 35.1% for road, and 16.1% for others.
Others include walking or the use of bicycles and bikes, taxis, or direct-route buses, but these were
not taken into account as assumed transportation, because in forecasting visitors by traffic mode,
which is prerequisite to improving each transport facility, the safety side implements improvementof each transport facility. (Note that for visitors who use bicycles, bikes and taxis, to meet requests
from the public, the number of these users was estimated separately, which was reflected in the
improvement of transport facilities).
These visitors in "others" are classified into private car users using private parking areas, visitors
using taxis, and visitor using private cars and so on for pickup (for "road"), Nagakute Town shuttle
buses, Seto City excursion buses (for "railway"), and two-wheeler (bicycle) users, and walking
visitors (for "others," by nature). For this reason, the shares were estimated based on various
surveys such as visitor questionnaire surveys or in-terminal counting surveys conducted several
times during the whole period. As a result, many visitors are classified into road users, such asprivate parking area users (estimated 7.7% of total visitors) and private car picked-up visitors (3.9%of total visitors), so that the shares of railway, road and others are [railway : road : others = 49.5 :48.5 : 2.0]. This result did not reach the target of [railway : road = 6 : 4]. However, in central Japan
where a high dependency on the automobile is observed, the following were considered to beeffective: Public information on the promotion or equalization of the use of public transportationand the traffic information provided by the EXPO 2005 Association during the whole period; traffic
controls around the site enforced by Aichi Public Safety Commission (traffic regulation of no
through roads in residential areas within 3 km of the EXPO site, no stopping or parking around the
Nagakute site terminal, and bus lane controls); and the provision of public information on total
traffic volume control conducted mainly by Aichi Prefecture. For this reason, road traffic jams
around the site that had been a focus of concern before opening were observed in general only in
specific time zones with many visitors. However, in the areas where there is a lot of private parking,traffic jams due to the loading and unloading of cars were observed, and this tendency increased atreturning home in the later period.

110Visitors’ share of transportation
PlannedTraffic mode

Total visitors
Railway system
Railway
for Yakusa

Basic plan (published)expected 15 million
visitors by traffic mode

Actualobserved 22.05 million
visitors by traffic mode

visitors

visitors

visitors

share

15 M
8.8 M
7.7 M

approx. 59%
approx. 51%

5.4 M

approx. 36%

Linimo [A]Yakusa supplementary shuttle bus
Yakusa-Seto shuttle bus
For Fujigaoka
Linimo [B]Fujigaoka extra bus
Linimo total [A+B]
Station shuttle bus (excluding Yakusa)
Nagoya Station

Private car
Owari-Asahi
Nagakute
Nagakute-Minami
MiyoshiFujioka
Nagoya Airport
Parking for those with Disabilities (West Terminal)
Chartered bus
Nagakute site
Seto site
Others (walking, two-wheeler, taxi, etc.)

22,049,544

100.0%

10,751,916

48.8%

7,800,000
5,480,000

52.0%
36.5%

2,600,000
1,600,000

17.3%
10.7%

9,088.561
5,071,487
4.336,488

41.2%
23.0%
19.7%

266,111

1.2%

8.5%
15.5%

468,888
4,017,074
3,997,604

2.1%
18.2%
18.1%

19,470(8,334,092)

0.1%
37.8%

1,209,269
1,054,800

5.5%
4.8%

120,716
33,753454,086

0.5%
0.2%
2.1%

7,739543
4,441,173
354,853
963,967

35.1%
20.1%
1.6%
4.4%

717,956
763,117
811,498
759,476
70,306
3,298,370
3,153,550
144,820
3,558,085

3.3%
3.5%
3.7%
3.4%
0.3%
15.0%
14.3%
0.7%
16.1%

2.3 M

approx.15%--

2,230,000
-

15.5%
-

(4,920,000)
1,080,000
600,000

32.8%
7.2%
4.0%

250,000
230,000

1.7%
1.5%

6,120,000

25.8%

3,872,000
370,000
600,000
770,000
560,000
990,000
580,000
2,250,000
2,030,000
220,000
-

25.8%
2.5%
4.0%
5.1%
3.7%
6.6%
3.9%
15.0%
13.5%
1.5%
-

1.1 M

approx.8%

-

-

6.2 M
3.9 M

approx. 41%
approx. 26%

2.3 M

approx. 15%

-

-

share

100.0%
59.2%

1,280,000
2,230,000

Owari-Seto
Kurozasa
Direct-route bus
Road systemshare

15,000,000
8,880,000- Performance of “P&R parking” includes users of spare parking (areas) especially used on days of increased visitors.
- “Others” include visitors using private parking areas, as well as walking visitors, visitors using two-wheelers (bicycles and bikes), and visitors using taxi.

Intensive control of vehicle travel around the site
◇ Extension of the JR line to the Aichi Loop Line
Direct-link trains began to operate through the JR Chuo Line from JR Nagoya Station to
Banpaku-Yakusa Station of the Aichi Loop Line.
◇ Operation of "Linear motor car"
This is a superconductive magnetically levitated linear motor car connecting 9 stations from
Fujigaoka Station of the Nagoya City Subway Higashiyama Line to Banpaku-Yakusa Station of the
Aichi Loop Line, and the line contains Banpaku-kaijo Station, the nearest station to the Nagakutesite and Koen-Nishi Station. It is the first operation in Japan as a linear motorcar. With low noiseand low vibration, these are environmentally friendly vehicles along the railroad.
Of the 22.05 million visitors in total, about 8.3 million visitors used linear motorcars.
◇ Implementation of Park & Ride
Throughout the exposition, the traffic regulation of no through roads in residential areas within 3
km of the EXPO site and no stopping and parking around the Nagakute site terminal was enforced,
and the park & ride system was adopted in the case of coming to the exposition in a private car,which the visitors parked in one of the six outside parking areas located near the EXPO site, andthey then transferred to a shuttle bus. This method reduced traffic congestion around the EXPO siteand eased air pollution from automobile exhaust gas. Parking spaces for 10,600 cars in six parking
areas were secured (spaces for 13,110 cars including spare parking areas for weekends andholidays).

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Use of Park & Ride Parking Areas
Planned:Parking area

Number of cars parked

Planned usage

Distance toterminal
9.0km

Regulararea
1,000

Spare area

Number ofusers (people)-

370,000

Number of
cars
1,200

Nagakute

3.6km

1,700

1,150

600,000

2,000

Nagakute-Minami

6.2km

2,100

500

770,000

2,500

Miyoshi

12.2km1,500

160

560,000

1,800

Fujioka

11.6km2,700

400

990,000

3,100

Nagoya Airport

27.7km1,600

300

580,000

1,900

10,6002,510

3,870,000

12,600Name
Owari-Asahi

Total“Average number of persons in car” and “Parking turnover rate” were planned to be 3.1 persons/car and 1.2 respectively,
based on the figures of past expositions.

Actual:Planned usage

Average numberof persons in car(persons/car)[2]/[1]

Number ofPrivate cars
[1]

Private car[2]

Two-wheeler

Owari-Asahi

104,207348,240

630

5,983

-

354,853

3.34

Nagakute

296,954960,226

1,820

1,921

-

963,967

3.23

Nagakute-Minami

224,308

715,389

731

1,836

-

717,956

3.19

Miyoshi

236,884

759,720

1,012

2,385

-

763,117

3.21

Fujioka

245,563804,887

520

6,091

-

811,498

3.28

Nagoya Airport

240,243

750,211

1,250

4,437

3,578

759,476

3.12

1,348,159

4,338,673

5,963

22,653

3,578

4,370,867

3.22

Parking area

Total

Courtesy

Prefectural
airportTotal- “Courtesy”: User of shuttle bus ticket distributed to neighboring residents- “Prefectural airport”: User of air ticket for arriving at and departing from Prefectural Nagoya Airport◇ Introduction of Shuttle Buses
Shuttle buses were operated between off-site parking lots and the site by the EXPO 2005
Association, as well as being operated between the main stations and the EXPO site by the bus
operator.
◇ Information services using ITS (Intelligent Transport System)
The system that organically combined the technologies at the practical-use stage as of 2005
provided the "integrated traffic information" including that on public transportation as well as roadtraffic information in order for visitors to select per se an optimum route among various accessroutes to the site and travel to the site in a smooth and comfortable manner. Media for the
information services especially included the Vehicle Information and Communication Systems(VICS), a variable information board, that provided full/available information on Park & Ride
parking, in addition to the website of the EXPO 2005 Association, mobile internet site, and EXPO
FM station.
The following traffic information with regard to the EXPO was summarized in the "ITS Center"in almost real time:• Operation of railway and station shuttle buses for the site
• Use of parking areas by private car visitors• Operation of parking shuttle buses• Surrounding road conditions and operation of railway
The latest traffic information was provided through the following media:*ITS : Intelligent Transport System.

