Japan Expo 2025 Osaka plans to charge 6,000 yen per adult

A 2025 artist rendering of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to be held in Osaka. Provided by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Organizers of the EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, plan to charge 6,000 yen $44 per adult for admission, up 20 percent from its initial estimate, according to sources.

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition wants to raise to make sure there are enough funds to cover the cost of operating the six-month event if visitor numbers don't reach the envisaged target.

The initial goal of the association was 28.2 million visitors. It is in the middle of reviewing the number.

The 6,000 yen entry fee for people aged 18 to 64, including tax, could change.

A final decision on price will be made by the end of the year when the central government assesses the association's closing proposal that is intended to reflect input from experts.

The adult ticket price for the 2005 Expo Aichi, Japan was 4,600 yen. The consumption tax rate was a factor in the increase in costs for goods and higher costs for goods.

If people were required to shell out more than 6,000 yen, it could result in a drop in visitor numbers.

On the other hand, officials felt that if the price was set at 5,500 yen or lower, the expo site could become too crowded.

Other tentative ticket prices are: 3,300 yen for children aged 12 -- 17; 2,000 yen for children aged 4 -- 11 and 5,000 yen for those aged 65 to 79.

Admission is free for children up to the age of 3 and older than that of people over the age of 80 or older.

The 6,000 yen ticket will be available for 5,000 yen as a super early bird rate until June 2024. It can be purchased for 5,500 yen with the early bird discount until April 12, 2025.

The price will drop to 3,300 yen during the period after the opening in April 2025 until the end of the Golden Week holiday period in early May, when hordes of visitors are not expected to be expected.

The expo will open on April 13 and run until October 13 at Yumeshima man-made island off Osaka.

There are about 120 countries and territories, as well as seven international organizations that have announced they will participate.

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., one of a number of businesses that will take part in the expo, is expected to have a pavilion themed under the popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam.