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Mural on Shin Sakura Maru, Japanese floating fair, 1976

Mural on <em>Shin Sakura </em><em>Maru</em>, Japanese floating fair, 1976

The Shin SakuraMaru floating trade ship visited Wellington in 1976. Dominating its main showroom was this huge metal mural representing the large variety of Japanese industries. Japanese industry was hit hard by the rapid increase in oil prices in 1973–74, because oil was a critical input and wholly imported. By 1976 Japanese industry had regained its momentum.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1976/0464/4A

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon, International economic relations – Japan and New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24821/mural-on-shin-sakura-maru-japanese-floating-fair-1976 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2010.