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You can finally start to ‘Book a visit date and time’ from 13 October.
This article provides a weekly round-up of events, highlighting information on the week when booking begins for visit dates and times.
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting six months before the desired visit date.
This issue of the newsletter introduces events scheduled to take place at the various event facilities at the Yumeshima venue from 20 to 26 April 2025. Reservations for visit dates and times can be made from 20 to 26 October 2024.
Please refer to the event information below to consider the dates of your visit and book your ‘visit date and time’ at your earliest convenience!
Advance tickets are also available for sale, including “First-Half Period Tickets” (valid for one entry from the opening day to 18 July), which can be used during the first half of the Expo period.
*Booking a visit date and time is required before visiting the Expo. For details on how to book a visit date and time, please click here.
*Please note that event titles and content are those currently planned and are subject to change without notice.
*Some events require advance booking. Further details will be announced from winter 2024 as they become available.
| Iran National Day | |
 | 📅Apr.21, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Switzerland National Day | |
 | 📅Apr.22, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Denmark National Day | |
 | 📅Apr.24, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Indonesia National Day | |
 | 📅Apr.25, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” |
| Thailand National Day | |
 | 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
The calendar of National Days and Special Days : Click here
| Physical Twin Symphony Harmonizing Humanity and Technology | |
| 📅Apr.13-Apr.20, 2025 ①11:00 Start (10:00 Open) ②14:30 Start (13:30 Open) ③18:00 Start (17:00 Open) Only one performance on Apr.13, 2025(③18:00 Start (17:00 Open)） 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” | |
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| A future where everyone can be a creator, technology that allows diverse people to share their diverse skills and experiences. This is the world’s first live entertainment where audience and performers mutually can experience the future of live performance that no one has ever seen yet. |
| Origin of Ikebana : Ikenobo Exhibition | |
| 📅Apr.13-Apr.20, 2025 📍Gallery EAST | |
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| Ikebana is an aspect of traditional Japanese culture with flower arrangement. Ikenobo, the origin of ikebana, will present exquisite ikebana arrangements. The exhibits express “Transition of ikebana” from the era of Muromach period which Ikebana started. At there, large-scale arrangements and some technology fusion works to be seen. |
| the 200th anniversary of the invention of Braille a “Blind Experience” programa | |
| 📅Apr.19-Apr.23, 2025 📍Gallery WEST | |
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| This event is designed a visual impaired experience to cooperate with visually impaired persons. (The event’s programs include a trial of touching and typing Braille letters, walk guidance for the visually impaired persons, and Paralympic sports such as goalball and blind football.) |
| 残響ZANKYO:Reverb of SHAMISEN from JAPAN The Grobal SHAMISEN Entertainment | |
| 📅Apr.20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| This event transcends the boundaries of different cultures and environments, creating a new musical experience through the fusion of shamisen and various musical genres. The event harmonizes elements of different cultural backgrounds and sounds, such as guitar, piano, violin, and cajón, bringing an unprecedented sense of wonder to the audience. |
| UHARA LION DANCE | |
| 📅Apr.20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| UHARA Lion Dance in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture, takes on the challenge of sustaining the inheritance of traditional performing arts. |
| （仮）DANCE FESTIVAL EXPO and Fashion show | |
| 📅Apr.20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| Lets’s do the most famou calisthenics in Japan, Radio Taiso. | |
| 📅Apr.21, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri” | |
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| Radio calisthenics are exercise routines that has been practised for about 100 years in Japan. Let’s move our bodies together with the radio calisthenics. |
| Special Night Bubble Show | |
| 📅Apr.21, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri” | |
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| The Guinness World Record holder for soap bubbles is the overall director and supervisor. Experience a magical bubble show where one million bubbles dance in the night sky. Enjoy an impressive bubble show enhanced by stunning lighting and sound effects. |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| 【Switzerland】 Cultural performance on National Day | |
| 📅Apr.22, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” | |
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| Concert |
| THE SAMURAI SWORD | |
| 📅Apr.21-Apr.25, 2025 📍Gallery EAST | |
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| Japanese swords were created about 1,000 years ago and are a traditional Japanese craft that continues to be made to this day. Various swords will be on display from the Kamakura period to the present day, also a demonstration of engraving on the sword by a sword master will be held. |
| 【Poland】 A dance performance by the Promni – Warsaw University of Life Sciences students on the occasion of the Science Week | |
| 📅Apr.22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| A dance performance by the Promni – Warsaw University of Life Sciences students on the occasion of the Science Week |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| EXPO KYOTO Meeting（tentative name） | |
| 📅Apr.23, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” | |
