GREEN×EXPO 2027

Exhibitors and countries

Pavilions, participating countries, prefectural gardens and shops: what you will see at the venue.

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GREEN×EXPO 2027: Why Two Ministries Build the Japan Government Garden

GREEN×EXPO 2027's largest exhibit, 2.5 hectares run by the land and agriculture ministries: the 2025 groundbreaking, a landscape-scholar director, palace bonsai, ikebana.

Published 2026.09.24Updated 2026.09.25Information checked 2026.09.24 6 min read

Photo: Rendering of the garden, Reiwa Nihon no Niwa, seen from the exhibition hall of the Japan Government Garden

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 19 March 2025; image provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

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Central Africa at GREEN×EXPO 2027: seven countries through plants and produce

Published 2026.09.20Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 6 min read

Photo: Cocoa pods on a plantation (eastern São Tomé island)

Photo: Ji-Elle (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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Northern East Africa at GREEN×EXPO 2027: seven countries through plants and produce

Published 2026.09.20Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 6 min read

Photo: Roses at a flower farm in Nanyuki (Kenya)

Photo: DavyKirii (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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North Africa at GREEN×EXPO 2027: four countries through plants and produce

Published 2026.09.20Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 4 min read

Photo: Banana plantation on the banks of the Nile (Egypt)

Photo: Lars Plougmann from United States (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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Indian Ocean islands and Southern Africa at GREEN×EXPO 2027: nine countries through plants and produce

Published 2026.09.20Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 7 min read

Photo: Vanilla pods drying in a basket (Madagascar, Nosy Be. September 2025)

Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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West Africa at GREEN×EXPO 2027: nine countries through plants and produce

Published 2026.09.20Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 7 min read

Photo: A cotton field (Benin)

Photo: Adoscam (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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Aomori Nebuta at GREEN×EXPO 2027: origins, nebuta vs neputa, and the August festival

Published 2026.09.19Updated 2026.09.25Information checked 2026.09.19 5 min read JR East

Photo: Nebuta Museum WA RASSE in Aomori, where full-size floats are on display outside the festival season

Photo: Mccunicano (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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Festivals at GREEN×EXPO 2027: Aomori Nebuta on permanent display, Izumisano danjiri on 27 June

Published 2026.09.19Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.15 4 min read

Photo: Aomori Nebuta (from the Association's press material). It will be on permanent display; parade dates are to be announced

©Kamon Haruka ／ ©Expo 2027 (from the GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 15 Sept 2026)

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 National Day dates: the 59 announced so far, and none in Golden Week or Obon

Published 2026.09.16Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.15 4 min read

Photo: The 59 announced National Days and Special Days, by month

Chart: trip-jp editors, from the Association's event list of 15 September 2026

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Where the Grand Ring Goes: Three New Homes at GREEN×EXPO 2027, and 200 Metres Staying in Yumeshima

Published 2026.09.13Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 7 min read

Photo: The Grand Ring at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai (photographed September 2025)

Photo: Bea Phi (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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Expo 2025 Osaka, One Year On: What Went to GREEN×EXPO 2027 and What Stayed

Published 2026.09.13Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 7 min read

Photo: Where the Expo 2025 legacy went, as of September 2026. The list counts by what stood at the Expo; the tables below split by destination

Chart: trip-jp.com editorial board (CC BY 4.0: reuse and adapt with credit to trip-jp.com). Map: Natural Earth

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Where Did Myaku-Myaku Go? Monuments at Fuku Station and Mount Kongo, Anniversary Events and the Association's Wind-Down

Published 2026.09.13Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 5 min read

Photo: The Grand Ring during the Expo (September 2025). Images of Myaku-Myaku are limited to the Association's press releases, so we show the venue instead

Photo: Abasaa (public domain, Wikimedia Commons)

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Myaku-Myaku x Tunku Tunku at GREEN×EXPO 2027: every collaboration from Expo 2025 to Yokohama

Published 2026.09.13Updated 2026.10.22Information checked 2026.09.17 5 min read

Photo: A view of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai venue (photographed August 2025)

Photo: 掬茶 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

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null⁴ at GREEN×EXPO 2027 and null²ⁿ in Yokohama: Where Yoichi Ochiai's null² Goes Next

Published 2026.09.13Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.15 8 min read

Photo: The front of null² at Expo 2025. The mirrored wall reflected the surroundings while it deformed

