Exposition 2025 Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo) | NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Group was involved in creating spaces such as multiple pavilions and showcases for future societies.

For over 130 years since our founding, we NOMURA Co.,Ltd. have continued our work as professionals in space creation.
We work closely with our clients, confront their challenges, and wholeheartedly invest our creativity, concept design skills, and technical expertise to propose and realize new forms of space. Our constant goal is to understand the essence of what people who use the space desire and to deliver "Delight and Passion" to them. This attitude has remained unchanged since our founding and is passed down as the DNA of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. This attitude towards work has led to the trust and appreciation of many clients, and today we handle all kinds of spaces that society needs, including commercial facilities, hotels, corporate PR facilities, offices, and museums. Creating spaces for international expositions is also one such example.

Beginning with the 1970 Osaka World Expo, we have undertaken numerous displays and spatial design projects for many international expositions held to date. What do participating countries and domestic and international companies and organizations want to communicate to the world through displays? Or how do they envision the future and prosperity of people? In every international exposition to date, we have explored, brainstormed, and brought these ideas to life together with our clients. We believe that our deep knowledge and extensive experience in displays and spatial design for international expositions is a testament to the high potential of NOMURA Co.,Ltd.

And now, at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which opens on April 13th, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Group is involved in a total of more than 40 projects, including more than 25 pavilions and exhibition booths. We have worked together with our clients to create the theme of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, "concept design a Future Society Where Life Shines."
In every project, our goal at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. is to deliver "Delight and Passion" to the people who use the space. We have brought together our planning, concept design, technical, and operational capabilities. We hope that all visitors will take home memories of "Delight and Passion."

Here are some examples of pavilions and facilities where our company has helped create the spaces.

Provided by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Japan Pavilion
[Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]
The Japan Pavilion will serve as a hub for presenting Japan's theme for the Osaka-Kansai Expo, "concept design a Future Society Where Life Shines," as the host country. It will also be used to realize this theme and to disseminate information about Japan's initiatives.
Under the theme of "Between Life and Life," we will create a circular economy by utilizing biogas power generation using food waste from within the Expo site, as well as cutting-edge Japanese technologies that can contribute to the world.

* Our responsibilities: displays concept design (schematic design, working drawings), construction, and operation. ** Promoted as a joint venture with Tanseisha.

Provided by: Osaka Pavilion (public corporation)

Osaka Healthcare Pavilion Nest for Reborn
[Source: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture]
Under the theme of "REBORN," displays offers an experience that allows people of all ages, from children to adults, to enjoy themselves while feeling the potential of Osaka's future, from the perspectives of "life" and "health."
Would you like to meet your future self from around 2050, created based on your Personal Health Record (PHR: information about your personal health), and experience the future of food and healthcare together?

*Our scope of responsibility: displays design, construction, and operation of the entire pavilion and the exhibition booths of the 10 participating companies.

©2024 Yoichi Ochiai / Design: NOIZ / Sustainable Pavilion 2025 Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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[Signature Pavilion Produced by Yoichi Ochiai]
(Theme: "Refining Life")
~A sculpture that distorts the landscape while transforming it into an unknown scene~
An interactive structure unlike anything humanity has ever seen. Transforming landscapes, it brings harmony between nature and humanity with the freedom of digital technology.
~An Unknown Experience: A Digital Body as a Mirror~
The pavilion digitizes the bodies of visitors, allowing them to interact with bodies that organically transform and operate autonomously within the building. It is a reinvention of the mirror, something that has never been done in recorded history.

*Our scope of work: displays concept design, planning, and construction

©Visual by Visual MCA - Courtesy of Italy EXPO 2025 Osaka

Italian Republic and Vatican City
The theme is "Art Regenerates Life." Upon entering the pavilion, visitors are greeted by a theater that embodies an homage to Italy's rich creativity.
The finest "Made in Italy" products, blending cutting-edge technology with tradition, will be showcased at events and displays. Inside the pavilion, there are three main areas: aerospace, society, and humanity. On the rooftop, there is a garden and restaurant where you can enjoy Italian cuisine made with original ingredients while overlooking the garden.

* Our scope of responsibility: construction

©Panasonic Holdings Corporation

Panasonic Group Pavilion "Nomo Country"
[Source: Panasonic Holdings Corporation]
"Nomo no Kuni" is named based on the idea that "things and hearts are like mirrors reflecting each other."
This interactive pavilion stimulates children's senses and "unlocks" their imagination through an adventure in a wondrous land where their hearts are reflected, utilizing the Panasonic Group's long-cultivated technologies in "understanding people" and "spatial design."

*Our scope of work: Experiential design, spatial concept design, design, and construction

© Sotsu, Sunrise

GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION
[Source: Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.]
The Gundam series has depicted "life in space" and "scientific technologies that have not yet been realized," and these will be presented as new possibilities for the future, brought to life through immersive visuals and a pavilion space.
Visitors will have the opportunity to experience traveling from Yumeshima in Osaka to the International Space Station via an orbital elevator. A life-sized Gundam statue, approximately 17 meters tall, is also a highlight.

*Our scope of work: Experiential design, spatial concept design, design, and construction

[Green Expo]
RITE Future Forest
[Source: Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth]
"Forest of the Future"—removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere just like a forest. DAC is a facility that directly captures CO2 from the atmosphere, just like a natural forest. This facility will be installed in the carbon recycling plant within the controlled area. At this facility, you can tour the DAC plant currently undergoing demonstration testing, and learn about the latest environmental technologies in an enjoyable way through 3D video presentations and displays in the guidance hall.

*Our scope of work: design administration, concept design, construction

Lawson Cafe / Lawson (convenience store)
[Store owner: Lawson, Inc.]
In the convenience store locations, dyed fabrics representing the 47 prefectures of Japan, created by Kyoto-based dyeing craftsman Ken Nakajima, adorned the ceilings, expressing Lawson's current state as a chain with stores throughout Japan and connections to each local community. In the cafe locations, artist Aju painted an artwork on the wall behind the counter, depicting a "future Lawson town."

*Our scope of work: displays concept design, planning, construction, and art direction

A playground?
[Exhibitor: Wide Leisure Co., Ltd.]
"Asobi-kan?" is a facility run by Wide Leisure Co., Ltd., an amusement facility operator. Inside, you can enjoy displays that teach you about the history of Wide Leisure and the amusement industry, as well as the latest crane games, slime factory, and more. There is also a cafe corner offering carefully roasted blend coffee, gelato, pasta, and more.

*Our scope of work: displays design and construction

In addition to the above, our group companies Nomura Arcs and Nomura Medias are responsible for the production and construction of signage within venues. The entire group is involved in various events and functions, public bidding support for commercial facilities, furniture and fixture manufacturing, and operational management.