At the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, Japan was officially invited as an exhibitor for the first time.
Sources
- Begegnung mit dem frühneuzeitlichen Japan (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.ndl.go.jp/exposition/e/s1/1873.html (ndl.go.jp)
- https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=145&lang=en (tnm.jp)
- https://www.mak.at/worldsfair (mak.at)
- https://blog.mak.at/wiener-weltausstellung-1873/ (blog.mak.at)
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