Held in Ueno Park, the event celebrated Imperial Japan's economic prowess and patriotism.
[1][2] The event succeeded the five prior National Industrial Exhibitions, but was not organized by the central government.
A sixth industrial exhibition had been postponed due to the Russo-Japanese War.
[7][8] Charles Albert Francis, an American machinist working for Toyota in Tokyo,[9] wrote an article about the event that was published with illustrations.
[11] The Tokyo Industrial Exhibition, an extra number of the Teikoku Gaho, an illustrated monthly magazine, was published for the event.