The Heat
Expo 70 was held over the Spring and Summer months of 1970. Summer months in
Japan are notoriously hot and humid, especially in the city of Osaka. Thirty-five percent (35%)
of participants spontaneously recall their experiences at Expo as being oppressively hot. Visitors
also recalled their inability to finds shaded locations at Expo to escape the heat.
As we stayed longer it became hotter and hotter. It was a really hard time in the heat. P27
I always ask myself, "why did we go on the hottest day!" It was so hot and that all of the attendees wanted
to go into one of the large pavilions, such as the American Pavilion, and that's why everywhere was lined
up. So, it was just people, people, people, and we couldn't really get into see anything. My two biggest
impressions were the heat and the people. P28