Image courtesy of Wajima Museum of Urushi Art
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will exhibit a large Wajima-nuri Large Globe called “Earth at Night” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, which opens in April 2025.
The “Earth at Night,” is an impressive globe with a diameter of 1m, and is stunning example of Wajima-nuri lacquerware which is characterized by the delicate beauty of its jet black and gold colouring. The globe is a “symbol of reconstruction,” having miraculously remained undamaged even in the Noto earthquake on 1 January, 2024, and is imbued with the hope of “conveying to the world the importance of thinking about others beyond conflict and division.” The name of the work, “Earth at Night,” will also be used as the name of the exhibition facility.
We hope that the globe will have the following impact on the many people who visit it:
– Visitors will feel the significance of the Expo, which brings together countries from all over the world for half a year, through a variety of senses.
– The beauty and depth of traditional crafts will be transmitted to various parts of the world and to future generations.
– It will encourage people in areas hit by conflicts and natural disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rains and become a driving force for reconstruction.
– It will help to bring the world together as one towards a future society.
Exhibition Details
1) Name: Earth at Night
2) Location: Connecting Lives Zone (C09)
*Next to the Sky Plaza inside the Grand Ring.
*No reservations are required to view this exhibition.
3) Exhibition contents: Wajima-nuri Large Globe “Earth at Night”, City panels (Tokyo, New York, Beijing, and London), Recovery efforts following the Noto earthquake, traditional Japanese crafts, etc.
4) Exhibition sponsors: Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, KEIDANREN (Japanese Business Federation)
5) Location map and concept images
* These are concept images. The actual exhibition may differ.