The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) and ORIX Corporation (Tokyo, President and Chief Operating Officer: TAKAHASHI Hidetake) are pleased to announce that construction of the EXPO Vertiport, a take-off and landing facility within the Expo site for “Advanced Air Mobility” that ORIX Corporation is sponsoring in the Future Society Showcase project, was completed on 28 March 2025.
■ Project Name
Future Society Showcase Project, Smart Mobility Expo “Advanced Air Mobility”
■ Facility Name
EXPO Vertiport
■ On-Site Port Sponsor / Operating Company and Project Overview
ORIX Corporation
ORIX Corporation will operate the vertiport that is to be installed at the Mobility Experience, located in the north-west of the Expo site (including maintenance and removal).
■ Facility Details
| Name | EXPO Vertiport |
| Location | Yumeshima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka (inside the Expo Venue) |
| Area | 7,944.39 m2 |
| Commencement of construction | 19 August, 2024 |
| Completion of construction | 28 March, 2025 |
| Facilities | Apron, Landing Strip, Tarmac, Hangar, Lounge/Office Building, etc. |
| Equipment | Entry/Exit Gates, Meteorological Instruments, Aircraft Charging Equipment, etc. |
■ Location of EXPO Vertiport
* The actual layout and building shape may differ.
■ Photos of Facilities
(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.
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan “Future Society Showcase Project” On-site port for Advanced Air Mobility to be Named “EXPO Vertiport”
https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/newsrelease/pdf/241008_ORIXE.pdf
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan “Future Society Showcase Project” On-site port for Advanced Air Mobility to be Named “EXPO Vertiport”
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20241008-02/
Enquiries
Global Communication Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Email: globalpr@expo2025.or.jp