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The Japan Association for the 2025 International Exposition, Japan (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Expo Association’) and ORIX Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: INOUE Makoto) are pleased to announce that the official name of the ”Advanced Air Mobility” take-off and landing site (port) facility* at the Expo site, which is sponsored by ORIX Corporation, has been decided as “EXPO Vertiport”. “Advanced Air Mobility” is part of the in the “Future Society Showcase Project” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”).
‘Vertiport’ is the name of the take-off and landing sites for ‘Advanced Air Mobility’. After discussions, EXPO Association and ORIX Corporation decided to combine it with “EXPO” to make the name “EXPO Vertiport” in the hope that the Expo, which is expected to attract a large number of visitors, will help to popularise the term “Vertiport”.
■ Project:
Future Society Showcase Project, Smart Mobility Expo “Advanced Air Mobility”
■ Official Name of the facility:
EXPO Vertiport
■ Sponsor of on-site vertiport operations:
ORIX Corporation
ORIX Corporation will operate (including maintenance and removal) the vertiport that is to be installed at the Mobility Experience, located in the north-west of the Expo site.
■ Facility Details
| Name | EXPO Vertiport |
| Location | Yumeshima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka (inside the Expo Venue) |
| Plot of Land | 7,944.39㎡ |
| Commencement of work | 19 August, 2024 |
| Completion of the construction | February, 2025 (Planned） |
■ Planned site of EXPO Vertiport
■ Concept images of on-site vertiport
For Reference
■ About the Future Society Showcase Project
The Future Society Showcase Project is a general term referring to a group of projects that provide experiences to a wide range of participants and visitors from Japan and abroad by utilising technologies and services that support the theme of the Expo, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” for the development, operation, exhibition, and events of the Expo site, in the form of “demonstrations” that give a sense of the future beyond 2025, and “implementation” that is suitable for the Expo.
Enquiries
Global Communication Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Email: globalpr@expo2025.or.jp