With less than 300 days to go before the Osaka Expo 2025, let's see how the preparations are going!

　　In this installment, we bring you to the Signature Pavilion!

　　The Signature Project will be held from pavilions located in the centre of the Expo venue that are led by the eight producers.

　　The Signature Pavilions and Signature Events will offer a variety of experiences combining the real and virtual worlds, encouraging all visitors to explore life and update their idea of life.

MIYATA Hiroaki:“Resonance of Lives”

　　We are now at a turning point in reconstructing civilisation, not only from an economic point of view, but also in the areas of the environment, human rights, education, and health.

　　In a world where everyone is connected to one another, it is important to respect diverse forms of life and aim to achieve a future where each and every individual can prosper.

　　The thematic project “Resonance of Lives” offers the opportunity to experience human co-being—resonating with life and the future—through co-creating a new world.

ISHIGURO Hiroshi:“Amplification of Lives”

　　Half a century has passed since the Japan World Expo Osaka 1970—we believe that human life in the future will be designed by human beings themselves. Life that is supported and designed by technology

　　Life that exists in technology (robots)

NAKAJIMA Sachiko:“Invigorating Lives”

　　Let’s witness the explosive light emitted fromthe diverselife (creativity)lying within each one of us and listen carefully to the vivid primeval song of life vigorously arising from deep within our body.

　　This project aims to create relationships with a variety of worlds and totally transform what it means to learn, play, create, and“live”, not only during the Expo but before and after it.

　　This is a journey to make the diverse meaning of existence and overflowing light of life (creativity) of all people and things explode,connect the whole world through the joy of creativity, and explore an inclusive“co-creation”(democratisation of creativity) society for the future filled with playfulness and hope.

OCHIAI Yoichi:“Forging Lives”

Unknown landscapes

Transforming sculptures that warp the landscape

　　Making visiting physical places a valuable experience. An interactive monument unknown to humankind.Using the freedom offered by digital technology, it brings harmony between nature and humans while converting the landscape.

　　This project aims to bring about progress in architecture and interactive technology that can only be achieved in a major global event held only once every few years.

Unknown experience

Digital body-based infinity mirror

　　Visitors’ bodies are digitalised, and they will interact with their digitalised bodies that transform organically and move autonomously within the pavilion.

　　The first ever rediscovery of the mirror in recorded history.

FUKUOKA Shin-Ichi:“Quest of Life”

　　A modern society tormented by Covid-19 and is increasingly divided. Why can’t we get out of this turmoil? This may be because the “philosophy of life,” a fundamental perspective on what “life” is, is disappearing.

　　At our pavilion,“Dynamic Equilibrium of Life “, with dynamic equilibrium as our keyword, we would like to hand over our philosophy to redefine life for a better society and future of the Earth.

　　There is actually no clear boundary between you and the environment. The atoms and molecules that makeup you are constantly being exchanged with the environment. And your life is in the grand flow starting from a single cell, miraculously born 3.8 billion years ago, and is handed over to the future. This is dynamic equilibrium. We will deliver an experience that will shake your view of life to its very core and rediscover the meaning of life and hope.

KAWAMORI Shoji:“Totality of Life”

　　We express the ephemeral,precious, powerful, loving, beautifulbrillianceof life, and the connectionsbetween all lifethat dwellsin the universe, the oceans, and on land.

　　We strive towards a paradigm shift from the human-centered to the life-centered, and appealing to the importanceof protecting and nurturing life.

KOYAMA Kundo:“Cycle of Lives”

　　Our pavilion addresses environmental issues and starvation, presenting the possibilities of Japanese food culture and cutting-edge food technology to explore new eating practises leading to a better future together with visitors.

　　We also want to create an aftertaste like the one below.

　　By resetting what you take for granted through food, we want visitors to become aware of the most important things in life and to develop a sense of gratitude and kindness from modesty, which will lead to a feeling of happiness.

「いただきます」

“Itadaki-masu”

　　We hope we can spread the Japanese word “Itadaki-masu” and new attitudes to food to people across the world.

KAWASE Naomi:“Embracing Lives”

　　People create boundaries between one another due to their differences.

　　However, people are emotional beings that can communicate with each other.

　　Accepting one another through communication and changing ourselves will lead to a better future.

　　Communication from our hearts will take place in this forest-like theatre.

　　In addition to this, there are many mysterious corners for you to discover~

　　The venue is updating, and MYAKU-MYAKU is in the midst of cross-border collaborations!

　　From illustrators and bakers to knitters and even monks, remix culture quickly set in and social media has been buzzing with creations.

　　Naoki Saito, who is an official Pokemon Card illustrator, created this fantastic takoyaki-themed illustration.

　　Kenta Matsunaga, who runs a bakery in Tokyo called Boulangerie BASSE, created this baked bread version of the logo.

　　The illustrator Astero, who specialises in apocalyptic landscapes created this rather terrifying scene.

　　Expo 1970 meets Expo 2025 in this illustration by Itotani Siren.

　　Buddhist monk Chikai Matsuzaki re-imagined the logo as prayer beads an created a short sermon based on the Expo theme.

　　Manga artist Tsukumizu, known for the manga series Girls’ Last Tour (少女終末旅行) created this adorable illustration.

　　Knitting studio Yoshieda Seisakujo knitted the logo.

　　In the middle of July, MYAKU-MYAKU will be traveling soon... You'll have a chance to meet up with it~

　　The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereafter referred to as “the Association”) will promote Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) at the 23rd Japan Expo (Paris, France, 11-14 July 2024), the 10th Anniversary Touch the Japan Special (Taiwan, 12-15 July 2024) and the 34th Hong Kong Book Fair (Hong Kong, 17-23 July 2024).

MYAKU-MYAKU at the 22nd Japan Expo (2023)

　　A Manbo promotional booth for the Osaka-Kansai Manbo will be on display. While publicizing the attractions of the Osaka-Kansai Manbo, the venue will feature the official mascot, MYAKU-MYAKU, and will set up a time for MYAKU-MYAKU to communicate with visitors.