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• Personal computers or mobile phones• Information display device on site andoff site• Car Navigation• FM Radio• The latest full/available information on
twenty parking information display
boards on main roads

Introduction of low-emission vehicles
Cell-fuel buses have been introduced for the inter-site shuttle buses connecting the Nagakute site
and the Seto site.
Unlike gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles, they do not emit carbon dioxide or other toxic
substances during operation and are highly energy-efficient, as well as quiet.
The hydrogen fuel is stored in several high-pressure hydrogen tanks mounted on the roof, andrefilled at two hydrogen gas stations at the Seto site.
Moreover, low-emission CNG (compressed natural gas) buses have been adopted for the shuttle
bus between Yakusa Station and the Seto site.
Efforts for on-site transportation◇ Introduction of IMTS (Intelligent Multimode Transit System)
The IMTS was developed as a new transport system taking advantage of state-of-the-art IT
technology. Three large low-emission buses (CNG engine mounted) electrically organizedwithout physical couplers ran as automatic operation in a platoon. In addition to the automaticplatoon operation of these three buses, dual-mode running was also performed, which combined
stand-alone operation with a driver of an ordinary bus and two other unmanned automatic-operated
buses. They feature punctuality, high speed, and transportation capacity of orbital traffic systems
such as railway as well as economic merit and flexibility of routed buses.
◇ Other transport equipment
The electric trams were operated on global orbiting loops at the Nagakute site as environmentfriendly visiting and transportation means. Electric emergency vehicles and heartful carts as well as
bicycle taxis also played an active role in transportation means.
Evaluation of off-site visitor transport
The factors allowing transport to the site of more than 22 million people, that is one and halftimes more than the target number of 15 million people, without serious accident or confusion to beconsidered to be as follows:○Promotion of the use of public transport. Specifically, publicity that recommends the BanpakuYakusa Station route and such corresponding measures as the sales of special tickets that
integrate railway tickets of the JR, Aichi Loop Line and Linear Motorcar with discountprivilege for the Kikkoro Gondola, the operation of a direct train between Nagoya Station andBanpaku-Yakusa Station, the increased operation of shuttle buses between Yakusa and the site,
and integrated sites by means of a free ticket for the Morizo Gondola, allowed the number ofusers of the Banpaku-Yakusa Station route to come close to the original planned figure.
○Linear motorcars transported passengers stably throughout the day. (During the whole period,
the timetable coped with congestion such as increased operation mainly in the time zone ofconcentrated visitors on days of a lot of visitors as well as the timetable revised on August 6 toincrease operation in concentrated time zones).

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○The convenience of Nagoya Station shuttle buses has been recognized and the number ofpassengers has increased. In addition, many visitors used the direct-route buses and the related
bus operators dealt with it actively and respectively.
○Many private car visitors recognized the park & ride parking lots and used them stably. On theother hand, spare parking areas were secured and accepted plenty of visitors. Furthermore, bymeans of the EXPO ITS, incoming vehicles could be guided appropriately to each parking lot
to achieve a balanced use of parking.
○Many visitors used other transportation.
Effects of Park & Ride system on carbon-dioxide emission reduction
If parking places are located at the site, or if the users of Park & Ride parking lots park theirprivate cars in private parking places established around the site, these private cars can run near thesite. Instead, using the buses with low CO2 emissions per passenger at Park & Ride parking areas
has a CO2 emission reduction effect.
According to published data of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2003 data:from the website of MLIT), since the carbon dioxide emission intensity of passenger transportation
is 173 g-c/passenger-km for a private car and 54 g-c/passenger-km for a bus, getting out of one's
private car to get on the bus will reduce CO2 emissions by 119 g to transport one person for 1 km.
The calculating formula is as follows:
CO2 emission reductions (ton) =CO2 emission reduction intensity (119 g-c/passenger-km)
×number of parking users (person)×travel distance (km)× go and return (double)
CO2 emission reduction intensity (119 g-c/passenger-km): difference in CO2 emission intensityof private car use (173 g-c/passenger-km) and that of bus use (54 g-c/passenger-km)
Number of parking users (person): number of persons who used a park & ride parking lot in a
private car (record of number of registered persons when getting parking coins)Travel distance (km): distance between the park & ride parking lot and site terminal
Go and return: outward and homeward have respective reduction effects
As a result, the carbon dioxide emission reductions for the Park & Ride system is calculated to
be about 12,000 tons, as indicated in the table below. Note that the average number of passengers ofvarious transport facilities, the calculation basis of the carbon dioxide emission intensity used in thepresent estimation (published data of MLIT), differs from that of the EXPO. Specifically, because
the average number of passengers for private cars of the MLIT data is likely to be smaller than thatof the EXPO, CO2 emission reduction is calculated to be greater.

Table – CO2emission reductions (Park & Ride system)
Distance tosite terminal
Owari-Asahi
Nagakute
Nagakute-Minami
MiyoshiFujioka
Nagoya Airport

9.0km
3.6km
6.2km
12.2km11.6km27.7kmTotal

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Number of persons
who used the parking
lots in private cars
(persons in the whole period)

348,240
960,226
715,389
759,720804,887
750,211
4,338,673

CO2emission
reductions (ton)

756
832
1,056
2,206
2,222
4,946
11,998

5-2-6 Providing Enjoyable Educational Opportunities
Various exhibitions and events have been held at the EXPO. Among others, visitors participatedin the events for themselves, and many people participated in the participatory environmental
education programs to have contact with nature, to share joy and emotion and to learn about theenvironmental facilities. These programs acquired a favorable reputation. Furthermore, the EXPO
Eco-Money activity to promote individual environmentally conscious efforts has attracted attention
as a new social system.
Nature Experience Program
At the "Natural School Forest" of the Forest Experience Zone (Nagakute site) and "Village
Nature School" of the Satoyama Trail Zone (Seto site) as a background, rather than employing oneway transmission of knowledge or information, four programs have been deployed to think about"Nature's Wisdom" through "awakening" by the participation and experience of the visitors
themselves, and 1,010,000 people *1 have participated in these programs.
As for the programs, professional "interpreters"*2 who came together from all over Japan andtrained "interpreters" selected through public offering have proceeded with the program with theparticipants. The results of the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN are expected to be widely succeeded asenvironmental education programs.
Examples of individual programs:(1) Nature School Forest: Thematic exhibits on "light," "water" and "the forest" will be held, andinterpreters will offer interactive, hands-on environmental education programs on themechanisms of nature.
(2)Village Nature School: Through interaction with old "kilns" and "satoyama," Japan's distinct
natural landscape, participants will experience the mechanism of coexistence between natureand people and the wisdom and techniques of our ancestors.
(3) Growing Village: Through the concept of "growing," children will be encouraged to growsympathy and love for nature such as forests and trees through play.
(4) Satsuki and Mei's House: A replica of Satsuki and Mei's house from Studio Ghibli's animatedfeature, "My Neighbor Totoro," will be erected in the forest. A program will be offered inwhich participants can experience the slow life of bygone days.
Participating in the Nature Experience Program*3 (persons)
Nature School Forest
South
ForestNorth
ForestEarth
Art Program

Total

Village Nature
SchoolGrowingVillage*4

Total*1

248,470

155,453

97,513

501,436

39,839470,240

1,011,515*1 Number of participants of "Nature School Forest,” "Village Nature School" and "Growing Village (pavilion visitors)"*2 Interpreter: in environmental education, this stands for a person who explains the ecosystems of nature and delivers
messages from nature to people.
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“Voice of a visitor” (from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
・I participated in the program for 60 minutes, and this length of time was not as long as I expected. I
thought I would like to hear more about the program. There are many plants and wildlife in theforest, and I think anew we should not destroy it from human egoism (Aichi: Y).
・Recently, despite the commitment to tackling global warming and conserving nature, land
improvement and deforestation are still being conducted. After visiting the EXPO 2005, I felt keenly
that we were protected by the power of nature such as trees, earth, water and grass. I recognized thatplants and trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen to produce what is needed for humans,
animals, birds and wildlife to live. I have learned what we must do in future. I enjoyed the EXPO
2005, Nature School Forest and Village Nature School very much (Aichi: H).

