Opening Ceremony venues: EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” and EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden”
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) will hold the opening ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) on Saturday, 12 April 2025. The Association is pleased to announce the details of the proceedings of the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony is a grand ceremony to declare the opening of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and marks the start of the event. It will share the Expo’s theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” with all people around the world and mark the start of efforts toward realising this theme.
▽ Time and Date of the Opening Ceremony
14:00 to 15:10, Saturday 12 April 2025 (planned)
▽ Opening Ceremony Venues
EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” and EXPO National Day Hall “Ray Garden” at the Expo site
▽ Organiser
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
▽ The Details of the Proceedings of the Opening Ceremony
・Performance Programme (1) “Relay of Lives”
・Performance Programme (2) “Pulsation”
・Opening Remarks
ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary-General, Japan Association for the 2025 International Exposition, Japan
・Festival Fanfare “Sora to Mirai to Part3 ‘Matsuri to Sora to’” Short ver.
・Japanese National Anthem and Raising of the Japanese National Flag
・Raising of the BIE (Le Bureau International des Expositions) Flag
・Entrance of Official Participants flag bearers
・Greetings from the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
TOKURA Masakazu, Chairperson, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
・Welcome Address
YOSHIMURA Hirofumi, Governor of Osaka Prefecture
・Performance Programme (3) “Festival (Matsuri)”
・Address by Honorary Chairperson of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru
・Congratulatory Address
Dimitri KERKENTZES, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
・Greetings from His Majesty the Emperor
・Opening Action
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino, Honorary President of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
・Symphonic Fanfare
・Performance Programme (4) the Expo Parade “Parade of Global Harmony”
・Performance Programme (5)”Physical Twin Symphony”
▽ Performers (In Programme Order)
・Festival Fanfare
SADO Yutaka (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Ambassadors)
Osaka Symphony Orchestra
Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra
Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra
Japan Century Symphony Orchestra
・Japanese National Anthem and Raising of the Japanese National Flag
Raising of the BIE (Le Bureau International des Expositions) Flag
Osaka Council, Scout Association of Japan
・Entrance of Official Participant Flag Bearers
Special Version of Theme Song “Kono Hoshi no Tsuzuki wo” by KOBUKURO (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Ambassadors)
High school students attending schools in Osaka
・Performance Programme (3) “Matsuri”
ONOE Kikunosuke (5th Generation)
NAKAMURA Hayato (1st Generation)
NAKAMURA Kangyoku (1st Generation)
・Symphonic Fanfare
JGSDF Band (Japan Ground Self Defence Force)
High school students from Osaka Prefectural School’s brass band
・Performance Programme (4) the Expo Parade “Parade of Global Harmony”
Ikeda Municipal Gofuku Primary School Brass Band
*This release lists some of the performers. Please note that the performers are subject to change without notice.
(For Reference)
▽ Scheduled TV broadcast: 13:55 to 15:15, Saturday, １２ April 2025
scheduled to be broadcast live nationwide on NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation).
For more information, click here.
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/news/news-20250213-06/
Enquiries
Global Communication Department, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Email: globalpr@expo2025.or.jp