| We are planning to hold conferences about themes of “life,” which is the theme of this Expo , and “culture,” “environment,” “industry,” “tourism,” and “region,” which are the attractions of Kyoto. |
| Experience the Charm of Kyoto: Watch, Dance, and Feel | |
| 📅Apr.23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| We will present traditional Japanese dance performances themed around various aspects of Kyoto |
| 【Chile】 Chile, Event 1 | |
| 📅Apr.23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| To be confirmed (music, cooking, dance,etc.) |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.25, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.25, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| Japan Expo Paris in Osaka 2025 | |
| 📅Apr.26-Apr.27, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri” | |
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| The “Japan Expo” held in Paris, France, will be re-imported and held in its home country of Japan for the first time. From “monogatari” (manga, anime, etc.) to “monozukuri” (traditional crafts, cutting-edge technology, etc.), visitors can catch a glimpse of the COOL JAPAN potential that Japanese culture has brought to the world. |
| Japan Expo Paris in Osaka 2025 | |
| 📅Apr.26-Apr.27, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE” | |
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| The “Japan Expo” held in Paris, France, will be re-imported and held in its home country of Japan for the first time. From “monogatari” (manga, anime, etc.) to “monozukuri” (traditional crafts, cutting-edge technology, etc.), visitors can catch a glimpse of the COOL JAPAN potential that Japanese culture has brought to the world. |
| Great Experience: SENCHA Tea Ceremony beyond the ZEN world | |
| 📅Apr.26-Apr.27, 2025 📍Gallery EAST | |
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| Have a fantastic opportunity of the most traditional and authentic KAGETSUAN’s SENCHA tea ceremony with small sweets and GYOKURO: finest class tea leaves. You can also learn the correct and useful manners how to make delicious tea and to taste it in your daily lives. |
| “Hyogo Koku”, a project to promote HYOGO products to the world in 2025 | |
| 📅Apr.26-Apr.30, 2025 📍Gallery WEST | |
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| Focusing on the industries and technologies of each of the five regions in Hyogo Prefecture (Settsu / Harima / Tajima / Taｍba / Awaji)! Introducing Hyogo’s world-class local industrial technology and the high quality of local products. |
| KIMONO SHOW from KYOTO ~ connects and expand with tradition and innovation | |
| 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| The attractiveness of “Kimono”,Japanese national costume,is transmitted from Kyoto to the world!Seek the way of handing down this wonderful kimono culture to the future while respecting its history and traditions |
| Maki Fujimura & Chereste F Mercles, A Cappella Concert | |
| 📅Apr.26-Apr.27, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
 ©Vo.Maki Fujimara・Misaki・Hiroko・Yusuke・Kazumi・Seiji | |
| A Supreme A Cappella Stage The six-member professional vocal group, led by Maki Fujimura—hailed as a “vocalist from another dimension, revolutionizing the jazz vocal scene”—presents an extraordinary a cappella performance. |
| WORKER’S TRANSFORMATION | |
| 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
| The event will represent the lively working people in the future through a drama performance. We give the impression of “being excited for working!” for the future working generation. |
| 【Viet Nam】 Viet Nam traditional art performance | |
| 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| The most beautiful and unique traditional music of Viet Nam performed by the outstanding musical troupe |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Canada】 CANADA Scene – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| Canada will present a vibrant cultural program at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase our country’s diversity and creativity. More information on Canada’s performances will be shared soon. |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅Apr.26, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| KSA Cultural/ Contemporary Performance |
| A Spectacular Show of Water and Air “Under the Midnight Rainbow” | |
| 📅Every Day 【April, September, October】①19:10 Start （ 18:40 Open ）②20:30 Start （ 20:00 Open ） 【May-August】①19:30 Start （ 19:00 Open ）②20:30 Start （ 20:00 Open ） 📍Signature Zone Water Plaza | |
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| “Under the Midnight Rainbow” is spectacular show that themed of “water and air” performed at “Water Plaza” which is symbolic area of the Expo. With approximately 300 fountains and water screen decorate the show. Furthermore, operating with the various devices such as music, laser, fire to create the stage. Please enjoy the spectacular entertainment show created with these resonate. Show is approx. 20 minutes. |
| One World,One Planet | |
| 📅Held every day after sunset during the Expo | |
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| A moment of hope connecting from all over the world, where the sound and video equipment of the entire venue, as well as visitors’ devices held, interlock and light up like the cells of a single large living creature. |
| EXPO SAUNA ‘TAIYO’s TSUBOMI’ | |
| 📅Every day *The schedule of the event may be changed suddenly due to maintenance of the sauna room. 📍Future Life Zone | |
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| This sauna provides a completely new ‘co-creation’ space that embodies a ‘soft and warm’ future society, where the space covered with ETFE film* membrane material that transmits natural light is beautifully illuminated by LEDs and harmonises with the nature of Osaka Bay, which changes with the seasons and time. *ETFE film: high-performance fluoropolymer rolled into film form. It is attracting attention as a material that can replace glass for new architectural expression. |