2025.05.02
【Check the 7-Day Advance Lottery Events‼】See the events to be held during May 18 to 24！
The “7-Day Advance Lottery” is an application system for pavilion and event admission that can be entered from 1 month to 8 days before your visit date. Whether or not provided ”7- day Advance Lottery” is for each event.
Please find the events to be held during May 18 to 24 are whether 7-Day Advance lottery events or not, from the below ”7-Day Advance Lottery events”, and apply lottery for the subject event by its due date.
※For applying the lottery, you are requested to make a reservation for the visit date and time. For details, please see here.
※For details of 7-Day Advance Lottery is here
※Event titles and contents are subject to change.
7-Day Advance Lottery events👇
| A Better Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake | |
| 📅May 19-May 24, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE” ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
 Reconstruction Agency | |
| We will hold exhibits on the reconstruction of disaster areas aimed at a future society. Please come and experience an exhibition that “connects” the various thoughts and actions of people involved in the disaster-affected areas and “continues” into the future of the disaster-affected areas. The date is under adjusted and to be held sometime during the week. Reconstruction Agency ： 5/19(Mon)～5/24(Sat)、Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ： 5/20(Tue)～5/24(Sat) |
| Digital Twin Perspectives – Real and Virtual City Futures | |
| 📅May 20-May 24, 2025 📍Gallery WEST ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
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| Develop a spatial experience device that combines an HMD that provides an immersive VR experience and a chair that allows visitors to experience vibration and gravity. Integrate 3D city models (PLATEAU) and 3D models of the Expo site to provide visitors with a new driving experience that moves between virtual and physical spaces. |
| Niihama Taiko Festival | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri” ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
 Niihama Tourism and Products Association | |
| Taikodai performs a powerful performance. You can experience being a bearer. Share your exciting feelings with people all over the world. |
| 【United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland】 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland National Day | |
| 📅May 22, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
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| NTT Day CHO-KABUKI Powered by IOWN『HANAKURABESENBONZAKURA Expo2025 ver.』 | |
| 📅May 24-May 25, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
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| Inspired by the world view of the classic Kabuki play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura and Hatsune Miku’s signature song Senbonzakura, this one-of-a-kind entertainment work was premiered in 2016 and is a monument to Cho-Kabuki, combining the beautiful aesthetic of Kabuki with NTT’s cutting-edge technology. We hope you enjoy a modern and unique style of Cho-Kabuki that transcends Kabuki. |
| 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 ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
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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. |
| EXPO SAUNA ‘TAIYO TSUBOMI’ | |
| 📅Every day *The schedule of the event may be changed suddenly due to maintenance of the sauna room. 📍Future Life Zone ✅7-Day Advance Lottery events | |
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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. |
Events to be held during the same period👇
National Day and Special Day
| Bulgaria National Day | |
 | 📅May 18, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Paraguay National Day | |
 | 📅May 19, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Latvia National Day | |
 | 📅May 20, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Netherlands National Day | |
 | 📅May 21, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland National Day | |
 | 📅May 22, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Austria National Day | |
 | 📅May 23, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
| Hungary National Day | |
 | 📅May 24, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” |
Various Events
| ~Osaka Week~welcome to osaka the capital of performing arts! | |
| 📅May 16-May 18, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| Showcase performance of Osaka traditional performing arts |
| Maki Fujimura & Chereste F Mercles, A Cappella Concert | |
| 📅May 17-May 18, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer 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. |
| 【Uzbekistan】 Cultural concert and entertainment event | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” | |
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| A cultural and concert program is planned with performances by artists, musicians and other performers. The event will include a theatrical concert performance, a musical performance, and an audiovisual performance. |
| 【Osaka Week～Spring～】Experience the art of Yao City A day of experiencing Yao City’s art at YAO WELCOME COMMONS | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍Gallery EAST | |
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| We will introduce the history of art and culture in Yao City, as well as exhibits such as photo spots and experiential workshops by YAO UERUKAMU COMMONS members.Exhibit contents |
| ~Osaka Week~KANSAI Medical University’s Challenge for the near future | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍Gallery WEST | |
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| Kansai Medical University will introduce their unique initiatives such as photoimmunotherapy and new drug development in the field of oncology, practical application of the sensory medicine discovery technologies that activates an immune function using odor components, personalized medicine based on genome information, and regenerative medicine using induced pluripotent stem (ips) cells. An experience-based exhibition is also going to be prepared. |
