UTSUWA Project × Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Our Utsuwa Project participated in Expo 2025 Osaka this fall!!
UTSUWA Project × Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Our Utsuwa Project participated in Expo 2025 Osaka this fall!!
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Our Utsuwa Project participated in Expo 2025 Osaka this fall!!
UTSUWA 1.0 (Created in 2015)
Launched in Osaka in 2015, the UTSUWA Project expanded across borders to Berlin in 2020. Since then, we have continued to promote the value of traditional craftsmanship connecting Japan and Germany. Now, in our 10th year, we are honored to participate in EXPO 2025, held in Osaka. It is a great privilege to present our work once again in Japan, especially on such a prestigious global stage.
Launched in Osaka in 2015, the UTSUWA Project expanded across borders to Berlin in 2020. Since then, we have continued to promote the value of traditional craftsmanship connecting Japan and Germany. Now, in our 10th year, we are honored to participate in EXPO 2025, held in Osaka. It is a great privilege to present our work once again in Japan, especially on such a prestigious global stage.
We plan to participate twice in the fall. To suit each program, we will update UTSUWA 1.0 and unveil it as UTSUWA 1.1. This modular washitsu (traditional Japanese room), named UTSUWA—meaning "vessel"—uses high-quality Japanese materials and is assembled without nails or glue. Over the past ten years, it has been repeatedly assembled, disassembled, and relocated, and it is still going strong. We plan to give it a slight remake for this occasion and would love to showcase the process. The ease of replacing components and making minor repairs is another hallmark of excellent Japanese craftsmanship. The Utsuwa Project aims to share this sustainable craftsmanship with the world and for the future.
We plan to participate twice in the fall. To suit each program, we will update UTSUWA 1.0 and unveil it as UTSUWA 1.1. This modular washitsu (traditional Japanese room), named UTSUWA—meaning "vessel"—uses high-quality Japanese materials and is assembled without nails or glue. Over the past ten years, it has been repeatedly assembled, disassembled, and relocated, and it is still going strong. We plan to give it a slight remake for this occasion and would love to showcase the process. The ease of replacing components and making minor repairs is another hallmark of excellent Japanese craftsmanship. The Utsuwa Project aims to share this sustainable craftsmanship with the world and for the future.
Event 1: September 6 (Saturday)
Event 1: September 6 (Saturday)
Pop-Up Stage South – Collaboration with Traditional Performing Arts from Osaka
Pop-Up Stage South – Collaboration with Traditional Performing Arts from Osaka
(Co-hosted with Dotonbori Namikiza)
(Co-hosted with Dotonbori Namikiza)
UTSUWA 1.1 will enhance the stage by serving as a vessel—adapting its unique Japanese room features to host both people and performances. This collaboration with Osaka's traditional arts will offer an unforgettable cultural experience.
UTSUWA 1.1 will enhance the stage by serving as a vessel—adapting its unique Japanese room features to host both people and performances. This collaboration with Osaka's traditional arts will offer an unforgettable cultural experience.
Pop-up Stage South (subject to change).
Supported by Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Event 2: September 11 (Thursday)
Event 2: September 11 (Thursday)
Outdoor Stage at the German Pavilion – A Celebration of Japanese and German Craftsmanship
Outdoor Stage at the German Pavilion – A Celebration of Japanese and German Craftsmanship
Program Highlights:
Program Highlights:
a. Demonstration – UTSUWA!:
a. Demonstration – UTSUWA!:
Witness the assembly of the modular Japanese-style room UTSUWA live on stage.
Witness the assembly of the modular Japanese-style room UTSUWA live on stage.
b. We will showcase traditional craftsmanship skills (Cool Craftsmen!):
b. We will showcase traditional craftsmanship skills (Cool Craftsmen!):
Live demonstrations featuring tatami making, fusuma (sliding doors) crafting, woodworking, and the dismantling of UTSUWA.
Live demonstrations featuring tatami making, fusuma (sliding doors) crafting, woodworking, and the dismantling of UTSUWA.
c. Hands-On Workshop – Discover the Fun!:
c. Hands-On Workshop – Discover the Fun!:
Join our Kanna (Japanese plane) shaving contest and experience the joy of traditional woodworking!
Join our Kanna (Japanese plane) shaving contest and experience the joy of traditional woodworking!
For more details, click here.
Official Information about the Germany Pavilion is available here.
Germany Pavilion Event Calendar is available here.
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