©Yoichi Ochiai (from the Sustainable Pavilion 2025 Inc. press release of 26 August 2026, via PR TIMES)

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Africa (1), Angola to Seychelles: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 4 min read

Photo: Where the 18 African countries in this article are

Map: drawn by trip-jp.com from Natural Earth data

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Africa (2), Equatorial Guinea to Lesotho: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 4 min read

Photo: Where the 18 African countries in this article are

Map: drawn by trip-jp.com from Natural Earth data

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Americas, 6 countries: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 3 min read

Photo: The US Botanic Garden's executive director visits the site in January 2026

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 6 February 2026)

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Asia, 16 countries: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 5 min read

Photo: Participating countries in Asia

Map: drawn by this site from Natural Earth data

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Europe, 7 countries: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 4 min read

Photo: Signing ceremony at the British Embassy Tokyo, July 2026

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 31 July 2026)

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Middle East, 5 countries: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 3 min read

Photo: The first international participation contract, May 2025

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 14 May 2025)

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Oceania, 5 countries: GREEN×EXPO 2027 participating countries

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.18 3 min read

Photo: Where the five participating countries in Oceania are

Map: drawn by trip-jp.com from Natural Earth data

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 country guide: India, with facts, official exhibit plans and a cultural primer

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 4 min read

Photo: Signing ceremony at the Embassy of India in Tokyo, 26 February 2026 (photo released by the Association on 6 April)

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 6 April 2026)

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 Italy Pavilion: Official Participation Contract and Exhibit Theme

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 4 min read

Photo: Signing ceremony, July 2026

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 13 July 2026)

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 country guide to Luxembourg: facts, official exhibit plans and a cultural primer

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 4 min read

Photo: Signing ceremony, 26 February 2026, Embassy of Luxembourg in Tokyo

©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 6 April 2026)

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 Country Profile: The Philippines and its "Bukás" Theme

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 4 min read

Photo: Where Philippines is

Map: drawn by this site from Natural Earth data

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 Qatar: the first official participation contract and the legacy of Doha 2023

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 5 min read

Photo: The first international participation contract, May 2025

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 Thailand: the official participation contract and the road to the 2029 Korat Expo

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 4 min read

Photo: Where Thailand is

Map: drawn by this site from Natural Earth data

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 country guide: the United Kingdom signs its official participation contract

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 4 min read

Photo: Signing ceremony at the British Embassy Tokyo, July 2026

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 Country Guide: United States, First G7 Nation to Sign

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 5 min read

Photo: The US Botanic Garden's executive director visits the site in January 2026

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For Expo 2025 Visitors: What Carries Over to GREEN×EXPO 2027

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 8 min read

Photo: Rendering of the main gate

TSP Taiyo press release, 8 June 2026 (via PR TIMES)

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 ITTO: Yokohama's Own International Organization Signs On

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 3 min read

Photo: Signing ceremony, March 2026

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 pavilions at a glance: from the 12 Village exhibitors to the Kanagawa Pavilion

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.15 10 min read

Photo: The organiser's rendering of the whole site

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KAJIMA TREE at GREEN×EXPO 2027: Kajima's Village Pavilion Built from Grand Ring Timber

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.19 3 min read

Photo: The timber frame of the Expo 2025 Grand Ring. KAJIMA TREE reuses timber from the ring

Photo: Abasaa (Public domain, Wikimedia Commons)

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GREEN×EXPO 2027 Kanagawa Pavilion: Vibrant INOCHI Forest's Mascots, Gardens and Musical

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 5 min read

Photo: Key visual for the prefecture's musical 'Vibrant INOCHI'

Kanagawa Prefecture press release, 3 September 2026 (via PR TIMES)

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SOTETSU PARK at GREEN×EXPO 2027: Sotetsu's Children's Area with the New 13000 Series

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.13Information checked 2026.09.11 6 min read Sotetsu Line Families

Photo: Rendering of SOTETSU PARK

Sotetsu Group press release, 28 August 2026 (via PR TIMES)

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Yasashiku Naritai. STUDIO at GREEN×EXPO 2027: Toho Leo Reuses Panasonic's Nomo no Kuni

Published 2026.09.11Updated 2026.10.19Information checked 2026.09.11 3 min read

Photo: Rendering of the Yasashikunaritai. STUDIO

Toho Leo press release, 25 May 2026 (via PR TIMES)