【Book a date and time for your visit to the Expo!!】Introducing events from 10-16 August!
Events
2025.02.07【Book a date and time for your visit to the Expo!!】Introducing events from 10-16 August!
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 10 to 16 August 2025. 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!
*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.
National Day and Special Day👇
Kazakhstan National Day
📅Aug.10, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Trinidad and Tobago National Day
📅Aug.11, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Comoros National Day
📅Aug.12, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Tunisia National Day
📅Aug.13, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Pakistan National Day
📅Aug.14, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
India National Day
📅Aug.15, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Nauru National Day
📅Aug.16, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
The calendar of National Days and Special Days : Click here
Introducing Events from 10-16 August👇
Japan Ninja Festival
📅Aug.5-Aug.14, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North
This event includes participation from full members, such as municipalities with historical connections to Ninja across Japan.The festival aims to showcase ninjas, who have evolved from mysterious figures into significant cultural icons, by blending their legacy with various modern elements. Additionally, it will provide tourism information about regions associated with ninja history.
World Play & Learn Summit
📅Aug.6-Aug.10, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”
Through the summit, the diverse visitors feel the “rise” of life, having the experience of overcoming the world’s divisions, learning about the true value and value of collaboration and co-creation, uncovering the shining potential and value hidden in vulnerability, minorities and ethnicity, and praying for peace.
【Kazakhstan】 Concert with the participation of artists from Kazakhstan
📅Aug.10, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”
A concert with the participation of Kazakh entainers
【Kazakhstan】 Celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan
📅Aug.10, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
To be announced
Explore Japan with Local Kids: Comedy, Dance & Game Showcase
📅Aug.10, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South
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Special English Performance by Global MOM to MOM Kids! There is an unique performance in English, featuring comedy, parodies, and creative dance.
Five Continents Exchange Festival in EXPO2025
📅Aug.10, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East
Children from five continents will perform “Earth Harmony,” a musical piece symbolizing unity through elements: Eurasia: Sky, North America: Wind, South America: Fire, Oceania: Water, and Africa: Earth. Together, these melodies create a powerful harmony, resonating hope and peace for the future. The audience will join in, amplifying this message of unity. “Let’s Create a Peaceful Future Together” Traditional African dances will also be featured.
【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia
📅Aug.10, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East
Reoccuring and varied Saudi contemporary/ cultural performances
High School Students’ Dream Award National Competition
📅Aug.11, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”
The “High School Students’ Dream AWARD National Competition” is a contest where high school students compete by presenting business ideas that address social issues they wish to solve themselves. Participants, selected through a nationwide entry process, present their business ideas at the national competition as finalists after passing the preliminary rounds.
【Trinidad and Tobago】 Trinidad and Tobago National Day Celebrations
📅Aug.11, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Concert with performances by Trinidad and Tobago artistes
【Poland】 Day of The Mountain celebration. Polish famous musician NAPHTA playing electronic music inspired by traditional Polish highlander music
📅Jul.11, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East
11 of August is a Day of the Mountain. Poland Pavillion would like to celebrate it by inviting the DJ inspired by Polish Highlander Music
【Hungary】Hungarian Music Performance
📅Aug.11, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East
hungarian music performance
Okayama Children’s Musical “Harold!”
📅Aug.12-Aug.13, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”
It is a local cultural creation project in which performers are recruited from a diverse and eclectic group of ordinary children from elementary to high school in Okayama Prefecture, who join forces with professional actors and staff to achieve a single goal: a musical performance.
U-NEXT MUSIC FES
📅Aug.12-Aug.17, 2025 📍EXPO Arena “Matsuri”
To be announced
【Oman】 Tales of Oman
📅Aug.12, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East
“Tales of Oman” is a talk show presented by Omani youth on International Youth Day.
【Chile】 Chile, Event 5
📅Aug.12-Aug.14, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage West
music, cooking, dance, etc.
【Comoros】Cultural performance on National day
📅Aug.12, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Musical,dance and sing
【Hungary】Hungarian Music Performance
📅Aug.13, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East
hungarian music performance
entangle moment – [quantum | earth | universe] × art
📅Aug.14-Aug.20, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”
We are pleased to present an exhibition titled “entangle moment” where you can experience the worlds of “Quantum, Earth, and Universe” through the fusion of art and science. This exhibition will introduce you to the mysteries of the microcosm of quantum physics, the deep sea, the Earth’s environment, and the vastness of the universe through “entangled” displays that intertwine art and scientific technology.
Science: Connecting You to the Future – You Are a Creator of Tomorrow –
📅Aug.14-Aug.19, 2025 📍EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”
This event disseminates the results of R&D to solve social issues by science technologies at Industry-academia-government co-creation centers. You can experience science and technology through four exhibition zones: “Connecting with Yourself,” “Connecting with Your Surroundings,” “Connecting with Society,” and “Connecting with the Earth.” In addition, there will be some stage programs, such as talk sessions linked to the exhibits.
【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia
📅Aug.14, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage South
Reoccuring and varied Saudi contemporary/ cultural performances
【India】Independence Day Celebrating Culture Program
📅Aug.15, 2025 📍EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
Culture program
STAGE:0 eSPORTS High-School Championship 2025
📅Aug.15-Aug.17, 2025 📍EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”
This is one of the largest high school eSports tournaments in Japan, where students from the same school form teams to compete for the title of best team in Japan. Stay tune to see which team will win the championship. Experience the intense summer battles of high school esports!
Demonstration and Special Exhibition The World of BUNRAKU
📅Aug.15-Aug.17, 2025 📍Gallery EAST
National Bunraku Theatre, Photo by AOKI Shinji
Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre that originated in Osaka more than 300 years ago. This marvelous performing art will be presented to visitors through multilingual demonstrations, with live shamisen(traditional Japanese musical instrument) perfornance.
【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia
📅Aug.15, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Outer East
Reoccuring and varied Saudi contemporary/ cultural performances
Challenge Play World
📅Aug.16-Aug.17, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North
Let’s try to break a record some easy play.（For example, Stack empty cans high, Footsteps for 30seconds, Use chospsticks to move lots of beans etc.) We will collect fun of challenge plays related to each region from countries around the world and all over Japan.
【Viet Nam】 Viet Nam traditional art performance
📅Aug.16, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage North
The most beautiful and unique traditional music of Viet Nam performed by the outstanding musical troupe
【Saudi Arabia】 We Are Saudi Arabia
📅Aug.16, 2025 📍Pop-Up Stage Inner East
Reoccuring and varied Saudi contemporary/ cultural performances
Introducing Daily Events 👇
A Spectacular Show of Water and Air “Under the Midnight Rainbow”
📅Every Day 【April, September, October】①19:10~（ 18:40 Open ）②20:30~（ 20:00 Open ） 【May-August】①19:30 ~ （ 19:00 Open ）②20:30~ （ 20:00 Open ） 📍Signature Zone Water Plaza
“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
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
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.
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National Bunraku Theatre, Photo by AOKI Shinji 
