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Tunku Tunku
Announcements and articles about Tunku Tunku, the official mascot of GREEN×EXPO 2027 in Yokohama, filtered by collaborations, limited editions, events and where to find it. You can also browse by the local mascots it has appeared with, such as Myaku-Myaku and Garden Bear.
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NEKKO, IROHA-GARDEN and HANAMEGURI: the three Association pavilions get nicknames, and NEKKO's six zones are revealed
On 15 September 2026 the GREEN×EXPO Association named its three pavilions NEKKO, IROHA-GARDEN and HANAMEGURI, and revealed the six zones inside NEKKO.
©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 15 September 2026)
Been to Expo 2025? Here is what is different at the Yokohama Expo
What visitors to Expo 2025 Osaka will find different at the Yokohama Expo: classification, venue size, tickets, reservations and participating countries.
Photo: Abasaa (Public domain, Wikimedia Commons)
Where Did Myaku-Myaku Go? Monuments in Dotonbori and Sennan, Anniversary Events and the Association's Wind-Down
After Expo 2025 closed, Myaku-Myaku's two monuments moved via the Expo '70 park to Dotonbori and Sennan. First-anniversary events on 11 to 13 October 2026, the Association's planned dissolution in March 2028, and the Tunku Tunku collaborations.
Photo: Abasaa (public domain, Wikimedia Commons)
Myaku-Myaku x Tunku Tunku at GREEN×EXPO 2027: every collaboration from Expo 2025 to Yokohama
Every confirmed Myaku-Myaku x Tunku Tunku collaboration from Expo 2025 to GREEN×EXPO 2027: goods, a confection and joint appearances, as of September 2026.
Photo: 掬茶 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Where Yoichi Ochiai's null² goes next: null²ⁿ (Null Null Nexus) in Yokohama and null⁴ (Tetra Null) at the Expo
Expo 2025's null² continues as two projects: the permanent theatre null²ⁿ, opening 14 October 2026 in Yokohama Landmark Plaza, and null⁴, rotating mirrors at the GREEN×EXPO 2027 venue. What carries over, in the announcements and Ochiai's words.
©Yoichi Ochiai (from the Sustainable Pavilion 2025 Inc. press release of 26 August 2026, via PR TIMES)
Tunku Tunku fan-art rules: what the GREEN×EXPO 2027 guidelines allow for drawings, origami, plush toys and cosplay
Tunku Tunku fan art under the GREEN×EXPO 2027 guidelines: individuals may make and post it for free, no selling even at cost, and the Association may use what you post.
©Expo 2027 (from the GREEN×EXPO Association press release of 21 January 2026)
Who is Tunku Tunku? The GREEN×EXPO 2027 Yokohama mascot: story, designer, where to meet it and Tunku Tunku Day
Tunku Tunku, the GREEN×EXPO 2027 mascot in Yokohama, is a heart-shaped spirit inside a small Earth. Its story, designer, where to meet it, Tunku Tunku Day, fan-art rules.
©Expo 2027 (from the GREEN×EXPO Association press release of 19 March 2024)
For Expo 2025 Visitors: What Carries Over to the Yokohama Expo
What carries over from Expo 2025 to GREEN×EXPO 2027: Grand Ring timber in KAJIMA TREE, a flowerbed and the wooden RING PASS, two rebuilt pavilions, the Italy Pavilion, null² and character collaborations.
TSP Taiyo press release, 8 June 2026 (via PR TIMES)
SOTETSU PARK: Sotetsu Group's children's area with the new 13000 series train at GREEN×EXPO 2027
Sotetsu Group's "SOTETSU PARK" at GREEN×EXPO 2027: a dated timeline of the 13000 series train delivery, the Plarail toy and the Mitsukyo Station vending machine.
Sotetsu Group press release, 28 August 2026 (via PR TIMES)
1,000-yen silver coin with Tunku Tunku and native plants: 40,000 coins at 33,500 yen, applications from 2 December
Japan will issue a 1,000-yen silver coin for GREEN×EXPO 2027 showing Tunku Tunku and six native plants: 40,000 coins at 33,500 yen, applications from 2 December.
GREEN×EXPO 2027 booth at the Fujisawa Citizens' Festival on 27 September, near Fujisawa Station
Kanagawa Prefecture will run a GREEN×EXPO 2027 booth at the 51st Fujisawa Citizens' Festival on Sunday 27 September only, at Sunpearl Plaza by Fujisawa Station.
Kanagawa Prefecture announces "Kanagawa Pavilion" logo and mascots VIBRANTs and Momon at six-months-to-go event
On 8 September 2026 Kanagawa gave a first look at its GREEN×EXPO 2027 pavilion: the logo, the mascots VIBRANTs and Momon, a theatre film and staff uniforms.
GREEN×EXPO 2027 booth at Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa, with Tunku Tunku appearing three times on 13 September
Kanagawa runs a GREEN×EXPO 2027 booth at Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2026 (12–13 September, Yokohama), with origami and Tunku Tunku appearing on the 13th.
Tunku Tunku and Yokohama's Garden Bear collaboration goods on sale from 5 September at the Satoyama Garden Festa
Goods pairing Tunku Tunku with Garden Bear, Yokohama's flowers-and-greenery character, sold at a pop-up in the Autumn Satoyama Garden Festa 2026 (5–27 September).
©Expo 2027 ©ITOON／GN (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 3 September 2026)
Six months to go, and a wrapped Shinkansen starts running
On 3 September 2026 the GREEN×EXPO Association announced that a Shinkansen train wrapped in GREEN×EXPO 2027 livery will start running to mark six months before opening.
©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 3 September 2026)
Tokyo Skytree lights up in Tunku Tunku colours on 15 September, 9 December and opening day
Tokyo Skytree will be lit in Tunku Tunku's four colours on 15 September 2026, 9 December (100 days to go) and opening day, 19 March 2027.
©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 2 September 2026)
Moomin and Tunku Tunku collaboration goods from January 2027, starting with a mug, a plate and an eco bag
Official Moomin and Tunku Tunku goods: a mug (¥2,970) and plate (¥2,860) around January 2027, then handkerchiefs and an eco bag around late February to early March.
©Expo 2027 ©Moomin Characters™ (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 1 September 2026)
Official merchandise pop-up opens in Yamashita Park through May 2027, plus short runs in Wakayama and Yokkaichi
Official pop-up stores open from September 2026 in Yamashita Park, Yokohama (to 31 May 2027), plus short runs at Kintetsu Wakayama and Kintetsu Yokkaichi.
©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 31 August 2026)
200 days to go, and outdoor-advertising firm Osada Group becomes a Platinum Partner with 230-plus digital signs
On 31 August 2026 the organiser named the Osada advertising group a Platinum Partner. Its 230-plus digital signs will carry Expo content for up to 13 months.
©Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 31 August 2026)
Mizuno shoes and T-shirts with Myaku-Myaku and Tunku Tunku, on pre-order from 22 August
Five licensed Mizuno products pairing Myaku-Myaku and Tunku Tunku, including ¥17,600 shoes and a ¥6,490 T-shirt. Pre-orders from 22 August 2026.
©Expo 2027 ©Expo 2025 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 21 August 2026)
Sold-out Myaku-Myaku × Tunku Tunku goods return on 18 March with six new items
Myaku-Myaku and Tunku Tunku goods that sold out in 2025 return with six new items and four restocks, on sale from 18 March 2026 (20 March at Maruzen Marunouchi).
©Expo 2027 ©Expo 2025 (GREEN×EXPO Association press release, 10 March 2026)
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