EXPO 2025 LIVE EARTH JOURNEY produced by KAWAMORI Shoji

いのちは合体・変形だ！　EXPO 2025 大阪・関西万博河森正治シグネチャーパビリオン「いのちめぐる冒険」

Life is a combination and
a transformation!

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Signature Pavilion「LIVE EARTH JOURNEY」 THEME SYMBOLいのち球

All life has no ups and downs.
A symbol of combined and
transformed biodiversity,
The ‘INOCHI -DAMA’.

EXHIBITION GUIDE

Using the latest technology,
KAWAMORI Shoji creates
the 4 spectacularity of lives.

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Deep Vision

Experience the latest MR/VR
A story about life through the latest MR/VR technology

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ANIMA!

Synchronized images, music and vibrations A musical about life that you can feel with your whole body

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The Window of the Universe

The brightness of life projected on a giant 4meter screen

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Metamorphose

Passed down in a small world The Drama of Life

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Biodiversity Hyper-Synaps

To understand living things,is an attempt to regain clarity of the world.

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Source of Creation

The story behind the creation of the "Live Earth Journey" pavilion

Virtual EXPO

Adventures of Life

Setting out on a journey in the Sphere of Life with friends throughout the world gathering virtually

今、ここに共に生きる奇跡

A miracle living now and here together

We express the ephemeral,precious,powerful,loving,
beautiful brilliance of life,
and the connections between all life that dwells in the universe,the oceans,and on land.

We strive towards a paradigm shift from the human-centered to the life-centered,
and appealing to the importance of protecting and nurturing life.

Animation Director / Mecha Designer / Vision Creator

河森正治KAWAMORI shoji

Works

Macross series(Original Creator, Director, Mechanical Designer)
Aquarion series(Original Creator, Director, Mechanical Designer)
The Vision of Escaflowne(Original Creator)
Spring and Chaos（Director）
Earth Maiden Arjuna（Original Creator, Director）

Mechanical Design

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083
Stardust Memory
Ghost in the Shell
Armored Core
Eureka Seven
Daemon X Machina
Sony AIBO robotic dog
the ERS-220,Nissan “DUALIS”
Sony smart watch “wena wrist”

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT The reef of life

A series of experiences created by diverse cells

Randomly piled up structures, by creating a series of many gaps and spaces, are like a reef that nurtures diverse life, dynamically stimulate life, and create structures where the senses are opened.

EXPO 2025 大阪・関西万博河森正治シグネチャーパビリオン「いのちめぐる冒険」建築コンセプト

OFFICIAL MOVIE

大阪・関西万博「いのちめぐる冒険」ALL CONTENTS　これを見れば河森正治プロデュースパビリオンが全てわかる！

河森正治プロデュース「いのちめぐる冒険」PV（30 sec 創聖のアクエリオン）

河森正治プロデュース「いのちめぐる冒険」協賛パートナーとの共創

Official YouTube Channel

ATTENDANT UNIFORM

Uniforms made from sustainable materials with a deep consideration for the ecosystem.

Synthetic Fibers - Microplastic Countermeasures

Natural Fibers - Organic Cotton is GOTS certified.

A distinctive design inspired by uniforms, created by Risa Ebata, who has long collaborated with Shoji Kawamori.

Recycled polyester material made from long fibers that is less likely to release microplastics into the ocean.
Made with 100% organic cotton certified by the GOTS label.