Osaka Kansai Expo announces 5 final candidates for the official logo mark August 3 19:07

The Expo Association, which is the implementing body of the "Osaka-Kansai Expo" to be held in 2025, announced five final candidates for the official logo mark. After soliciting opinions from the general public, we will decide one after the end of this month.

The Expo Association held a press conference on the 3rd about the official logo mark of "Osaka-Kansai Expo" which will be held from April 2025.

He announced that he had narrowed down the final candidate works to 5 out of 5894 entries from all over Japan.

Among them, the logo mark with a design in which red and gold ring decorations are lined up is said to incorporate the "O" of Osaka in the shape.

In addition, the logo, which looks like a mixture of red, blue, and yellow paints, expresses the diversity that allows differences to be recognized across frameworks.

Furthermore, he explained that the design in which lines such as red and orange intersected circulates the lines from the inside to the outside, expressing the vitality of the Expo.

The Expo Association will solicit opinions from the general public on the homepage and postcards for five days from the 3rd to the 11th next week for 9 days.

After that, the selection committee will make a final decision after the end of this month, taking into consideration public opinions.

Hiroyuki Ishige, the Secretary-General of the Expo Association, said, “The Expo is made by each and every citizen, so please give us your opinions.”