January 23rd (the aggravation day of Ichi, Ni, San) with the theme of "Children and Creation".
- The following is content from the press release -
(Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Emi Okuda; hereinafter "Mama Sora"), which operates one of Japan's largest mommy communities (with about 20,000 members) and a community-based work experience event "Mirai no Takarabako," has announced the launch of Meta Osaka Inc. (Location: Osaka City, Osaka; CEO: Hideaki Mohri; hereinafter "Meta Osaka"), which solves local issues by utilizing digital space and e-sports, and Kids Star Corporation (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masahiro Hirata; hereinafter "Kids Star"), which develops the educational app "Gokko Land" (7 million downloads total) for children, will jointly hold EXPO 2025 on October 10 and 11, 2025. (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masahiro Hirata; hereinafter "Kid's Star"), which operates "Kids Star" (7 million downloads), will hold a three-company co-creation project at the "Children's Expo to Open the Door to the Future" to be held at the Expo Messe "WASSE" of Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai on October 10 and 11, 2025. This project will support children's dreams from a 360-degree perspective by combining our expertise in solving local issues using digital technology, our nationwide network of moms' communities, and our knowledge of educational apps that have been experienced by 7 million people.
The theme of co-creation is "Child Creation.
Since its launch in 2022, the "Kodomo Expo" has attracted a cumulative total of 40,000 visitors at seven venues nationwide, and has grown as an event that supports children's dreams. This time, Meta Osaka, Mama Sora, and Kid's Star are launching a new co-creation project under the theme of "Children and Creation" with the aim of further expanding children's options and creating richer opportunities for experience.
Hideaki Mohri, President of Meta Osaka comments
We feel a great sense of expectation and responsibility to be able to hold the "Kodomo Expo" on the last weekend of the Osaka-Kansai Expo. We wanted to take this special opportunity to create unprecedented value by teaming up with Mama Sora, who is involved in the community-based work experience event "Mirai no Takarabako," and Kids Star, who has developed the social experience app "Gokko Land," which has been downloaded more than 7 million times. In addition to the main contents of Kodomo Expo, such as the Dream Speech Contest and the Children's Fair, we will provide a variety of work experience programs that leverage the knowledge of both companies to deliver richer experiences and possibilities to children.
Comment by Mari Tezuka, Chairperson of the Children's Expo Organizing Committee
The Children's Expo is a hub of "For the Children! and it is a place where children themselves give shape to their dreams and adults do their utmost to support them. We hope to create opportunities for children to expand their future possibilities through discoveries and encounters with people they would not encounter in everyday life. In particular, we place importance on creating a place where children can experience the joy of thinking and acting for themselves in order to nurture the independence that is required of children in Japan today. We hope that this program will be used as a place where as many children as possible can experience the fun of being proactively involved, nurture their zest for life, and create achievements toward the "realization of a society where people can be excited about their future selves.
Mirai no Takarabako Executive Committee Chairman (Mama Sora COO) Rei Mitani comments
Mirai no Takarabako aims to realize a society of "wellbeing through regional co-creation," and offers work experiences where children can learn directly from professionals in a variety of industries that Japan is proud of. We hope that the chemical reactions generated by the co-creation of these three companies, which have always been involved in activities to bring dreams and hopes to children, will create a place where the experience will become a shining memory for children and all those involved, just as people who saw the Expo in the past longed to see the future and envisioned it. We sincerely hope that the Expo will be a catalyst for connections and thoughts that will spread like ripples, transcend the Expo, and grow into the future.
Comments by Einori Kinjo, Director, Kids Star
Based on our mission of "fostering and supporting children's enthusiasm," we aim to create a world where anyone, anytime, anywhere can enjoy learning about social systems and industries, without regional or economic disparities, through our social experience application "Gokko Land. This time, we have created a realistic worldview that expresses this worldview. This time, a real event "Gokko Land EXPO" expressing this worldview will be held at the Osaka-Kansai Expo through "Child Creation". We hope that children will learn about the social roles of companies and feel the wonder of working by experiencing high-quality workshops supervised by leading companies in various industries. For parents, we hope to create a place where they can watch and support their children as they engage enthusiastically in the workshops.
<Outline of the Children's Expo: Opening the Door to the Future
■Date and Time October 10 (Fri.) and 11 (Sat.), 2025
Venue EXPO Messe "WASSE
Organized by Kodomo Expo Executive Committee (Meta Osaka Co., Ltd., Kodomo Candy Co., Ltd.)
■Expected attendance: 5,000 (2 days)
■Age range: preschoolers to elementary school students
■Admission Free (some admission fees are charged)
■Children's Expo official websitehttps://kodomo-banpaku.com/
Main contents
- Dream Speech Contest
- Dream Picture Contest
- Project to give shape to dreams (tentative)
- Children's fair (children experience serving customers as store managers)
- work experience
- stage program
About Meta Osaka
Under the banner of "Making Osaka the most interesting city in the world," the company develops original metaverse using digital technology and provides services through Internet businesses such as WEB3. The company plans and operates the "Metaverse Salon" at the "e-Stadium Namba Main Store" in Namba Park, and sponsors the "Kodomo Expo," which has attracted a cumulative total of 40,000 visitors nationwide. We are working to solve local government and regional issues and revitalize the economy through digital technology.
About Mama Sora
Since its establishment in 2013, it has built one of the largest moms' communities in Japan with 12 chapters nationwide, 2 chapters worldwide, and approximately 20,000 members. From 2023, under the theme of "Excitement for All Children," we will sponsor "Mirai no Takarabako," a community-based work experience event that nurtures children's dreams, hopes, and career perspectives through industry-government-academia collaboration. We aim to expand the event nationwide by 2030.
About Kids Star
With the mission of "nurturing and supporting children's passions," we develop and operate educational and educational applications for children. Our flagship product, "Gokko Land," a social experience application, has been downloaded more than 7 million times and provides a place where children can enjoy learning about occupations and social systems through "Gokko play. The company is also engaged in a variety of other businesses, such as the "Gokko-Land EXPO," a real-life event for parents and children to enjoy together that is held at shopping malls nationwide.
Mirai no Takarabako Executive Committee
Organization: Mirai no Takarabako Executive Committee
Supervisor: Emi Okuda
Address: Osaka Ekimae Daiichi Bldg. 8F 5, 1-3-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
H P:https://mirainotakarabako.com/
For inquiries, please contact: Chair of the Executive Committee, Mitani (mitani@mirainotakarabako.com)