EXPO Eco Tour
Many environmentally conscious facilities that utilized advanced environmental technologies arelocated at the site.
The EXPO 2005 Association distributed the "EXPO Eco Map" that listed these 57
environmentally conscious facilities for the visitors. The EXPO Eco Tours are programs in which
visitors can visit environmentally conscious facilities such as the pavilions using this EXPO Eco
Map.
Three types of EXPO Eco Tours were planned.
(1) Backyard Tour: This tour is for members of governmental agencies, business entities andstudents, who are interested in environmental technology, to understand advanced
environmental technologies. There are two types: a course of looking around ademonstration experiment of new energy and another course of looking around facilities
such as the water recycling system and wastewater treatment system.
(2) Kids Eco Tour: This tour is for elementary and junior high school students, and also usedas school excursions and trips or an opportunity for environmental learning. Volunteers willlead this tour. The capacity is 10 people per tour. The time required is about 1 hour.
(3) Self Eco Tour: This tour is for general visitors and provides an opportunity for each
person to think about the environment by looking around environmental facilities ofinterest freely, guided by the Eco Map.

Participation in Eco Tours (persons)
Backyard Tour

Kids Eco Tour

Total

4,758

20,09524,853◇ Backyard TourIn this tour, participants hear accounts of and learn advanced environmental technologies on sitethat cannot be seen in the pavilions or superficial exhibits. As cosponsored by the Environmental
Partnership Organizing Club (EPOC), staff of the EPOC member corporations participated this tour
as guides.
Backyard tours were carried out 192 times on 52 days during the EXPO period. Because more
applications than expected were received, about twice as many tours were conducted as originallyplanned.
There are two types of course, they run twice a day for each course, and the capacity is about 30
people. Two hours is required for looking around, and 4,758 people participated in this tour.

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Tour Courses◇ Energy Course• Wonder Circus-Electric Power Pavilion: Wind power generator, solar cells, SOFC cogeneration system, and use of waste from power generation for foreyard material• Gas Pavilion: Gas co-generation system, solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC)• Ride on Fuel-cell Bus and EXPO Hydrogen production facility◇ Recycling Systems Course• New Energy Plant: NEDO-supported new energy plant• Japan Pavilion Nagakute: Energy monitoring, resource recycling information management
using IC tags and IT, roof made of photocatalytic steel, biomass-plastic exterior walls,
bamboo cage
• Energy-efficient waste water treatment system facilities (using high-concentration ozone):NEDO plant• Water purification system: Sewage facility using water from the Lotus Pond (using ceramic
film)◇ Kids Eco TourThis tour guides children to environmentally conscious buildings and facilities at the site toinitiate their interest in environmental problems and gain a deeper understanding of a recycling
society. It was targeted at senior children at elementary school and junior high school students, andprovided an opportunity for them to talk about a recycling society and environmental problems
through interregional or intergenerational exchanges of children from different regions.
This tour has been conducted every day from April 22 to the closing date, with 20,095
participants (9,099 for groups, 10,996 for individuals), and 3,916 volunteer guides.
Tour Courses (Travel on the Global Loop)
Facilities

Description Point• Solar Cell (West Gate – Common 5)

Solar electrical generation system• New Energy Plant

Garbage fueled power plant, etc.

• Japan Pavilion Nagakute

Bamboo cage, roof made of photocatalytic steel, etc.

• Family island and squares (Interactive Fun Zone)

Wind-powered play facility, earth tubes, etc.

• Biodegradable plastic tableware and information signs (Global Loop)

Made from corn, etc. and biodegradable• Wonder Circus-Electric Power Pavilion

Bricks made of the coal ash from a thermal power plant, etc.

• Gas Pavilion

Gas co-generation, etc.

• Toyota Group Pavilion

Use of win power generation in Atsumi Peninsula• Winding Walkway (EXPO Plaza)

Water recycling system, rainfall experience using the Lotus Pond

Backyard Tour

Kids Eco Tour117◇ Self Eco TourThe "EXPO Eco Map" (B3 size) to help each participant to look around the environmentallyconscious facilities freely, and the "EXPO Eco Book" (A5 size, 32 pages) that describe in detailthose main facilities were developed and distributed to the visitors. There are Japanese and English
versions of both.
On the "EXPO Eco Map," a total of 57 environmentally conscious facilities are presented with abrief description with photos, and their locations are marked. After participating in the Self Eco
Tour, bringing this Eco Map to the EXPO Eco-Money Center allowed Eco-Money points to beaccumulated. In early August, information boards that presented the main facilities were set up on
the Global Loop in order to provide a better understanding of "the Environment":
20 information boards presenting environmentally conscious facilities
10 information boards presenting recycling of garbage

Top 20 visited environmentally conscious facilities(from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
The EXPO Eco Map illustrates 57 facilities and their activities on the illustration of the Nagakutearea and Seto area. The top 20 facilities that participants visited are as follows:
The most-visited facilities of the top 20 are visited not because of the environmental technologies
that are used in the facilities, but mainly because they are naturally seen in the process of looking
around or are highly visible in appearance.
Top 20 visited environmentally conscious facilities
Respondents%

1. Global Loop Base Materials (Global Loop)

Environmentally conscious facilities

1572

77.2%

2. Garbage Separation into 9 Categories

1483

72.9%

3. Bamboo Cage (Japan Pavilion Nagakute)

1425

70.0%

4. Benches Made from Thinned Wood (Global Loop)

1418

69.7%

5. Bio Lung (EXPO Plaza)

1258

61.8%

6. Inter-site Fuel Cell Bus

1219

59.9%

7. Wall Greening (Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth)

1175

57.7%

8. External Walls Made from Kokumazasa (Japan Pavilion Nagakute)

1171

57.5%

9. Dry Mist (Wonder Circus-Electric Power Pavilion)

1145

56.3%

10. Dry Mist from Tents (Global Loop)

1127

55.4%

11. Clustered Column from Thinned Wood (Japan Pavilion Nagakute)

1105

54.3%

12. Wood Chip Paving (Trails)

1093

53.7%

13. “Ongu” Driven by the Power of Nature (“Earth Tower” Nagoya City)

1087

53.4%

14. Reducing Ambient Temperature by Mist

1086

53.4%

15. Reduction of Cooling Load by Photocatalytic Coating, Aqua-Wall and Mist (“Earth Tower” Nagoya City)

1040

51.1%

16. Recycled Materials for External Wall (Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth)

1002

49.2%

17. Biodegradable Plastic Tableware

987

48.5%

18. Biomass Plastic Exterior Wall (Japan Pavilion Nagakute)

976

48.0%

19. Efforts such as Packing of Souvenirs Using Recycled Paper and Reduction of Shopping Bags

939

46.1%

20. Utilization of Driftwood Chips as Roadbed Material (Wonder Circus-Electric Power Pavilion)

895

44.0%

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“Voices of visitors” (from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
・I participated in both the south and north parts of the backyard tour and, unlike coming to the EXPO
without thinking it through, I learned that I was participating in recycling or reuse by participating in
the EXPO, such as, "Here, Eco is also exploited" or "This energy is generated from the garbage that
we have produced,” so I was very impressed by this tour (Aichi: K).
・I participated in the Kids Eco Tour with my children. We had biodegradable dishes explained invarious areas and I saw different scenery than usual in my mind. Later, I told the children that thismap was made from corn. I still have the idea of recycling. Better than only gaining knowledge fromtalks or books, I believe I will never forget what we have experienced. Thank you very much (Aichi: H).
・I participated in the Self Eco Tour and I enjoyed it very much because I could actually look at thoseenvironment friendly efforts, technologies and ideas that we cannot usually see when walking around.
I think I can see now the EXPO more deeply. Despite a positive and enjoyable tour that gives us thejoy of learning, the Eco Tour seems to have low visibility. As for me, since I studied the environmentand became naturally interested in it, I could get to know about the Eco Tour. I think the EXPO 2005
Association should have given it more publicity (Ibaragi: H).
・It was convenient that the "EXPO Eco Map" was distributed at various places so that visitors could
easily get one within the EXPO site. It was good that on the map, each pavilion and facility was
briefly described and its location indicated. It was also good for us to gain Eco-Money points in the
Self Eco Tour. Now, I am very interested in the environment (Shiga: C).

