(From left) UNNO Akira, Executive Officer, NIPPON EXPRESS CO., SATO Hayami, Deputy Secretary General, Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama; NOGUCHI Hiroyuki, President, Sumitomo Forestry Landscaping Co., Ltd.; MIZUNO Takashi, General Manager, Corporate Communications Dept., Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. ;TOGAWA Naomasa, Deputy Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition; KOGURE Kazuhisa, Director and Executive Officer and, Director of KANSAI Regional Office, JAPAN FREIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY; YAMAMOTO Eiji, Administrative Office, DAIRINKAI
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition has collaborated with the Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama to transplant six trees from the site of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “Expo 2025”) to the site of Expo 2027 Yokohama, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “GREEN x EXPO 2027”) as part of its legacy.
The trees were loaded into transport at the Expo 2025 site on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, and were unloaded at the GREEN x EXPO 2027 site on Friday, 6 March 2026. In line with GREEN x EXPO 2027’s principle of promoting a sustainable society that coexists with the environment, modal shift was implemented from trucks to rail to reduce the carbon emissions of the transport.
This initiative symbolically connects the philosophies of both Expos, and the transported trees were planted at the GREEN x EXPO 2027 venue. The loading and unloading of the trees, as well as planting at the GREEN×EXPO 2027 venue, is being carried out with the support of DAIRINKAI, established for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (held in 1990).
Transplanted Trees (species and number of trees)
1 Japanese Ash, 1 Japanese blue oak, 1 Bay tree, 1 Jolcham oak, 2 Chinese fringetrees
(For Reference)
▽ Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama Press Release
・GREEN x EXPO 2027: Passing the Legacy from Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to GREEN x EXPO through MIRAI GREEN CARGO®
Trees Transported via Eco-Friendly Transport Methods in Collaboration with GREEN x EXPO 2027 Co-Creation Partners
https://expo2027yokohama.or.jp/news/press_20260309/ (Japanese)
▽ Details of GREEN x EXPO 2027
Official Name: EXPO 2027 YOKOHAMA JAPAN (International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama, Japan)
Duration: 19 March 2027 (Friday) –26 September 2027 (Sunday)
Location: Former Kamiseya Communication Facility (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Theme: Scenery of the Future for Happiness
Official Website: https://expo2027yokohama.or.jp/en/
▽ About DAIRINKAI
DAIRINKAI was founded in 1990 by a group of local Kansai businesses that were major clients of the former Daiwa Bank, the predecessor of Resona Bank, to jointly exhibit at the International Garden and Greenery Exposition held in Osaka. The organisation has continued its activities ever since and currently consists of 51 companies. With the goal of revitalising Osaka through flowers and greenery, they engage in a variety of support and community activities across the region.
(Facility Maintenance and Management Bureau)