Expo 2025 Osaka will take place on the artificial island of Yumeshima. Located in Osaka Bay, it offers a beautiful view of the Seto Inland Sea. With a surface area of 1.55 km2, the site will feature a central pavilion area flanked by water to the south and vegetation to the west.

The symbol of Expo 2025 Osaka: the Ring

The symbol of Expo 2025 Osaka will be “the Grand Roof - Ring”. Designed by Expo designer, architect Fujimoto Sou, it expresses the vision behind the World Expo, namely “United in diversity”.

The structure, built entirely of wood, will have an internal diameter of approximately 615 m, an external height of 17 m and an internal height of 12 m. When completed, it will be one of the largest wooden buildings in the world. It will serve both as an outdoor walkway for visitors to admire the entire World Expo area, and as a shelter in case of rain.

“Designing Future Society for Our Lives” is the theme of Expo 2025 Osaka, an invitation to the international community to propose concrete solutions for the creation of a sustainable society, which supports the ideas of individuals and improves people's quality of life. 

Expo takes place at a time when the economic gap is widening and conflicts are intensifying. In addition, the advancement of scientific technologies such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology, present us with an uncertain future.

Expo 2025 Osaka invites the international community to consider these issues and find shared solutions to improve the future for everybody.

The sub-themes of Expo 2025 Osaka

"Saving Lives”, “Empowering Lives” and “Connecting Lives”.

The main theme of Expo 2025 Osaka is divided into three sub-themes, which identify areas of the venue. 

Saving Lives 

This theme addresses dynamics, projects and actions that can save people's lives, such as improving public health as a countermeasure against infectious diseases, initiatives against natural disasters, and respect for the environment.

Empowering Lives

This theme encourages reflection on feasible actions studied to improve the lives of people and to expand their potential by increasing the quality standards of ICT use, exercise and daily diet. It explores how to make the most of human potential with artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.

Connecting Lives 

This theme is an invitation for people to participate in developing the communities they live in by enriching society with partnerships, by creating advanced communications systems that exploit information and distance communication technologies, and by designing a society based on data analysis.

25 APRIL – 6 MAY 2025
CO-CREATING CULTURES FOR THE FUTURE

15 - 26 MAY 2025
THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY AND MOBILITY

05 – 16 JUNE 2025
NECESSITIES OF LIFE: FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER

20 JUNE - 01 JULY 2025
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

17 - 28 JULY 2025
LEARNING AND PLAY WEEK

01 - 12 AUGUST 2025
PEACE, HUMAN SECURITY AND DIGNITY

17 - 28 SEPTERMBER 2025
THE FUTURE OF EARTH AND BIODIVERSITY

02 - 12 OCTOBER 2025
SDGS+BEYOND FUTURE SOCIETY FOR LIFE

Expo 2025 Osaka: "People's Living Lab"

Expo 2025 Osaka aims to be a “People's Living Lab” for the creation of projects that will enable the international community to achieve the SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals - on the UN 2030 Agenda, and a better future for all.

Expo, Japan and Osaka

The link between Expo, Japan and Osaka can be traced back to more than half a century.

The first World Expo organised in Osaka was in 1970. It was the first international exhibition held in Asia. Japan introduced itself at the event as a country that, experiencing intensive economic growth, was eager to recover from the severe damage suffered during World War 2.

Expo was a highly successful event in 1970. Indeed, it marked the rise of Japan and Asia to symbols of economic growth and cutting-edge technology. In 1990, Osaka was the venue for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, while in 2005, Aichi, a prefecture with Nagoya as its capital city, hosted the World Expo centred on the theme “The Wisdom of Nature”.

Each Expo interpreted its time and faced the challenges of its era.  For six months Osaka will be transformed into an international showcase for participating countries to present their best ideas and projects in the field of tangible and intangible infrastructure developed on the themes of the World Expo.

Osaka and Japan

The Osaka region, Kansai, is the cradle of Japanese civilisation. The Kansai area is rich in historical sites and buildings, many of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It also hosts important cultural events, and is home to renowned Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples.

The people of Osaka and Kansai are known to be cheerful and sociable. The area is considered the heart of many traditional performing arts, such as the Nō theatre and the kabuki theatre, or manzai, a type of satirical cabaret.

Osaka is famous for its cuisine. Since ancient times, this area has been the production site of widely appreciated typical products, which were exported to Kyoto and Tokyo. In the Edo period (17th-19th century), the gastronomic recipes conceived in Osaka were so unique as to make it the home of Japanese street food.

The Kansai region, with its strong business calling, is famous for being home to the headquarters of several enterprises, companies and research institutes covering a wide range of sectors including the environment, life sciences and the technology and IT sectors. The area is renowned for its local and traditional handicrafts.

The Osaka - Kansai area serves as an Asian hub for international trade and transport. It is an important junction for contacts and relations with the rest of the world and Asia.

This region plays an essential role in the Japanese economy, industry and culture.