EXPO Eco-Money Project
The EXPO Eco-Money Project is a program that aims to widely develop ecological movements
in collaboration with four parties, namely, citizens (visitors), supporters on site and off site, theJapan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, and sponsors, using EXPO Eco-Money that will
be issued for environmentally conscious behavior by citizens as "key..ﾓ Off site, over 20 supportercompanies cooperated with this project, and about 2,400 shops across the country gave Eco-Money
points for the non-use of shopping bags.
Initially, the EXPO 2005 Association expected the number of visitors to the EXPO Eco-Money
Center to be 150,000 people, but due to the strong "environmental consciousness" or "ecologicalbehavior" of the visitors, a significantly better-than-expected 600,000 people visited the center. In
order to further establish the environmentally conscious behavior of citizens as a social system, the
EXPO 2005 Association has transferred the Eco-Money Center to Kanayama in Nagoya City as the
EXPO 2005 Association's project, and for about one year after the end of the exposition, it willcontinue this experimental project in such a way as to spread it throughout society.
◇ Mechanism of EXPO Eco-Money■Efforts to accumulate Eco-Money points lead to activities of protecting the environment.
The "EXPO Eco-Money" Project is an experimental project for a new society system that, aiming
to prevent global warming and develop a recycling society, enhances and promotes links among therespective "environmentally conscious activities" of citizens, corporations and the government.
Eco-Money points will be issued for each "environmentally responsible action" by EXPO visitors.
These points for the environment will be also issued for the daily activities of citizens off site, suchas the reduction of shopping bag use or the use of public transport. These points can be used as"Return to Individuals" that include participation in the prize competitions of Eco Tours andreceiving eco goods, and "Return to Society" such as afforestation. Furthermore, CO2 emission
reductions achieved through the "environmentally responsible behavior" of all participants was
summed up, and the outcome was regularly published in visible way.

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Example of activities that can gain points:• Arriving at the Park & Ride parking areas around the EXPO site in certified low-emission
vehicles (eco cars) (a copy of the vehicle's inspection certificate has to be shown at the
EXPO Eco-Money Center) = 1 point• Participating in environmental programs such as the Eco-Tours within the EXPO site = 1
point• Purchasing eco goods or refusing shopping bags in pavilions or shops with the EXPO EcoMoney mark = 1 point• Points will be also issued for Eco Actions in supporting companies or shops off site.
■ Exchanging earned Eco-Money for eco-goods
Accumulated "EXPO Eco-Money" was exchanged for eco-goods according the number of points
or used for the contribution for environmental preservation activities such as afforestation. One"Donguri's Tree" will be planted for every 1,000 points.
◇ Self Eco Tour

State of Achievement

Number of Visitors to Eco-Money Center

Approx. 600,000 persons

Total Points Issued

Approx. 3,270,000 points

Total Points Returned

Approx. 2,170,000 points

Contribution for "Donguri's Tree"

Approx. 530,000 points

Off-site performance exchanged at Eco-Money Center* (CO2 reductions)

Approx. 233 tons

* CO2 emission reductions generated in the process of production to disposal of shopping bags by refusing toreceive shopping bags in shops off site

Visitors hear explanation

Donguri’s Tree

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EXPO
Eco-Money
Center

“Visibility of EXPO Eco-Money”(from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
The environmental web inquiry investigated, for "EXPO Eco-Money," when respondents recognized"Eco-Money" (visibility) or whether they participated in it. For visibility of Eco-Money, about half ofthe respondents learned about it only when coming to the EXPO, and over 80% of the respondents
including those who had known of it before visiting the EXPO recognized Eco-Money. In addition,
about half of those who knew about EXPO Eco-Money before visiting participated in it, and 37%
acquired their first points at the site.
Participation of those who had recognized
EXPO Eco-Money (N=1641)

Recognition of EXPO Eco-Money (N=2035)
No Answer (0%)
Don't know (19%)

No Answer (0%)
Got to know
before visiting(32%)

Not Participate(49%)

Participate in it
and gainpoints before
visiting EXPO
(14%)

Participate in
it and gain firstpoints at thesite (37%)

First got to know
at the EXPO site (49%)

Participation in Eco-Money

Recognition of EXPO Eco-Money“Voices of visitors” (from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)・My children no longer receive shopping bags, and if I receive one inadvertently, they warn me. We
understood why we shouldn’t use shopping bags, and if used, how they will harm the Earth; I amvery concerned. I feel fulfilled that I could participate in Eco-Money to make a humble contribution
to protecting the Earth (Aichi: H).
・I think it's a good project. We could easily participate in the Eco, the closest thing that we are usually
unaware of, so daily awareness of the Eco has been further enhanced. From now, not only in the
Nagoya area, if the government deploys this project across the nation and expands the point earning
activities, individual awareness of the Eco will be further enhanced (Tokyo: K).
・It's a very good effort. Some participants are focused on getting eco goods but many others madedonations for afforestation. I expect to see panel trees covered with green leaf seals (Aichi: H).

EXPO AMEDASAs a system of providing environmental information during preparation and the EXPO period,
two systems were installed: the "EXPO Environmental Information System" and the "EXPOAMEDAS," an environmental data observation and display system.
◇ MEXPO Environmental Information System
The "EXPO Environmental Information System" has developed a database of environmental
information obtained from the environmental impact assessment and processed visually to be easy
to understand and provided it.
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■ System for internal use
This is a system for using the environmental information within the EXPO 2005 Association.
Data processing and the development of documents have been performed to disclose environmental
information on database basis in an easily understandable way.
In building the system, the geographic information system (GIS) has been used in order to treat
in a comprehensive and planar manner a wide variety of environmental information such as on
animals and plants.
■ System for external use
This is a system to deliver environmental information to the general public including regional
residents and investigators and to incorporate broadly the opinions of those many people during use.
Information is delivered via the Internet, and GIS technology is used to display the information
readably.
◇ "EXPO AMEDAS, "an environmental data observation and display system
The EXPO AMEDAS is a system to measure the weather and CO2 concentrations at 25 points
within the site, determine quantitatively and verify the results of environmentally conscious efforts
including the Bio Lung and various environmentally conscious roadbed paving, as well as totransmit the results via the Internet to enhance environmental learning and awareness of theenvironment for those accessing them. Furthermore, using web contents ("Eco Club"), the EXPOAMEDAS invited elementary and junior high school students to submit independent research forthe summer vacation and granted awards for excellent research.

Measuring Points

Measuring Instruments and Apparatus

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Civic Projects
The Citizens' Pavilion and Kasha Plaza are set up in the Seto area, and there are 235 projects
organized lectures, dialogues and exhibits almost every day. The themes are divided into "Peace,""Welfare" and "Environment," and 81 projects are covered by the "Environment" theme. Some ofthese projects are presented below.
Civic Projects <Case Example>
Project Name

Project Content

Date

Young people talking about the
21st century — from Shanghai
to the Sea

Collaborative project by Chinese Shanghai Fudan University and Japanese
undergraduate students. Students from Fudan University develop a symposium
focusing on the environment. In a panel discussion, citizens from the EXPO andstudents as project leader participate in and discuss environmental problems in avariety of cross-sections.

Save the World's Largest
Tropical Rainforest Amazon

ABC Japan, which supports the activities of Japanese immigrants from Brazil inJapan, collects human resources and information and develops planning throughlocal networks. Rapid destruction goes on around the Amazon. The farming
methods of Japanese immigrants and the lifestyle of the Indios, which are
attracting attention as measures and policies to overcome the current situation, arepresented and exhibited.

Help Clean the EarthThe International Resources Utilization Association carries out recycling of theresources of Southeast Asia and exchange of culture, technologies and humanresources based on Mie Prefecture. It organizes visitor participatory workshopsthat think about the environment, in which participants produce original clayeysoap from domestic waste oil (spent tempura oil).

8/23

EXPO
Period

3/25–6/28

Creation of video picturesdescribing the importance ofmarine nature

The images of Kaisho Forest will convey the importance of nature, of coexistingwith nature and the significance of satoyama preservation° Also collaborated with
Aichi Prefecture and Satoyama Forest of learning and interchange.

EXPO
PeriodEco Talk Session

Talk Shows for children and top management and staff in charge of theenvironment of companies talk about the environment. This project is sponsoredby the Environmental Partnership Organizing Club (EPOC).

6/17
7/5,6

Regeneration of the Forest for
Everybody!! — Diversity andPotential of the Forest

C. W. Nicole, who purchased a devastated village and carries out forest
regeneration activities himself, will talk about his experiences and what is needed
for the co-existence of nature and humans.

