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Osaka-Kansai Expo site
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will be the first international exposition to be held in Japan in 20 years, following the Aichi Expo held in 2005. Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival will feature an exhibition of public art works by artists from Japan and abroad, titled "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART," at various locations within the site.
Bay Area
This area faces Osaka Bay and is home to amusement facilities such as Yumeshima, the artificial island that will be the venue for the 2025 Osaka World Expo, Universal Studios Japan, and Kaiyukan. You can also enjoy the night view, which has been registered as a Japanese Night View Heritage Site.
Nakanoshima area
The Nakanoshima district has long been the center of economy, culture, and administration, and even today is home to a concentration of office buildings, stately historical architecture, and cultural facilities. Sandwiched between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River, which are tributaries of the Yodo River, it is a symbolic island of the aquatic city of Osaka, where you can feel the charm of the waterfront.
Semba area
The Semba area once flourished as a logistics hub, attracting people, wealth, and information from all over the country, as well as a wholesale district where culture and the arts were concentrated. In recent years, the construction of hotels to meet inbound demand and tower apartments to bring workplaces and homes closer together has led to the area changing into a "town where life thrives" and a "region where work, housing, and play are in perfect harmony."
Nishinari area
The Nishinari area Kamagasaki, once home to workers who gathered there to do manual labor during the period of rapid economic growth, are now facing a variety of social issues, such as an aging population, an increase in foreign residents, and rising land prices due to real estate investment. Since its inception, this art festival has focused on the power of art in this area, creating a variety of encounters.
JR Osaka Station area
The JR West Group, which aims to evolve the connections between people, towns, and society, inspire people, and create attractive towns and a sustainable, vibrant future, has launched a cross-sectional working team in preparation for the festival's opening in 2025. The facilities and spaces of the JR West Group's various businesses will be used for the festival's venues and projects.
Matsubara City
Matsubara City is recorded in the Nihon Shoki as having been the political, economic and cultural center of Japan as Tajihishibagakinomiya, and is home to the Otsukayama Kofun, the fifth largest keyhole-shaped tumulus in Japan. The site of Tajihishibagakinomiya was called "Tanbi no Matsubara, where pine trees grow," hence the name Matsubara. Currently, Matsubara is known as "Matsubara, the town of skateboarding," and is promoting a new culture and lifestyle through skateboarding and street art.