| “Traditional Japanese Performing Arts EXPO” Co-creation of the future by high sc | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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| Award-winning high school students from all over the country will perform traditional performing arts that convey the history and culture of the region and will create a future where “life shines brightly” with their powerful performances. The Akitakata Kagurakyogikai in Hiroshima will also make a special appearance and perform with the young people who will lead the future. |
| Timeless | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
 Setsu Fukushima and Nagisa | |
| The parent-child unit “Setsu Fukushima and Nagisa” featuring a father born in the Showa era and a daughter raised in the Reiwa era, expresses “the changing times and the universality within them” through their music. Their live performance begins with ancient Japanese poetry, moves through the Showa-era songs from the time of the 1970 World Expo, and is themed around the upcoming 2025 World Expo. |
| 【Turkmenistan】Melodies of Unity | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| Music and dance |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅May 18, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| Our traditional Arabic bands will deliver vibrant and engaging Saudi music, while the young spirit of contemporary musicians infuse beats. |
| 【Paraguay】Paraguay, Living festivities at the land of no evil | |
| 📅May 19, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” | |
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| a celebration with artistic performances, live music and a light show |
| EXPO2025 JAPAN BONSAI・SUISEKI EXHIBITION | |
| 📅May 19-May 22, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE” | |
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| We will be exhibiting many of Japan’s most representative bonsai. On the day, we plan to not only exhibit the bonsai, but also have experts give explanations. |
| ”Wa-shoi” at the EXPO ! Enjoy the WADAIKO ! | |
| 📅May 19-May 20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| We will deliver the sound of WADAIKO, which is the traditional culture of Japan, to people all over the world! The powerful sound of WADAIKO, the sound of SHINOBUE and NARIMONO unique to Japan, and traditional performances from all over Japan will be delivered to people in each country. |
| 【Paraguay】 Ikigai Paraguay, energy that connects | |
| 📅May 19, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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| Live music、Live music and dance、Demonstration of Paraguayan Folkloric Dances:”Baile de la Botella, cántaro, canasto” |
| 【Paraguay】 Ikigai Paraguay, energy that connects | |
| 📅May 19, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| Live music、Live music and dance、Demonstration of Paraguayan Folkloric Dances:”Baile de la Botella, cántaro, canasto” |
| I just want to see a blue sunset | |
| 📅May 19-May 20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| Believing the story his grandfather told him, Kazeumi, a 4th-grade boy, never gives up on his dream of going to Mars and continues to face the challenges. This is a chemical romance that depicts the half-life of a young boy! |
| 【Paraguay】 Ikigai Paraguay, energy that connects | |
| 📅May 19, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| Live music、Live music and dance、Demonstration of Paraguayan Folkloric Dances:”Baile de la Botella, cántaro, canasto” |
| 【Türkiye】Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day | |
| 📅May 19, 2025 📍Festival Station | |
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| May 19th is celebrated in Türkiye as the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. For this holiday, an event is planned where youth and athletes come together for talks, meet-and-greets, and souvenir photo sessions. |
| 【Latvia】 Latvia National Day | |
| 📅May 20, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” | |
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| Latvia National Day |
| 【Netherlands】 Common Ground in Arts and Crafts | |
| 📅May 20-May 24, 2025 📍Gallery EAST | |
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| An exhibition/overview of collaborations in Japanese and Dutch arts and crafts. |
| Brief showcase on reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake（tentative） | |
| 📅May 20, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| 【Chile】Infinite Innovation: Exploring the Limits of the Universe and Creativity | |
| 📅May 20, 2025 📍Festival Station Stage | |
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| With the goal of establishing new collaborations with Japan, Chilean scientists and developers will present research achievements and industrial applications derived from astronomy. |
| Women’s Pavilion in Collaboration with Cartier Opening Ceremony | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” | |
 Victor Picon | |
| The Opening Ceremony of the Women’s Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka in collaboration with Cartier marks the official inauguration of the Pavilion. |
| 【Netherlands】“UNUM” – an intergenerational integrated dance piece | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” | |
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| A new collaborative work by INTRODANS, LAND FES, and the Kobe-based Sadamatsu-Hamada Ballet Company will be premiered at the EXPO National Day Hall. |
| English Rakugo Experience | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| We will introduce Japan’s proud culture of laughter, Rakugo and short stories, in English so that they can be understood by people all over the world. We will have participants imitate the performers and perform short stories in English or translate them into the language of their own country, to make people laugh. We will also play the shamisen, which is essential to Rakugo, and perform Nanjing Tamasudare. |
| 【Oman】 Omani Rhythms: A Cultural Journey | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| Introduce visitors to Omani folk music and dance performance |
| Japanese hair culture stage show | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| A hair designer appears on stage with a model. Expressing Japanese culture on stage and transmitting it to the world. |
| From Osaka to the World: Spinning a Circle of Peace with Traditional Qigong | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| Refresh your mind and body at the Osaka Expo! Traditional Qigong for Health, Longevity, and Peace of Mind. Traditional qigong brings harmony to the mind and body in today’s stressful society. Why don’t you experience the wisdom of Oriental medicine with beautiful and graceful dances and healing music? |
