End of the Osaka World Expo: We Were There!

From April 13 to October 13, 2025, the Kansai region hosted the Osaka World Expo!
For six months, pavilions from all over the globe came together to share their cultures, ideas, and innovations a true world tour without ever leaving Japan!

And guess what? Japan Expo was there on April 26 and 27 for Japan Expo Paris in Osaka!
Here’s a look back in pictures at this incredible journey of the leading French festival of Japanese culture… right in the Land of the Rising Sun!

Every five years, the World Expo sets up in a new corner of the globe, bringing together countries, businesses, and citizens to tackle the major challenges of tomorrow.
This spectacular event blends innovation, culture, and big ideas, all with one goal: to imagine the future together!

In 2025, Osaka played host to this global gathering on the man-made island of Yumeshima.
The theme of this edition?
“Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”

Over 150 countries took part, each with a pavilion more impressive and immersive than the last.

Over the years, Japan Expo has become the must-attend event for fans of Japanese pop culture, not just in France, but around the world.
A strong bond of trust has gradually formed between the festival and its Japanese guests.

And in April 2025, that bond reached a whole new level:
this time, it wasn’t Japan coming to Japan Expo Paris - it was Japan Expo Paris flying out to meet Japan!

For two days, Japan Expo Paris in Osaka took over two stages: MESSE and ARENA.
Around the MESSE stage, exhibitors recreated the unique vibe of the festival and so was the line up.
Total Japan Expo extravaganza ! Live shows, special guests, pop culture galore... In short, everything we love, within Osaka!

Japan Expo Paris in Osaka spreaded across two main areas: MESSE and ARENA.
Alongside the exhibitors gathered around the MESSE stage, visitors enjoyed a full-scale Japan Expo schedule, just like in France.

Here’s a taste in video:

• ARENA SCHEDULE
• MESSE SCHEDULE
• MESSE BOOTHS