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KIBO SPACE LIVE IN EXPO2025 宇宙と万博がつながる日 The First-Ever Expo Space LIVE Showlinked with Future and Earth from ISS. 10 July 2025 at EXPO2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.KIBO SPACE LIVE IN EXPO2025 宇宙と万博がつながる日 The First-Ever Expo Space LIVE Showlinked with Future and Earth from ISS. 10 July 2025 at EXPO2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

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A special day is coming—when space and the World Expo come together!Join the world’s first real-time space broadcast between the ISS and Expo 2025 Osaka — “KIBO SPACE LIVE”!
A special day is coming—when space and the World Expo come together!Join the world’s first real-time space broadcast between the ISS and Expo 2025 Osaka — “KIBO SPACE LIVE”!
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JULY 10 THURSDAY 2025

Part1:11:00〜12:00 JST (OPEN 10:30)
Part2:13:00〜14:00 JST (OPEN 12:30)
Part3:18:00〜20:00 JST (OPEN 17:30)

Location

EXPO2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
East Gate Zone EXPO Hall
“Shining Hat”

GET YOUR TICKET HERE

A World Expo admission ticket and a visit reservation are required. Please purchase your admission ticket from above Ticket Information page and make a reservation for your preferred event time.

*priority entry will be given to those with an advanced reservation.

Live Streaming from Shine Hat — Starts at 11:00 AM, Thu, July 10!

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Thank you for watching the show.

PROGRAM

For the First Time in Expo History:
Unlimited Views of Earth in This Very Moment!

Footage from the ISS's external camera will fill the big screen at the Expo Hall.
What will you feel as you see our planet from above in this very moment?

PART 1（11:00〜12:00 JST）

"The Moment Space and the Expo
Connect for the First Time"

Be part of the moment the World Expo reaches space for the first time!

  • Live view of Earth from space streamed directly from the ISS
    — a rare opportunity to witness the Midnight Sun phenomenon from orbit.
  • A new visualization challenge: "GOSAT Visualizer" combines live Earth imagery with Earth-observing satellite data from GOSAT, offering a fresh perspective on our planet.
  • Live discussion with SPACETIDE 2025, one of Asia’s largest space business conferences.
  • Send your hopes into space through 「KIBO EXPO - 願いの博覧会」

CAST
  • toyohara

    MC

    Kenjiro Toyohara

    yamazaki

    Astronaut

    Naoko Yamazaki

    okano

    Ministry of the
    Environment

    Shohei Okano

    boku

    The Space Frontier
    Studio KIBO

    Masayoshi Boku

    nango

    The Space Frontier
    Studio KIBO

    Rumiko Nango

    ono

    Planetary
    Roboticist

    Hiro Ono

    （remote）

    sato

    SPACETIDE
    Foundation

    Masashi Sato

    （remote）

    tsuda

    JAXA

    Yuichi Tsuda

    （remote）

PART 2（13:00〜14:00 JST）

A special collaboration with
the Signature Pavilion "LIVE EARTH JOURNEY"

A special collaboration with Shoji Kawamori, a producer of the Signature Pavilion “LIVE EARTH JOURNEY” — looking at Earth together from space.

  • Live imagery of Earth from space streamed in real time.
  •  “The Window of The Universe”: Specially featured from the “LIVE EARTH JOURNEY” Pavilion at KIBO. Experience stunning high-resolution imagery of Earth captured by “Himawari” meteorological satellite, followed by a talk with producer Shoji Kawamori on Earth’s miraculous existence and beauty.
  • Paper Plane Project by student organization ORIGAMI – A symbolic project where people share inspired words that have shaped their lives.
  • Send your hopes into space through 「KIBO EXPO - 願いの博覧会」

CAST
  • toyohara

    MC

    Kenjiro Toyohara

    kawamori

    Animation Director

    Shoji Kawamori

    sakura

    Voice Actress

    Ayane Sakura

    baba

    The Space Frontier
    Studio KIBO

    Kampei Baba

PART 3（18:00〜20:00 JST）

"Live from Space:
Astronaut Onishi Joins Us from
the ISS!"

JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, currently leading a mission aboard the ISS will connect with us live from orbit for a real-time conversation with the audience. The stage at the Expo Hall will also welcome other active astronauts and special guests for this main event of the day. Enjoy a rich program filled with space talk, live music, and a shared moment of gazing at our beautiful blue planet — together.

  • Live view of Earth from space streamed directly from the ISS —
    a rare opportunity to witness the Midnight Sun phenomenon from orbit.
  • Real-time communication with astronaut Takuya Onishi in space / Live coverage of the ISS passing over Japan, broadcast from the symbolic Grand Ring!
  • First live performance of the “HOSHINOTE” project : Renowned choral conductor Ko Matsushita and the 67th GRAMMY® winner cellist Eru Matsumoto perform live against real-time imagery of Earth from space.
  • Announcement of the coming KIBO Space Project: “KIBO no Tane” (Seeds of Hope)
  • Join active astronauts Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA) and Thomas Pesquet (ESA) as they explore what it means to see Earth from above: a planet that is alive, ever-changing, and filled with both wonder and fragility.
  • Send your hopes into space through 「KIBO EXPO - 願いの博覧会」

CAST
  • onisi

    JAXA Astronaut

    Takuya Ohnishi

  • toma

    ESA Astronaut

    Thomas Pesquet

    hoshide

    JAXA Astronaut

    Akihiko Hoshide

  • toyohara

    MC

    Kenjiro Toyohara

    asahi

    Talent

    Nao Asahi

    sakura

    Voice Actress

    Ayane Sakura

    matushita

    Composer / Conductor

    Ko Matsushita

    eru

    Cellist / Media Artist

    Eru Matsumoto

SPECIAL

【Part1 / Part2 / Part3】Send your hopes for the future! Share your KIBO together at EXPO2025. 2030 marks a milestone for humanity — the next World Expo, the SDGs target year, and a new chapter beyond the International Space Station. As the ISS completes its historic journey, we invite you to pause and reflect: Where will your journey take you in 2030? What kind of world do you dream of seeing? Share your wish for 2030, and watch it appear above the blue Earth on the Expo’s grand screen.【Part1 / Part2 / Part3】Send your hopes for the future! Share your KIBO together at EXPO2025. 2030 marks a milestone for humanity — the next World Expo, the SDGs target year, and a new chapter beyond the International Space Station. As the ISS completes its historic journey, we invite you to pause and reflect: Where will your journey take you in 2030? What kind of world do you dream of seeing? Share your wish for 2030, and watch it appear above the blue Earth on the Expo’s grand screen.

The exhibition has ended.
Thank you for sharing your wish.

【Part3】HOSHINOTE : A song from the Earth HOSHINOTE is a cross-generational charity music project where artists from across the Earth come together to create a song inspired by Earth’s perspective. At Expo 2025, this heartfelt anthem will be performed live for the first time by a chorus led by world-renowned conductor Ko Matsushita, alongside the 67th GRAMMY® winner cellist Eru Matsumoto. The project is produced by three musicians—FZ, JIN, and MONJOE—who helped shape the original concept. All proceeds from the song will be donated to support environmental causes as part of this Earth-focused charity initiative.【Part3】HOSHINOTE : A song from the Earth HOSHINOTE is a cross-generational charity music project where artists from across the Earth come together to create a song inspired by Earth’s perspective. At Expo 2025, this heartfelt anthem will be performed live for the first time by a chorus led by world-renowned conductor Ko Matsushita, alongside the 67th GRAMMY® winner cellist Eru Matsumoto. The project is produced by three musicians—FZ, JIN, and MONJOE—who helped shape the original concept. All proceeds from the song will be donated to support environmental causes as part of this Earth-focused charity initiative.
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  • 環境省
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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