Press Release

2023.11.06 “Thematic Project Producer KAWASE Naomi”, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Signature Pavilion ”to exist”, Ground-Breaking Ceremony Held (Hosted by Muramoto Corporation)
Thematic Project Producer KAWASE Naomi standing in the construction site of the Signature Pavilion ”to exist”

On November 4, 2023, the ground-breaking ceremony for the Signature Pavilion ”to exist” (theme: Embracing Lives), produced by Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Thematic Project Producer KAWASE Naomi, was held at the planned pavilion site at the Expo site in Yumeshima, Osaka. The ceremony was hosted by the pavilion constructor, Muramoto Corporation.
In addition to Producer KAWASE, SUGIYAMA Ou, Planning and Management Director, SUO Takashi, in charge of the design and architecture of “to exist”, SATOH Tetsuya, Exhibition and Virtual Contents Planner, SAITO Taichi, in charge of Planting and Environmental Design, people involved with the pavilion construction, and the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition also attended the ceremony.

Thematic Project Producer KAWASE Naomi: Signature Pavilion “to exist”

At Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, the two closed buildings of Oritachi Junior High School, Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture, and the Nakade Branch of Hosomi Elementary School, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, will be used for the Signature Pavilion “to exist” (theme: Embracing Lives).
The concept of the pavilion is “A dialogue for the first time in human history is born every day”. The Signature Pavilion “to exist” is a pavilion that aims to understand and overcome mutual differences in race, religion, culture, etc. through dialogue conducted by people of different nationalities, races, and cultures who are completely unknown to each other.

(For reference) Overview of the Signature Pavilion “to exist”
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/wp/wp-content/themes/expo2025orjp_2022/assets/pdf/project/pav_kawase_202305.pdf
(Japanese)

Photo at the ground-breaking ceremony

(Center of the photo: Thematic Project Producer KAWASE Naomi, the Signature Pavilion “to exist” creator team, and people related to the project

The Signature Pavilion “to exist” creator team

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