On April 13, 2025, to celebrate the grand opening of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, the Signature Pavilion Opening Event will be held. At the beginning of Part 2, a mini-talk session will bring together government representatives from various countries and Expo stakeholders to discuss the theme “Co-Creation with the World” and explore the possibilities for building a shared future society. Following this, NAKAJIMA Sachiko, producer of the Playground of Life: Jellyfish Pavilion will take the stage with KURAGE Band. With multinational artists, children, and special guests OCHIAI Yoichi and UMINO Mizuki, they will embody a world of co-creation through diverse forms of music and expression under the theme: "Democratization of Creativity: The Joy of Creation for All!"

Would you like to experience Matcha Art? This is a workshop where you can whisk matcha and draw pictures or write letters on top of it with matcha. We'll also provide a lecture on how to properly enjoy matcha. Let's have fun learning about matcha, a traditional Japanese culture, with Ito En tea tasters and high school students!

The internationally diverse KURAGE Band will lead an interactive workshop where visitors can join in, play, and experience the richness of diverse cultures through songs, dances, and music from places such as Tibet, Senegal, and Korea. Different lands and countries bring different rhythms, melodies, and values. But through singing, dancing, and music, people can come together to play and share the joy of harmony. Come and experience this relaxed, Expo-style celebration of connection!

Noh is the first performing art to be registered as a UNESCO World Intangible Heritage Site, and it is a condensed version of the Japanese spirituality that has been handed down for 700 years without changing. Ms Nakajima's theme is to open up the diverse life (creativity) latent in each individual, and this project aims to build a foundation for people to experience the diverse values that have been passed down in the genes of the Japanese people, which are contained in Noh, and to open up life within themselves.

The Jellyfish Pavilion “Playground of Life” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan presents two special sessions at the Women’s Pavilion “WA” Space, as part of the Theme Week “Co-Creating Cultures for the Future.” (Producer: NAKAJIMA Sachiko) In Part 1, titled “Forum on 21st-Century Culture and Life”, guests will discuss the significance of the humanities in the age of AI and delve into the fundamental philosophy behind the Expo. In Part 2, “Songs and Dances That Connect the World”, NAKAJIMA Sachiko and her KURAGE Band will take the stage with performances that explore the power of music and movement to foster cultural co-creation and international exchange. The sessions will also highlight case studies from the Cabinet Secretariat’s international exchange programs.