Celebrating the spirit of solidarity, the mark of global convergence

VHO - After 184 exciting days, on October 13, the World Exhibition EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai (Japan) officially closed.

The closing ceremony of EXPO 2025 was held at the Shining Hat Theater on the artificial island of Yumeshima. The ceremony was attended by Crown Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, representatives of 158 countries and 7 international organizations - the direct factors contributing to the success of an EXPO with a strong mark of global convergence.

The closing ceremony of EXPO 2025 took place on October 13. Photo: Organizing Committee

Promote connection and mutual understanding

Speaking at the event, Crown Prince Akishino, Honorary President of EXPO 2025, expressed his hope that the theme of EXPO 2025 , Designing the Future Society for Our Lives , will continue to spread throughout the world . The Crown Prince also emphasized: “The fact that many people come to EXPO 2025 is of great significance; contributing to promoting connection, mutual understanding and finding solutions to the many challenges facing humanity.”

At the closing ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba celebrated diversity and unity at EXPO 2025. “I believe that EXPO 2025 will be an exciting destination, like a dream for everyone. We have created a great EXPO by promoting unity instead of division and tolerance instead of confrontation.”

The Ceremony marked the end of an impressive World Exhibition. Photo: Organizing Committee

“The world is diverse, but we are one. As the organizer, we are honored that EXPO 2025 will be an event for everyone,” said Mr. Tokura.

Since mid-September, the number of visitors to EXPO 2025 has consistently exceeded 200,000 people/day. As of Saturday (October 28), the total number of visitors recorded was approximately 25.07 million.

EXPO 2025 runs from April 13 to October 13. The symbol of this year's EXPO is a large wooden circle that runs around the EXPO grounds. According to the organizers, after EXPO 2025 ends, only about 200m of the wooden circle will be kept, the rest will be dismantled and the entire island will be managed and developed by private companies.

Impressive journey of Vietnam Exhibition House

The Vietnam Pavilion at EXPO 2025 is organized and operated by the Department of International Cooperation (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). One day before the Closing Ceremony of EXPO 2025, at the World Exhibition Awards (BIE Day Prizes and Awards) - one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in the world for exhibitions, the Vietnam Pavilion was honored to win the Silver Award for Best Exhibition Design for B and X category houses.

Vietnam National Day is one of the particularly impressive events of the Vietnam Pavilion at EXPO 2025. Photo: NAM NGUYEN

Previously, Vietnam also received the Bronze Award for Best Team at the WorldEXPOlympic Awards presented by the Jury of the Experimental Design Organization - consisting of prestigious design and architecture experts from the United States and internationally.

This is the first time in the history of participating in World Exhibitions that Vietnam has won a double award for both expertise and management and operation methods; reflecting the professionalism, creativity and concerted efforts of the leadership and staff of the Vietnam Exhibition House.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Princess Tsuguko, member of the Japanese Royal Family, and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung visited the Vietnam Exhibition House on the occasion of Vietnam National Day at EXPO 2025. Photo: NAM NGUYEN

At EXPO 2025, the Vietnam Exhibition House has many notable new features compared to previous EXPOs. For the first time, in addition to familiar traditional art performances such as water puppetry and folk music, the Vietnam Exhibition House also invited famous artists representing many diverse art forms to perform at EXPO 2025 such as singer My Linh, opera singers Dao To Loan, Khanh Ngoc, Trang Bui...

Not stopping there, the Vietnam Exhibition House also creates opportunities for young artists to perform at EXPO 2025 to gain performance experience and reach international audiences such as saxophone artist Bao Anh Taruki Sax, Yosakoi dance troupes from Vietnam...

The activities of the Vietnam Exhibition House in conjunction with Exhibition Houses of other countries always contain the spirit of creativity, exchange and integration.

The musical exchange activities with foreign artists from other Exhibition Houses not only increased in number but also went deeper with elaborately staged and highly experimental performances, opening up new directions such as traditional Vietnamese music with the champion of American Native hoop dance, traditional Arabic music, Cuban salsa dance; saxophone combined with Portuguese guitar; American jazz band performing Vietnamese melodies; Vietnamese water puppets performing with Thai puppets...

Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Deputy General Representative of Vietnam at EXPO 2025 Tran Nhat Hoang represented the exhibition hall to receive the Silver Award for the "Best Exhibition Design"

Never before have the number of activities and events organized by the Vietnam Exhibition House and the Departments, Ministries, branches and localities taken place with such high frequency as at EXPO 2025 to introduce and promote Vietnamese products and brands, as well as provide information on the socio-economic situation and investment cooperation potential of Vietnamese localities to international friends.

Director of Vietnam Exhibition House Do Lan Phuong received the Bronze Award in the category "Best Team"

The events were attended by delegates and businesses from within the country and attracted the attention and presence of Japanese and international partners, typically the Announcement Ceremony of National Tourism Year - Hue 2025, Quang Ninh Week, Quang Nam Week, Binh Phuoc Week, Hanoi Days, Ninh Binh - Heritage Heart, New Ho Chi Minh City Days at EXPO 2025, Vietnam National Brand Week at EXPO 2025...

In particular, the Vietnam National Day at EXPO 2025 (September 9) took place successfully with the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung and Japanese Princess Tsuguko.

12 diverse and rich activities were held continuously on September 9 at many different locations within the EXPO premises, typically 6 special art performances with the participation of artists and art troupes from within the country, a Vietnamese traditional costume fashion parade around the EXPO with the participation of Miss Thanh Thuy, a Vietnam - Japan trade seminar, a heritage photo exhibition, a tourism promotion event...

All of these have made Vietnam National Day an unmissable highlight at EXPO 2025, attracting hundreds of thousands of attendees in person and via online broadcasting systems.

Activities hosted and coordinated by the Vietnam Exhibition House always attract the attention of a large public.

EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai (Japan) closed not only with fireworks, but also with the belief in a more united and humane world. In the space full of exchange, Vietnam left a deep impression, a country with a culture rich in identity, full of courage, creativity and always striving to realize the aspiration to rise up and connect globally.

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