Signature Event “null²-an Tea Ceremony from the New World” will be held on Thursday, 4 September 2025 at the Signature Pavilion null² (Theme Producer: OCHIAI Yoichi, Theme: Forging Lives)
Date and Time: Thursday, 4 September 2025
Venue: EXPO Hall “Shining Hat”
Performers: HOSOTSUJI Ihee, INOUE Yachiyo, IWASAKI Chuhei (Conductor), OCHIAI Yoichi, Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Urasenke Konnichian
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Event Details: This event combines OCHIAI Yoichi’s vision of “Digital Nature” with the spirit of the tea ceremony, creating a comprehensive artistic experience in which the traditional tea procedure (temae) blends seamlessly with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of “From the New World”, generative computer graphics, multi-layered soundscapes, lighting, and tea utensils. Visitors will be able to enjoy an immersive experience in a “null-like” sensory world, featuring the tea procedure of the Grand Master reinterpreted as a Mirrored Body, tea gatherings, and a fusion of tradition and technology, East and West, body and information.
Reservations: Applications for the “7-Day Advance Lottery” to attend this event will be accepted from Friday, 8 August. Please have your Expo admission ticket with the confirmed visit date and time for the day of the event ready, and refer to the 7-Day Advance Lottery Reservation and Lottery Guide before applying.
*Wheelchair users must reserve a wheelchair-accessible seat.
*Children who have not yet entered elementary school will not be permitted to enter.
What is a “Signature Event”?
This event is part of the Expo’s core project, the Signature Project, which aims to envision the Expo’s theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. The Signature Project is comprised of the Signature Pavilions and Signature Events.
(Policy and Planning Bureau)