7/28“Save World's Largest TropicalRainforest Amazon”“Help Clean the Earth”

Event in Kaisho Plaza

Eco Talk Session1235-2-7 Promotion of the Environment-Conscious Efforts by the Parties
Concerned
The EXPO 2005 Association has been trying to promote the environment-conscious efforts of theparties concerned by creating environment-conscious guidelines and calling on people to conduct
environment-conscious activities.
In addition, we have been promoting environment-related communications by publishingenvironmental data, preparing environmental materials and holding symposiums.
International symposiums held
Starting with the 1st international symposium (theme: creation of a new earth and its regional
development) held in Nagoya on Jan. 27, 1998, eight international symposiums have been held todate.
In the 8th international symposium held just before the EXPO (in Sept.2004), about 800
participants gathered at Tokyo International Forum under the theme of “Nature’s Wisdom and thePossibility of Sustainable Development.”
During the session, key international figures and experts held a relay symposium under thesimilar theme of “creation of a sustainable society” as the EXPO 2005 International Forums tostudy “Nature’s Wisdom.” Such a relay symposium was held for the first time in EXPO history.
We want to discuss the “policies and methods toward the creation of a sustainable society” to be
developed and used even when the EXPO is over.
International Symposiums
Theme
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

Date

How to design 2005 Japan EXPO
Aiming at a cyclical society in the 21st century
Creation of sensibility in the 21st century
Legacy of EXPO (Hanover EXPO international conference hall)Global Stage For Cross-Culture
EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN and Fantasy
The Future of Humankind and the Children of the 21st Century“Nature’s Wisdom and Sustainable Development”

Mar., 15, 1998
Feb. 20, 1999
Oct. 31, 1999
Oct. 29, 2000
Nov. 12, 2001
Dec. 8, 2002
Aug. 19, 2003
Sept. 17, 2004

EXPO 2005 International Forums
Theme
Opening Forum

Theme Forums

Closing Forum

Date

Mutual Relationship among Culture, Environment and Development;
and the Possibility of Balanced Development

Mar. 27, 2005

Issues to be resolved in Creating a Sustainable Society
Culture and Biological Diversity and Internationally Common Recognition
Aiming for an environment-based society Ideal form of science in the 21st Century

Mar. 28, 2005
Apr. 16, 2005
May 21, 2005

Industrial Infrastructure of the 21st Century: A Message forthe Development of Eco-Communities

Jun. 2, 2005

Environmental Education Necessary for Realizing Sustainable Society
Economic and Industrial Development in Harmony with the Environment
Toward the Creation of Sustainable SocietyJul. 23, 2005
Aug. 27, 2005
Sept. 21, 2005

Preparation of environmental pamphlets
We prepared pamphlets containing the result of the assessment of the environmental
consequences, change of the planned site and approaches as a result of the change, environmentconscious facilities at the site, technologies introduced, etc., and delivered them to visitors and theorganizations concerned. We also made English versions of the “EXPO eco map” and “EXPO eco
book.” “Efforts for environmental assessment” were produced in both Japanese and English.

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EXPO eco map

EXPO eco book

Efforts forenvironmental
assessment

Official environment-conscious commemorative products
The number of official commemorative products eventually reached between 5 to 6 thousands.
We were as ecologically conscious as we could be when manufacturing and handling theseproducts. We prepared our own environment-conscious guideline stipulating not only the materialof the products, but also the procurement, distribution and shop management for the productmakers, distributors, and retailers such as department stores. We also established an environmental
committee consisting of the companies concerned, and disclosed the information on the realizationof the decrease in burdens on the environment and the accomplishment as a result.
Concretely, we promoted activities to reduce the package space rate, use recycled paper anddecrease the quantity of shopping bags used, which were effective in reducing waste. According to
the questionnaire, the 250 companies that participated in these activities improved theirenvironmental awareness.
“Nature’s Wisdom Award” and “Global 100 Eco-Tech Awards”
In EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, each participating country exhibited the design and display of its
pavilion, focusing on its own culture and nature. Also various technologies were used to solve
global environmental problems and largely contribute to the sustainability.
In EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, the “Nature’s Wisdom Award” was established for the mostunique efforts made by a participating country, and the “Global 100 Eco-Tech Awards” wasestablished for the purpose of the popularization of global environmental technologies and thepromotion of research and development in order to announce the fruits of the EXPO to the world.
◇ “Nature’s Wisdom Award”
The award system, which was stopped after the 1958 Brussels EXPO, has since beenreestablished after a lapse of half a century. (“Special Regulation No. 14 on Prizes and Awards”
approved at the 136th session of the BIE General Assembly on Dec. 16, 2004)
Purpose: To encourage the participating countries of 2005 EXPO Aichi to realize and spread thetheme of “Nature’s Wisdom” through their pavilions.
Target : 69 pavilions of the official participating countries (*). Japanese pavilions or thosemunicipally-owned or company-owned are not applicable.

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The 1st award:
Evaluation of the exterior appearance, interior and display contents of the officially-participating
countries’ pavilions toward the realization of “Nature’s Wisdom.” (May 26, 2005)
Award-recipient pavilions
Size of the pavilion
Category A(4 modules or more)
Category B(1.5-3 modules)
Category C(1 module or less)Category D(joint pavilions)Gold prize

Silver prize

Bronze prize

KoreanSpanishBritishTurkishMexican

Greek

Filipino

Moroccan

New ZealandVenezuelan/Bolivian(Andean Amazonian Pavilion)

Kenyan(Africa Pavilion)

Uzbekistani(Central Asia Pavilion)

The 2nd award:
Evaluation of the messages of the official participating countries to the world to solve today’s
global issues such as conservation of nature, biodiversity, cultural diversity, promotion ofinternational exchange based on the theme of “Nature’s Wisdom.” (Sept. 19, 2005)
Award-recipient pavilions
Size of the pavilion
Category A(4 modules or more)
Category B(1.5-3 modules)
Category C(1 module or less)Category D(joint pavilions)Gold prize

Silver prize

Bronze prize

GermanFrenchAmerican

MexicanAustralian

Malaysian

Dutch

South African

IndonesianAndeanAmazonian Pavilion

Madagascan(Africa Pavilion)

Kenyan(Africa Pavilion)◇ Global 100 Eco-Tech Awards
Purpose: To clarify 100 global environmental technologies from the most advanced to traditional ones
to solve global environmental issues and contribute to sustainability based on the EXPO 2005
AICHI JAPAN theme of “Nature’s Wisdom,” promote the roles and the possibility oftechnology to realize coexistence between humankind and the earth, and diffuse the global
environmental technologies and promote research and development.
Target: 236 global environmental technologies recommended by the officially participating countries
and international organizations, Japanese municipalities (prefectures and 12 major cities) or the
judging committee.
Judging method: 100 technologies were selected through discussion among the judging committee
members by checking the entry documents submitted by the presenters from the viewpoints of(1) contribution, (2) novelty, and (3) universality.

The 100 award-recipient technologies consist of 44 from overseas (23 countries), and 56 fromJapan. The overseas technologies were selected mainly from environmentally-advanced European
countries, followed by East Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and Latin America.
Number of award-recipient technologies by country
CountryJapan
Overseas

Number of award-recipient technologies
56
44
6
5
3
2
1

Australia
Germany
Austria, Holland
Britain, Greece, Sweden, Canada, Philippines, Thailand
Portugal, Switzerland, Romania, Croatia, Uganda, Eritrea, Tanzania,
Madagascar, Brazil, Venezuela, Panama, Korea

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6. EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN Web Questionnaire Survey Result
The EXPO 2005 Association conducted a questionnaire survey of the visitors using the Internet
to ask for opinions, impressions of the environmental facilities and environmental friendliness at thesite.
The following shows the environmental awareness of the respondents that is not described ineach of the environment-conscious efforts.
Responses to the questionnaire are also shown in the following pages:• Most-impressive environment-conscious activities in EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN• Impression of biolung• Impression of dry mist
• Impression of waste separation• Impression when participating in the natural forest school• Environment-conscious facilities you toured• Impression of EXPO eco tour
• Awareness of EXPO eco money• Impression of EXPO eco money● Duration of survey: 2005.7.8 – 9.30
● Total number of accesses: 4,900● Survey method: Internet questionnaire● Number of effective responses: 2,035■ Respondents’ attributes
Ages of the respondents (N=2035)

Addresses of the respondents

Occupations of the
respondents (N=2035)

