The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition is pleased to announce that the number of visitors to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) reached 20.25 million on 6 September, 147 days after the opening.
In honour of 2025, the year of the Expo, a ceremony was held to commemorate the 20.25 million visitors to the Expo site on Yumeshima. At the beginning of the ceremony, Secretary General of the Association ISHIGE Hiroyuki, expressed his deep gratitude to the many visitors who have attended despite this summer’s unusually hot weather, and expressed his hope that everyone would enjoy the Expo until the very end, ensuring that it would be a memorable experience for everyone.
The ceremony was livestreamed on the Virtual Expo app, allowing visitors to celebrate with us. Additionally, digital stamps and AR photo frames commemorating 20.25 million visitors will be available for a limited time from 13 to 23 September. We invite everyone to take this opportunity to participate in the Virtual Expo, which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
There is just over a month left until the closing ceremony and reservation slots are filling up quickly. However, there are still some days and time slots with availability, so we encourage visitors to reserve and visit as soon as possible.
– About the “EXPO2025 Virtual Expo -Yumeshima Islands in the Sky” app (app download)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/future-index/virtual/virtual-site/
20.25 million Visitors Ceremony Hall
– (What’s New) Contents Commemorating 20.25 Million Visitors Available for a Limited Time on the Virtual Expo!
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/news/news-20250906-02
– Contents Commemorating 20.25 million Visitors
1)20.25 million Visitors Commemorative Digital Stamp
Distribution Period: Friday 12 September – Tuesday 12 September 2025
Distribution Method: Launch the Virtual Expo app and tap on the “20.25 million Visitors Ceremony Hall,” which will be open during the above period “E15_Pop-up Stage South” at the Virtual Expo site. This will launch “EXPO2025 Digital Wallet ‘MYAKU-N!'” and give you a digital stamp (NFT stamp).
20.25 million Visitors Commemorative Digital Stamp
* For more information about “MYAKU-N!”, please click here.
* To obtain the digital stamp, you will need to download the “EXPO 2025 Virtual Expo – Yumeshima Islands in The Sky” app and the “EXPO 2025 Digital Wallet” app.
(For Reference)
The following websites have been established to provide information on how to use the EXPO2025 digital wallet.
– App download links
<App Store URL>
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id6450660947
<Google Play URL>
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.hashport.hashwallet
– Introduction of EXPO2025 Digital Wallet
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/cashless/
2) 20.25 Million Visitors Commemorative AR Photo Frame
Period: Friday, 12 September – Tuesday, 23 September 2025
How to Use: Launch the Virtual Expo app at a designated spot in the Expo site at Yumeshima and select “20.25 Million Visitors Commemorative AR” from the AR list on the home screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to launch the AR photo frame and take a photo.
20.25 Million Visitors Commemorative AR Photo Frame
Designated spots: AR can be activated at one location each at the East Gate and West Gate.
Launch the “20.25 Million Visitors Commemorative AR” and point your camera at the location shown in the photo.
20.25 Million Visitors Commemorative AR spot near the East Gate
20.25 Million Visitors Commemorative AR spot near the West Gate
About “EXPO 2025 Virtual Expo ~Yumeshima Islands in The Sky~”
“EXPO 2025 Virtual Expo ~Yumeshima Islands in The Sky~” is a virtual version of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan site. Visitors can enter the world of the Expo as avatars, tour virtual reproductions of the pavilions and event facilities, and enjoy virtual exhibits and events from anywhere in the world 24 hours a day. In addition, at the real Expo site on Yumeshima Island, they can enjoy content that utilises AR. Visitors can prepare for their visit to the real Expo site, visit pavilions they missed out on when they visited, and relive their favourite pavilions through 2D content and mini-games.
– Supported platforms
Smartphones (iOS/Android), PC (Windows/Mac), VR goggles (MetaQuest 2,3)
– How to download “ Virtual EXPO 2025 JAPAN”
App download (Virtual Expo page on official Expo website):
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/future-index/virtual/virtual-site/
* Please download the version that is compatible with your device.
* If you are using an Android device, it must be compatible with the ARCore function.
* This project is made possible by the support of the NTT Group, led by NTT DOCOMO INC. and NTT CONOQ INC. as platinum partners of the “Expo Virtual Site” Future Society Showcase Project.
About the Future Society Showcase Project
The Future Society Showcase Project is a general term referring to a group of projects that provides 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.