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| Japan Pavilion |
Many people expect to see some innovative exhibits with high-tech settings inside the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. That is why there are always tons of people lining up in front of the pavilion. Located at Zone A of the Pudong section not too far away from Entrance Gate 4, the Japan Pavilion features like a purple silkworm. Having a semi-circular structure outlook, the pavilion is covered by lightweight membrane materials with the erection of a few Eco Tubes on its top. Eco-friendly environmental technologies including the utilization of solar power are integrated into the building design. Rainwater can be stored for use and air can be circulated to reduce environmental burden. As a start touring around the pavilion, we stepped onto an escalator inside a tube. We then watched the displays of the Japanese landscapes in four seasons. The following exhibits were relevant to modern advanced technologies. There was a new model of battery-rechargeable car. There was a display of the Eco heat pump which could boil water efficiently with the use of minimal power to gather heat from the air warmed by the sun. There was a magic floor map. Stomping heavily on the map could produce electricity to turn on the light. The heavier we stomped, the more electricity we could generate. The Japanese had manufactured a lightweight vehicle for a single person use. The vehicle took less space than the conventional cars and allowed more mobility and convenience. Many people are fancy with the electronic music played by a robot violinist. To me, the robot performance is nothing new. Robot technologies have already existed for 30 years. I recalled that I watched a robot draw the face pictures for the visitors in World Expo 1985 at Tsukuba of Japan.
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| Japanese Industry Pavilion |
It takes 2 to 4 hours to wait for the admission to the Japan National Pavilion. If people expect similar displays in the Japanese Industry Pavilion located at Zone D in Expo Puxi, they will be wrong. During our daytime visit to Zone D, we saw a very long waiting queue at the Japanese Industry Pavilion. Instead of waiting for 2 hours, we left the site. When we returned in the evening at the time approaching pavilion closure, the queue was much shorter. After waiting for half an hour, we got into the pavilion but were then disappointed with the shows. There were eight movies introducing the Japanese products. One of them was a 3-D movie, and one of the products was made from soy beams. The movies acted rather like advertisement. They were so boring that we left the pavilion after we had finished watching four.
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