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P.79
P.97
P.99
P.109
P.116
P.118
P.119
P.121
P.121

■ Most serious environmental problem in the future according to the respondents
Sixty-five percent of the respondents indicated “global warming” as the most serious
environmental problem in the future, which gained the majority, followed by “household waste(food)” and “ozone layer destruction.”
The most serious environmental problem in the future according to the respondents
The most serious environmental problem in the future according to the respondents(N=2035, each respondent can select a max. of 3 problems)Global warming
Household waste
Ozone layer destruction
Heat-island phenomenon in the city
Energy (oil) and resource depletion
Disruption of ecosystem and decreasing wild species
Air pollution, noise, vibration by cars
Industrial waste and harmful substances
Domestic wastewater
Rain forest destruction
Marine contamination
Desertification
Impact by acid rain on forests and buildings
Others (specifically)■ Change in the respondents’ awareness before/after visiting EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPANWe asked the respondents how their awareness was changed before and after visiting the EXPOin terms of the following four activities.
In all activities in the following table, the number of respondents who selected “Want to conduct
positively” and “Want to conduct positively on some level” greatly increased after visiting the
EXPO. Accordingly, we can say that the people’s visits to the EXPO contributed to improving theirenvironmental awareness.
“Reduction of waste and recycling,” which leads to the “separate collection and recycling ofwaste into 9 types” indicated by the respondents as the most impressive environment-conscious
activity, was selected as the activity the respondents wanted to conduct more than any other activity
after visiting the EXPO. We consider that this shows that the respondents’ experience of visiting the
EXPO was affected favorably.

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Impressions of environment-conscious activities at EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN(from the Environmental Web Questionnaire)
・I was really surprised to see that environment-conscious technologies have been greatly advanced.
I'm proud that an EXPO whose theme is the environment was held in our town. I felt the mostimportant thing is raising people's awareness of the environment. For example, we can start with avery small thing such as bringing and reusing our EXPO maps on our next visit. (W from Mie
prefecture)・Eco-friendliness was evident in various places at the site, and it was good that I could understand thetheme of the EXPO visually rather than by reading difficult sentences. My child could also see theeco-friendliness in household goods that were not even displayed. My family was given an
opportunity to think about environmental problems. When we came home, my child said to hismother, "Mum, the light is still ON, be careful about global warming." or "Don't throw it away as I
can still use it." I liked the eco-conscious goods that even a small child could be attracted to andcould use easily. (Y from Chiba prefecture)・I think the EXPO showed wonderful human activities and our future hopes (excluding global crises)by uniting the displays related to natural ecology, environmental technologies and global history
under the theme of environmental problems. As many pavilions offered visitors' participation, we
could learn more. I expect follow-up activities to be conducted so that environmental technologies
and efforts may be understood more in the future (by indicating that technology introduced in EXPO
2005 AICHI JAPAN is used here, for example). I thank all EXPO staff members for presenting uswith a wonderful exhibition in today's troubled times when it is difficult to foster our future hopes.
(Y from Aichi prefecture)
・I felt it was very difficult to have built the EXPO site without destroying the forests. By this,however, we were given an opportunity to learn a lot. Thanks to the EXPO, I realized that "I should
start eco-conscious activities" other than thinking "one person doesn't matter." (K from Aichi
prefecture)・I found something new whenever I visited the EXPO as various eco-conscious efforts were being
made. I could see such efforts when I visited each pavilion, walked on the moving global loop, andwaited in a long line, therefore, I could experience a feeling of global-friendliness when I was in the
EXPO site. How wonderful it would be if all people on the earth conducted environment-conscious
activities! I think I should start first. (S from Gifu prefecture)
・At the beginning of the EXPO, I could not see the eco-conscious efforts, but as I visited many times,
I came to realize various eco-conscious efforts. I think people who visited the EXPO repeatedly
could understand such efforts, but those who visited once may not have done so, unfortunately. (Hfrom Aichi)
・I had been interested in the EXPO even before the opening as the theme of "environment" waswonderful. Actually, the eco-conscious efforts in the EXPO facilities were nice. However, while I
expected eco-consciousness to be promoted more positively, people were interested in companies'
pavilions, and the theme was understood only by those who wanted to learn about the environment. I
think the environment should have been appealed more strongly. (E from Osaka prefecture)130Reference Material
List of Concepts, Themes, etc. of Official Participating Countries / International Organizations(Prepared on the basis of the information on the official website of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition)■ Global Common 1
Participating Country /Organization

Name of the Pavilion

Concept / Theme, etc.

Yemen Pavilion

Republic of Yemen･To re-create the streets of Sana'a (the world's most ancientskyscraper city) and to present videos of the uniqueecosystem on Socotra Island (Galapagos Island of the
Arabian Sea).

Iran Pavilion

Islamic Republic of Iran･Concept: Art and Wisdom of Life･To introduce the history / cultural heritage and Islamic
religion with visual images in addition to an exhibition ofcraftwork, under the theme of Art of Life.

India Pavilion

India･Concept: A journey to explore nature's wisdom･To present the pavilion's displays centering on the two wellknown symbols of the Bodhi Tree and the Dharma Chakra.

Qatar Pavilion

State of Qatar･Concept: Balanced development with harmony between new
and old areas･To introduce the past, present and future of Qatar which
promotes "balanced development" in all aspects of life, notonly preserving the environment for the rich fauna and florain the Persian Gulf, but also contributing to the conservationof the global environment as an exporter of "clean energy"natural gas.

Saudi Arabia Pavilion

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia･Concept: "Wisdom""Harmony" and "Hope"･To set out the exhibition for the purpose of allowing visitors
to feel the wisdom of Islamic culture and deepen theirunderstanding of Islam.

Bangladesh Pavilion

People's Republic ofBangladesh･To present, drawing upon exhibits and audiovisualpresentations, the actual way of life of the people of
Bangladesh, who have continued leading their lives withnature, doing battle with nature as it periodically unleashes
storms, tidal waves and so forth.

Sri Lanka Pavilion

Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka• Theme: To introduce the glorious history of the Theravada
school of Buddhism that created the unique art andarchitecture of Sri Lanka through its unique naturalenvironment and religious culture.

Korea Pavilion

Republic of Korea• Concept: Light of Life
• To introduce the Korean view of nature and outlook on life,
unique culture and craftwork as well as dynamic industry
under the theme of “Light of Life,” dividing the pavilion into
5 zones of 5 colors ( green, red, yellow, black and white).

China Pavilion

People’s Republic of China•Theme: Nature, City, Harmony – Art of Life
•To present completely, under the plan of the “Tree of Life,”
the immense Chinese culture that pursues balanced
development by removing discordant elements in urban andrural / economic and social development and in therelationship between humanity and nature, using various
media ranging from calligraphic works and paintings tovisual images.

Nepal Pavilion

Kingdom of Nepal•Concept: Mandala, which symbolically represents the
Cosmos.
•To exhibit a replica of a Buddhist temple constructed by 200
craftsmen who came from Nepal, introduce Nepalese art,architecture, culture and life, evolved through the integrationof the philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism, and present
the “Wisdom of Life” of the Nepalese people.

131Name of the Pavilion

Participating Country /Organization

Concept / Theme, etc.

Pakistan Pavilion

Islamic Republic of Pakistan• Concept: “Art” and Wisdom of Life
• To spread out a mysterious space, under the theme of“Wisdom of Life,” with sculptures, reliefs, frescos andvarious designs representing various civilizations with abackdrop of three-dimensional models of the world’s highest
mountain peaks.

Bhutan Pavilion

Kingdom of Bhutan• To introduce the nature, culture, philosophy, art and so forth,of which Bhutan is proud, with a bridge constructed by theunique architectural technique of Bhutan, textiles, Buddhist
statues, photos, paintings and so forth.

Mongolia Pavilion

Mongolia• Theme: Development for Eco-Communities• To exhibit in the pavilion items to show the natural resources
and potentiality of Mongolia in an easy-to-understand way,
displaying a “ger” (pao) that is a portable dwelling,household goods, daily commodities used for nomadism andotherwise.

Central Asia Pavilion

Republic of Uzbekistan,
Republic of Kazakhstan,
Republic of Kyrgyzstan andRepublic of Tajikistan• Joint pavilion of 4 republics, namely Uzbekistan with “Blue
Capital,” Kazakhstan, a “Country of Steppes,” Kyrgyzstan, amountain country and Tajikistan, a country at the foot of thesun.
• Concept: Exchanges of Time• To present a dynamic exhibition of the items of cultural
exchange between East and West under the theme of“Exchanges of Time.”■ Global Common 2
Name of the Pavilion

Participating Country /Organization

Concept / Theme, etc.

