The Great Yokkaichi Expo to Promote Japanese Domestic Goodswas held in 1936 in Chitosechoas one of the events to commemorate the completion of construction at Yokkaichi Port. Hoping to showcase Yokkaichi widely and attract industry investment to the region, the city spent approximately 700,000 yen (comparable to the city's annual budget at the time) on the event, that drew a significantly larger number of visitors than anticipated.