The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) will hold the Closing Ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) on Monday, 13 October. The ceremony programme has now been finalised and is being announced as follows.
The Closing Ceremony will bring the Expo to a close with the theme “For the Futures” and will express gratitude to all the visitors and everyone involved in the Expo. The flag of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) will also be handed over to the next host country.
Closing Ceremony Overview
Date and Time: Monday, 13 October 2025 14:00 – 15:10 (scheduled)
Venue: EXPO Hall “Shinning Hat”
*Attendance is by invitation only.
* The public can view a live stream of the ceremony from the EXPO National Day Hall
“Ray Garden” and EXPO Arena “Matsuri.” Please note only those with reservations for
“JR West Group Presents a Festival of Thanks and Departures ~Thank You For All~ (Part 1)” will be able to watch from EXPO Arena “Matsuri.”
Event Details: https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20250917-02/
Organiser: Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Ceremony Programme
・Video Programme 1: “Countdown to the Futures”
・Opening Remarks
ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
・Raising of the Japanese Flag and Singing of the Japanese National Anthem
Osaka Council, Scout Association of Japan, Osaka Sumiyoshi Boys and Girls Choir
・Greetings from the Chairperson of Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
TOKURA Masakazu, Chairperson, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
・Performance Programme 1: “Musubi”
・Video Programme 2: “Moments of All Lives in EXPO2025 A Shining Moment for All Life”
・Thank You Address
YOSHIMURA Hirofumi, Governor of Osaka Prefecture
・Greetings from the Honorary Chairperson of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru (TBC)
・Congratulatory Address
BIE General Assembly President Alain Berger
・BIE Flag Handover Ceremony to Expo 2027 Belgrade, Serbia
・BIE Flag Handover Ceremony to the International Horticultural Expo 2027 Yokohama, Japan
・Statement
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino, Honorary President of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
・Performance Programme 2 “EXPO World Journey: A Story of Life Traveling the World”
・Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Declaration
Minister for the World Expo 2025 ITO Yoshitaka Ito (TBC)
・BIE Flag Lowering and Handover Ceremony to Expo 2030 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
・Video Programme 3 “A Journey of Foresight”
・Performance Programme 3 “Start for the Futures ~To Each of Our Futures”
・Closing Remarks
ISHIGE Hiroyuki, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
(For Reference)
– Television Broadcast: The ceremony will be broadcast live nationwide on NHK General TV.
(Scheduled Broadcast) Monday, 13 October, 2025 13:55 – 15:10 (Subject to change)
– Streaming: The ceremony will be streamed live on the official Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
YouTube channel (Japanese and English) and on the Virtual Expo.
・Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Expo2025Japan
・“EXPO 2025 Virtual Expo ~Yumeshima Islands in The Sky~”
– Supported platforms
Smartphones (iOS/Android), PC (Windows/Mac), VR goggles (MetaQuest 2,3)
– 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.
*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.