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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)
EXPO2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
East Gate Zone EXPO Hall
“Shining Hat”
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.*On-site registration may also be available.
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
MC
Kenjiro Toyohara
Astronaut
Naoko Yamazaki
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
MC
Kenjiro Toyohara
Animation Director
Shoji Kawamori
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
JAXA Astronaut
Takuya Ohnishi
ESA Astronaut
Thomas Pesquet
JAXA Astronaut
Akihiko Hoshide
MC
Kenjiro Toyohara
Composer / Conductor
Ko Matsushita
Cellist / Media Artist
Eru Matsumoto