| 【Oman】 Omani Rhythms: A Cultural Journey | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| Introduce visitors to Omani folk music and dance performance |
| 【Chile】 Chile, Event 7 | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| music, cooking, dance,etc. |
| 【Canada】Canada LIVE! – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅May 21, 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. |
| 【Oman】From Oman To The World | |
| 📅May 21, 2025 📍Festival Station | |
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| To host panel discussions |
| 【United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland】 National Day | |
| 📅May 22, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” | |
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| To be announced |
| 【United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland】 National Day | |
| 📅May 22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| To be announced |
| 【United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland】 National Day | |
| 📅May 22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| To be announced |
| 【Canada】Canada LIVE! – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅May 22, 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 | |
| 📅May 22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| We Are Saudi Arabia brings the Kingdom’s artistic heritage to life through hands-on craft experiences. Visitors will engage their senses as they explore the creativity, skill, and cultural significance behind traditional Saudi crafts. |
| 【Chile】 Chile, Event 7 | |
| 📅May 22, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| 【Austria】 Concert of the Vienna Boys’ Choir (Wiener Sängerknaben) | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” | |
 ©www.lukasbeck.com | |
| Concert of the Vienna Boys’ Choir (Wiener Sängerknaben) with Piano |
| 【Brazil】The Future of Mobility | |
| 📅May 23-May 25, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri” | |
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| During “The Future of Community and Mobility Week” and the sub-theme “Connecting Lives”, presentation and test drives of the eVTOL, the fully electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft manufactured in Brazil by Embraer and partners. |
| What is wasshoi? | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
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| Ohayashi performances liven up the Ikutama Summer Festival |
| 【Canada】Canada LIVE! – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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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 | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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| We Are Saudi Arabia brings the Kingdom’s artistic heritage to life through hands-on craft experiences. Visitors will engage their senses as they explore the creativity, skill, and cultural significance behind traditional Saudi crafts. |
| 【Poland】 Małopolska Region: traditional regional music concert | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| Małopolska regional music concerts |
| 【Chile】 Chile, Event 7 | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| RDD x NANBYO Day ~Step Forward Together~ | |
| 📅May 23, 2025 📍Festival Station | |
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| We consider this event as a place to inform people in Japan and abroad about the “present” and “future” of rare and intractable diseases, the “Intractable Disease Control Law” in Japan, and global activities, to think about them, and to take action. We will also deliver a variety of entertainment together with patients, their families, and supporters. |
| 【Hungary】The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” | |
 Hungarian Pavilion | |
| The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is Hungary’s premier and most important professional folk dance company. For seven decades, it has been showcasing the finest in traditional Carpathian Basin folklore, combining centuries-old heritage with cutting-edge stagecraft. |
| The Japan Chefs Association (public corporation) will demonstrate the “Knife Cer | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South | |
 The Japan Chefs Association (public corporation) | |
| The Ceremony Knife Ceremony (commonly known as the Knife Ceremony) is a ceremony that was originally held at the Imperial Court and has been handed down since about 1,200 years ago (during the Heian period). |
| 【Korea】Children’s Day Workshop | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North | |
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| Performances and experience programs for children |
| 【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| We Are Saudi Arabia – Music invites visitors to embark on a vibrant musical journey that spans the Kingdom’s rich history and modern aspirations. This captivating program celebrates the fusion of traditional sounds and contemporary beats, showcasing the cultural evolution that defines Saudi Arabia. |
| Canta Brasil | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East | |
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| We play Brazilian music, Forró and samba. Let’s sing and dance together! |
| 【Poland】 Piano concert of the winners of the Fryderyk Chopin Music Competition | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East | |
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| On the occasion of the presentation of the Malopolska Region, a joint concert of the winners of the Fryderyk Chopin Music Competition – Jakub Kuszlik (Poland) and Aimi Kobayashi (Japan) – winners of the 4th place ex aequo. |
| 【Canada】Canada LIVE! – Cultural Performance Presented by the Canada Pavilion | |
| 📅May 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. |
| Yaeyama Eisa group TORIKAJI | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
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| Okinawan traditional dance called Eisa.It’s consist of Sanshin,Taiko,dance and Chondara doing a humorous dance.At the end,everyone will dance together. |
| ”ART MEETS SCIENCE EXPO 2025” | |
| 📅May 24, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West | |
| Experimental Art Show by Human nature and AI Science Technology |
Introducing Daily Events 👇
| 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. |