In order to help visitors enjoy Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) even more in the evening and at night, the“Twilight Campaign” is now underway, allowing Night Ticket holders to enter the Expo site one hour earlier than before at 16:00.
In addition, special evening and night programmes at selected pavilions, etc. during the evening and night, along with special offers at participating restaurants, are included in the “Twilight Campaign.” (As of 6 June 2025. Availability periods and details may be subject to change.)
1. Special Evening and Night Programmes at Selected Pavilions, etc.
The following pavilions, etc. offer open access for free exploration at night, as well as art performances held from evening to night:
●Signature Pavilion “Better Co-Being” (Resonance of Lives) [Theme Producer MIYATA Hiroaki]
https://co-being.jp/expo2025/en/
・Period: Ongoing until further notice
・Programme Details: Open exploration at night (From around 20:30, visitors are free to explore the pavilion during non-reserved times.)
●Forest of Tranquility https://forest-expo2025.jp/en/
・Period:Every day during the Expo
・Programme Details: Daily performance of “Idiom” by Pierre Huyghe three times a day at 18:30, 19:10 and 20:10.
2. Special Offers at Restaurants
In addition, limited-time special offers are available at the following restaurants during the evening and at night:
●Tonkatsu Noguchi
( https://www.expovisitors.expo2025.or.jp/gourmets/9a47bc52-c470-4d10-a5c4-17ded766e4a0 )
・Period: 30 May to the end of June (end date TBD)
・Offer Details: Starting from 16:00 every day, charcoal-grilled duck cutlet sandwiches are on sale as a Tonkatsu Noguchi × Kitashinchi Toriuma Shidare collaboration menu (limited quantity available)
●Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu ( https://en.gyukatsu-kyotokatsugyu.com/store/osaka_expo2025 )
・Period: From 1 June (for one month)
・Offer Details: Takeout items are 20% off after 19:00 (limited quantity available)
●Norimusubi
( https://www.expovisitors.expo2025.or.jp/gourmets/7e401d1a-100e-4656-aa8b-9d7639d2d1e6 )
・Period: From 1 June (for one month)
・Offer Details: Starting from 15:00 every day, customers who order a draft beer will receive a free flower sausage and edamame set (limited quantity available)
●Kobe Beekeepers cafe
( https://www.expovisitors.expo2025.or.jp/gourmets/336704b4-5616-4eda-855f-67e535d2555f )
・Period: From 10 June (for one month)
・Offer Details: Starting from 15:00 every day, customers who purchase two alcoholic beverages will get one free order of “Awaji Island Sea Salt Potato” wedges (limited quantity available)
●African Dining Hall PANAF
( https://www.expovisitors.expo2025.or.jp/gourmets/f35a3007-cbbc-4f1f-872a-5eb189829165 )
・Period: 15 June to 31 July
・Offer Details: Limited time sales of African craft beer tasting sets with African-style sweet potato fries included! (limited quantities available)
For details on 1. and 2. above, please check the campaign list below (updated as necessary):
Twilight Campaign List as of 6 June 2025 (Pdf file)
Events that you can enjoy without reservations, such as the EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” projection mapping and “One World, One Planet.” are also held almost every night during the Expo. For the latest information, please check “This Week at the Expo” on the Association’s official website:
( https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/daily/ )
Please take full advantage of the “Twilight Campaign” and enjoy visiting the Expo in the evening and at night.
(Reference) Expansion of hours of validity for Night Tickets
Those who have purchased Night Tickets have thus far been allowed into the Expo site after 17:00. However, until further notice, visitors are able to enter the Expo site one hour earlier than before at 16:00 using their existing admission tickets that they have already reserved for their visit.
There will be no change to the reservation time (from 17:00) indicated on the purchased electronic tickets and printed on the paper tickets, but visitors who arrive at the entrance gate after 16:00 on the day of their visit reservation will be allowed in in order of arrival.
As the weather becomes more pleasant in the evenings and at night, please take advantage of the added value of Night Tickets.
(Terms and Conditions for Night Tickets)
| Ticket Type | Original | From 7 May onward |
|---|---|---|
| Night Ticket | Admision after 17:00 | Admision after 16:00 |
*We will make a new announcement when the above expansion of hours of use will be terminated or changed.
▶“Twilight Campaign” Launched! Night Tickets to allow admission from 16:00!
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20250506-03/