[Event Title and Reservation Info Updated]
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition is pleased to announce that “Wakayama Day” will be held at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
*This event requires advance reservations.
HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN -WAKAYAMA DAY-
Time and Date
Friday 3 October 2025. Doors: 17:00 Start: 18:00
*The performance will last around one hour.
Venue
EXPO Arena “Matsuri”
Performer:
HYDE
Content
This is a special live performance by Hyde, who hails from Wakayama Prefecture. During the day, the EXPO Hall “Shining Hat” will host an event called “The Journey of the Heart Begins,” which will showcase the history and culture that has been passed down in Wakayama since ancient times. This will be a chance to experience the best of Wakayama.
Organiser
Wakayama Prefecture
Reservations
1. HYDE Fan Club “HYDEIST” and “HYDEIST Mobile” Member Lottery:
The HYDE Fan Club “HYDEIST” and “HYDEIST Mobile” member lottery has closed.
2. 2-Month Advance Lottery for Pavilions and Events:
The 2-month advance lottery has closed.
– Numbered Tickets for Winners of the 2-Month Advance Lottery:
To enter EXPO Arena “Matsuri,” you will need a numbered event admission ticket (hereinafter referred to as “numbered ticket”). Please be sure to obtain your numbered ticket at a 7-Eleven store after 10:00 on Tuesday, 30 September. For detailed instructions on how to obtain your numbered ticket, please see the email that Ticket Pia will send to the email address you used when you registered your ExpoID. If you have not received this email by Friday, 22 August, please contact us using the information below.
[Contact Information for Enquiries About Ticket Issuance Emails]
Ticket Pia: tickets-inquiry@pia.co.jp
Please note that winners of the 2-month advance lottery will be required to pay a handling fee when receiving their numbered tickets. Please note that numbered tickets cannot be obtained at 7-Eleven stores inside the Expo site.
*If you won multiple tickets, the group representative will need to obtain all of the numbered tickets at the same time.
*Numbered tickets will be issued randomly.
*Entry to the venue will be in the order of the number on the numbered tickets.
*Reselling, transferring, or duplicating numbered tickets is prohibited. If any fraud is detected, entry will be denied, and the tickets will be invalid.
3. 7-Day Advance Lottery for Pavilions and Events:
Applications are now open for the 7-Day Advance Lottery. Please prepare an Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan entry ticket with a visit date and time reservation for before 12:00 on the day of the event and refer to the “7-Day Advance Lottery” reservation and lottery guide before applying.
・Lottery Application Period: Wednesday, 3 September 2025 – Thursday, 25 September 2025
・Results Notification: From Friday, 26 September (only winners will be notified):
*Winners of the “7-Day Advance Lottery” will receive a numbered ticket on the day of the event. Please note that there will be no handling fee for issuing the numbered ticket for winners of the “7-Day Advance Lottery”.
– Numbered Tickets for Winners of the “7-Day Advance Lottery”
・Distribution Location: In front of the entrance to EXPO Arena “Matsuri”
・Distribution Time: Friday, 3 October, 15:00 – 19:00
*Please present the reservation screen from the EXPO 2025 Visitors app (image data such as screenshots are not accepted) when collecting your numbered ticket.
*If you win multiple tickets, the group representative will need to collect all the numbered tickets at the same time.
*Numbered tickets will be distributed randomly. Lining up early will not guarantee earlier entry to the venue. Please arrive at the distribution location without rushing.
*Numbered tickets will be numbered. Entry to the venue will be in the order of their serial numbers.
*Reselling, transferring, or duplicating numbered tickets is prohibited. If any fraud is detected, entry will be denied, and the tickets will be invalid.
[Contact Information for Enquiries About the Performance and Tickets]
Kyodo Information:
0570-200-888 (12:00 – 19:00, excluding weekends and holidays)
Other Information
For further details, please visit the Wakayama Prefecture Expo Website, “The Universe of Wakayama”
(Wakayama Prefecture Expo Special Site)
For Reference
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan admission ticket information:
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/tickets-index/
(Events Bureau)