U. S. Pavilion

United States of America• Concept: The Franklin Spirit• To introduce American nature and development of scienceand technology, in commemoration of the 300th birthday of
Benjamin Franklin, a politician / scientist,who contributed tothe country’s independence.

Argentine Pavilion

Argentine Republic• Concept: Peaceful global relations and sustainable
development as well as environmental conservation• To introduce with visual images and so forth the splendor ofnature, sightseeing spots and way of life in the regions withdifferent characteristics.

Canada Pavilion

Canada• Concept: Wisdom of Diversity• To introduce the attractions of Canada through 3 conceptual
spheres – a Geosphere showing Canada’s land, water and air
including climate, a Biosphere presenting Canada’s nature inwhich microorganisms, plants, animals and humans live, andan Ethnosphere shedding light on the people and culture of
Canada as well as the relationship between humans andnature.

Cuba Pavilionn

Republic of Cuba

• Concept: Efforts for preserving nature and historical relics.
• To portray Cuba from various angles, where different cultures
were amalgamated under the sub-theme, “Symphony ofInter-Culture,” in an exhibition pavilion adopting a colonialstyle.

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Pavilion of the Dominican
Republic

Dominican Republic• Concept: (Columbus’ favorite) “Island Crystallized with
Nature and History”• To show pictures painted by artists from the Dominican
Republic on the façade, in addition to the introduction ofhistorical data and visual images during the Columbus era.

Mexico Pavilion

United Mexican States• Theme: "Complicatedly Intertwined Diversity: Changing
Nature and Culture"• To express through the movement of culture / nature thediversity developed over many years by several races,
animals and plants in different natural environments inside
Mexico, as well as its nature’s wisdom.

Andean Amazonian Pavilion

Republic of Ecuador,
Bolivarian Republic ofVenezuela, Republic of
Peru andRepublic of Bolivia• To produce the image of the Andean and Amazon area,“Paradise Full of Natural Wisdom.”• Rediscovery of a paradise is important to protect the future oflife on the Earth, as the nature in the Andean and Amazon
area not only supplies farm produce and water resources, butalso supports human life globally by purifying air andotherwise.

Central America Pavilion

Joint presentation by 7
Central American countries(Note 1)

• To convey, using large visual images and from various
viewpoints, the present aspect and attractions of the Central
American region that faces both the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans, the difference of which is shown in beautiful
underwater images and in an exhibition of rare sand.

United Nations Pavilion

More than 20 U. N.
organizations• Presentation by more than 20 U. N. organizations• Concept: Celebrating Diversity – All are different. That’s theworld.
• To exhibit a computer-generated display of Picasso’s“Guernica” as the symbol of peace.
To portray the people across the world and praise theirdiversity through the work of the U. N. families.

International Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement
PavilionInternational Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement,
engaged in the protection of
victims of armed conflicts,
disaster-relief activities,
social welfare services
and so forth• To allow visitors to see people around the world helping eachother crossing the boundaries of races and religions in the
rescue of those suffering from wars, natural disasters andsickness, through visual images and a gallery zone at theplanetarium-shaped theater.

OECD Pavilion

Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development• To introduce OECD activities up to today, using multiple
panels, to the general public over a wide range, with the main
theme of the "Creation of a Sustainable Society" aimed atmaking economic, environmental and social policies
compatible with each other, based on the EXPO 2005 theme"Nature's Wisdom."

ITTO Pavilion

International Tropical Timber
Organization (ITTO)• To explain to visitors how to protect tropical forests withproper forest management, and allow them to think about theuse of tropical timber and sustainable management of their
supply sources.

(Note 1) Countries making presentations in the Central America Pavilion are as follows:
Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Guatemala, Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of Nicaragua,
Republic of Panama, Belize and Republic of Honduras

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Participating Country /Organization

Name of the Pavilion

Concept / Theme, etc.

Italian Pavilion

Republic of Italy• Concept: Italian Lifestyle• To introduce beauty, art, culture and other aspects of the
Italian lifestyle under the unified theme of the"Mediterranean Sea."• To display the ancient Greek bronze statue, “Dancing
Saturos.”

Greek Pavilion

Hellenic Republic• Concept: Man and nature• To allow visitors to view 4 zones of soil, wind, water and firein succession, to experience nature, culture, harmony withnature and the future of Greece.

Croatia Pavilion

Republic of Croatia• Concept: A drop of waterÅFa grain of salt
• To allow visitors to see and experience in the pavilion thescene of salt production mainly at a “Salt Field,” viewing itfrom 5 sites, on the sea floor, beneath the surface of the sea,on the sea, on the ground and in the air.

Libya Pavilion

The Great Socialist People’s
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya• Theme: “Yellow and Blue is Green.” (The “Yellow of theDesert” and the “Blue of Water” generate Green which
symbolizes life.)• To promote the importance of the environment and so forththrough the theme.

Spanish Pavilionn

Spain• Concept: Sharing the “Art” of Life
• To install 16 large screens and reproduce a traditional latticewindow, “Serosia,” on the external wall of the Spanish
Pavilion.

Tunisia Pavilion

Republic of Tunisia• Concept: Tunisia: Peace and Sustainable Development• To introduce Tunisia’s efforts to protect and manage waterand other natural resources, conserve biodiversity through thedevelopment of national parks and nature reserves, andpopularize environmental education, as well as the 3,000
years of Tunisian history and its national land.

German Pavilion

Federal Republic of Germany• Theme: "Bionis" proposing coexistence between nature andtechnology• Experience-type pavilion eliminating explanation as far as
possible: To allow visitors to depart, riding in a transparent
cabin, “Experience Drop” (orbital system, called “Ride”) to
the future bio-world for an experience of wonder, including
the enjoyment of German sceneries.

Turkey Pavilion

Republic of Turkey• To consider “Living together with Nature” through tackling
the problem of forests that are rapidly disappearing from the
Earth due to destructive development and climate changes.
• To build the pavilion with recyclable timber.
• To dismantle the pavilion after the end of the EXPO and takeit back to Turkey for use as materials for some parts of theHistory Museum in Istanbul.

French Pavilion

French Republic• Concept: Relation between humanity and nature• To make presentation in a uniquely French way, principallywith the use of visual images, under the main theme,“Relation between humanity and nature, interpreting“Nature’s Wisdom” in a unique manner and questioning
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Bulgaria Pavilion

Republic of Bulgaria• Concept: "Nature's Wisdom and Gifts from Nature Essentials for Human Health, Lifestyle and Tolerant
Coexistence"• To focus on the important balance of humankind and nature,and introduce the traditional and modern approach of
Bulgarians for the production of typically Bulgarian naturaland organic products.

Bosnia andHerzegovina Pavilion

Bosnia and Herzegovina• Concept: Bridge between Man and Nature / Gift of Nature”• To propose the promotion of interaction between humanity
and nature as well as between men, and the utilization ofnatural building materials for that purpose.

Morocco Pavilion

Kingdom of Morocco• Concept: Openness and Tolerance - the Sources of Moroccan
Culture• To exhibit Moroccan art via a variety of materials and show
various clips on nature, the environment and tourism on
plasma screens.

Jordan Pavilion

Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan• Concept: Silent Floatation• To introduce the Dead Sea, called a “mini universe” with its
unique ecosystem, and its relations with mankind over 5,000
years.
• To reproduce the environment of the Dead Sea with waterand sand brought from there in its surroundings.

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Name of the Pavilion

Participating Country /Organization

Concept / Theme, etc.

Ireland Pavilion

Ireland• Concept: Art of Life
• To convey the message on symbiosis with nature and wisdomof the Celts through the introduction of Celtic culture andhistoric heritage, with items of rich Celtic art and cultural
heritage brought together and exhibited to the public.

Ukraine Pavilion

Ukraine• To seek the possibilities of human wisdom in the sections of“Historical Outline” and “Present Ukraine.”• “Historical Outline”: To introduce Ukraine’s long history andits unique culture.
• “Present Ukraine”: To show, under the theme of developmentof a harmonized civilization, how Ukrainian people aretackling the protection of nature, exhibiting technologies to
use the benefits from nature in a meaningful way, andproduction technologies friendly to the environment.

Austrian Pavilion

Republic of Austria• Concept: The Slope

The Netherlands Pavilion

The Netherlands• Theme: Land of Water• To introduce nature and culture fostered with the blessings ofwater, by throwing light on the quintessential balance
between man and nature, and between land and water
through the Netherlands' involvement with water andotherwise.

U. K. Pavilion

United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern
Ireland• Concept: Inspiration from nature• To exhibit garden, art and innovative technologies utilizing
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Swiss Pavilion

Swiss Confederation• Concept: “The Mountain”• “Experiencing Tour” to walk in the Swiss mountains - To
position “The Mountain” as the symbol of symbiosis withnature and have visitors experience the energy, strength,
tranquility and soothing effect of mountains which not only
constitute Switzerland's geographical features, but also
symbolize its culture.

Czech Pavilion

Czech Republic• Concept: Art of Life
• To introduce Czech culture and society through the exhibits
and events that appeal to the senses and hearts of visitorswith full use of music and visual images, aiming atpresenting exhibits for them to see, hear, touch and feel.

Belgium Pavilion

Kingdom of Belgium• To present exhibits combining artistic imagination with
cutting-edge technology to express the interaction between
arts such as paintings and rich nature.

Poland Pavilion

Republic of Poland• Concept: “Encounter with Something Magnificent”• To give visitors the current picture of Poland - a cultural statethat gave birth to Fryderyk Chopin, a Polish composer known
as a "poet of the piano" - which, located at the center ofEurope, is seeking the symbiotic coexistence of mankind andnature while unifying variegated cultures.

Portuguese Pavilion

Portuguese Republic• Concept: Nature and History - Portugal where the land ends
and the sea begins• To introduce the annals of contact between Portugal and Asia
including Japan, tied together by the sea and land, including
the interaction of people and exchange of gastronomic
cultures.

Lithuania Pavilion

Republic of Lithuania• Concept: Lithuania: progress of civilization and culture• To present visual images of Lithuanian civilization, natureand so forth, symbolizing “Dialogue between Culture andNature” and introduce history, culture, economy and art of
Lithuania, making full use of multimedia.

Romania Pavilion

Romania• Concept: Legacy for the Future• To introduce by visual images history, nature, art, local
culture and so forth, combining exhibition space with spacefor cultural and artistic performance.
• To convert the force with which visitors push the door into
electric power to operate a water wheel and so forth.

Russian Pavilion

Russian Federation• Concept: Harmony of the Noosphere”• To propose reasonable life in harmony with nature, andintroduce natural resources such as water, forests and mineral
resources as well as aerospace technology and traditional
culture including handicrafts

Caucasus Pavilion

Republic of Azerbaijan,
Republic of Armenia andRepublic of Georgia• Theme: “Health and Longevity”• To convey the splendor of nature’s wisdom by exhibiting, in
accordance with the theme, maps, pictures of mountains,
paintings and so forth, and introducing the races, traditions,
history and lifestyles of 3 Caucasian countries known
throughout the world as the region of “Health andLongevity.”

Nordic Pavilion

Republic of Iceland,
Kingdom of Sweden,
Kingdom of Denmark,Kingdom of Norway, andRepublic of Finland• Concept: Oasis in the North• To introduce Nordic nature and gastronomical culture, theunique culture of welfare, “Energy in Harmony with theEnvironment,” industries including “Forestry,” “Nordic
Design,” “High-Quality and Safe Foods” and so forth,presenting visual images of the Northern lights.

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Name of the Pavilion

Participating Country /Organization

Concept / Theme, etc.

Egyptian Pavilion

Arab Republic of Egypt• Concept: Eternal Egypt• To present a graphical exhibition of Egypt from the ages of
the ancient pharaohs and their glories to the modern era to
introduce the country's history and culture.

South Africa Pavilion

Republic of South Africa• Concept: Rhythm of Life
• To introduce some dramatic snapshots of a South African
story that starts before the birth of mankind through humansettlement, conquest, liberation and the ultimate celebrationof freedom.

Africa Pavilion

Exhibitions jointly provided
by 28 African countries(Note 2)

• Concept: African epic
• To arrange the booths of 28 countries in such a way that itallows visitors to feel as if they are taking a real tour of theAfrican continent from the north to south, to introduce thecolorful attractions of these African countries, displaying in
the joint booth masks, tableware, clothing and other objects,
from which visitors can learn about the history and mode oflife of the countries concerned.

(Note 2) Countries providing exhibition in the Africa Pavilion are as follows:
Republic of Angola, Republic of Uganda, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, State of Eritrea,
Republic of Ghana, Gabonese Republic, Republic of Cameroon, Republic of Guinea, Republic of
Kenya, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic
Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Republic of Zambia, Republic of Djibouti, Republic of
Zimbabwe, The Republic of the Sudan, Republic of Senegal, United Republic of Tanzania, Republic ofChad, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Republic of Burundi, Republic of Benin, Republicof Madagascar, Republic of Mali, Islamic Republic of Mauritania and Republic of Rwanda■ Global Common 6
Name of the Pavilion

Participating Country /Organization

Concept / Theme, etc.

Indonesia Pavilion

Republic of Indonesia･ Concept: Integrating People and Nature - Building EcoCommunity in Harmony･ To express the eagerness of Indonesia, aiming at thedevelopment of an Eco-Community in which humanity andnature are in harmony.

Australian Pavilion

Commonwealth of Australia･ Theme: "We have to protect and preserve our environment
for future generations."･ To allow visitors to experience the traditional culture ofaborigines or indigenous people and the unique naturalenvironment of Australia under the theme of handing down
what aborigines or indigenous people learned from naturefrom the present to the next generation.

Cambodian Pavilion

Kingdom of Cambodia･ To place a scale replica of the remains of Angkor Wat andsculptures, introduce Cambodian culture, and express how
the interaction takes place between historic culture and thepotentiality of economic development and between natureincluding an enormous forest and the Cambodian people.

Singaporean Pavilion

Republic of Singapore･ Theme: Garden City･ To express "Blendings of City Environment and Garden
City, Harmony of the Past and the Present, and Work andLeisure, and Interfusion of a Variety of Cultures." Thepavilion houses a number of exhibition zones so that visitors
can fully enjoy the attractive features of Singapore.

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Thai Pavilion

Kingdom of Thailand• Theme: “Art of Life”• To introduce landscapes in various parts of Thailand
and the lives of Thai people living there, as well as thevariety of their customs that differ from region to region.

New ZealandPavilion

New Zealand• Concept: New, Sea, Land, People• This is an experience-type pavilion which showcases
four themes – “New,” “Sea,” “Land” and “People” - using
a variety of imaging techniques.

Philippine Pavilion

Republic of the Philippines• Concept: Usbong (Seeds of Life)• To introduce beautiful nature and rich culture with an
exhibition having the motif of coconuts under the themeof Usbong (Seeds of Life) symbolized in coconuts,
using multiple projectors.

Brunei Darussalam Pavilion

Brunei Darussalam• Presentation of a country of petroleum and natural gas,
located in the northwestern part of Borneo Island,facing the South China Sea.

Vietnam Pavilion

Socialist Republic ofVietnam• Concept: Vietnam - Culture and Natural Identities• To introduce water and the living things, diverse
ecosystems and lives of the Vietnamese people livingside by side with nature, under the theme of “Vietnam Culture and Natural Identities.”

Malaysian Pavilion

Malaysia• Concept: "Truly Natural. Infinitely Harmonious"• To introduce the rich nature of Malaysia where primarytropical rainforests remain and many rare plants andanimals have their habitat, such as the largest flower,“Rafflesia” and the smallest squirrel, the “Pigmy
Squirrel” in the world.

Lao Pavilion

Lao People's Democratic
Republic• Concept: Development of Eco-communities• To introduce with various exhibits “The close
relationship between the people of Laos and theirnatural environment,” “The fine craftsmanship of nativearchitectural styles” and “The enormous potential thecountry as a whole has for sustainable development.”

Pacific Islands Pavilion

Joint Participation of 11
Countries (Note 2)• Concept: The Beautiful Pacific• 11 countries scattered throughout the South Pacific are
joined together to introduce the life and culture of its
people, casting the spotlight on important changes
occurring due to environmental abnormalities, andpromoting the importance of environmental
conservation on the global scale.

(Note 2) Countries providing exhibition in the Pacific Islands Pavilion are as follows:
Republic of Kiribati, Independent State of Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kingdom of Tonga,
Republic of Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Fiji Islands, Republic of
the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia

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