Keihanna,
Moving the Future
Forward!
A new challenge that began with Keihanna Expo 2025.
A year of experiencing and co-creating the future society begins,
as Keihanna works toward becoming a post-Expo city.
Keihanna,
Moving the Future Forward!
A new challenge that began with
Keihanna Expo 2025.
A year of experiencing and co-creating the future society begins, as Keihanna works toward becoming a post-Expo city.
Featured Events
From Expo to the Future
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Construction of Keihanna Science City begins.
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Keihanna Expo 2025
Experiencing and co-creating the future society.
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Fifth-Stage Plan
Post-Expo City Keihanna
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Toward the realization of a future society
A new stage of challenges begins.
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Construction of Keihanna Science City begins.
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Keihanna Expo 2025
Experiencing and co-creating the future society.
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Fifth-Stage Plan
Post-Expo City Keihanna
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Toward the realization of a future society
A new stage of challenges begins.
Fifth-Stage Plan
Post-Expo City Keihanna
Three Urban Visions
Future City
A city that continues to evolve by applying advanced research to society, leading the way toward a future where science, technology, and everyday life come together.
Talent Growth City
A city where creative and diverse talent—the driving force behind innovation—can gather, learn, take on challenges, grow, and thrive.
Co-Creation City
A city where Expo technologies evolve, diverse values meet, and new collaboration and exchange emerge.
Future City
A city that continues to evolve by applying advanced research to society, leading the way toward a future where science, technology, and everyday life come together.
Talent Growth City
A city where creative and diverse talent—the driving force behind innovation—can gather, learn, take on challenges, grow, and thrive.
Co-Creation City
A city where Expo technologies evolve, diverse values meet, and new collaboration and exchange emerge.
Building on its concentration of academic research institutions and corporate R&D centers, Keihanna aims to become a city where research outcomes are implemented in real communities, applied in everyday life, and used to create new value.
The Role of Keihanna Future Fest
Keihanna Future Fest is a project that promotes the realization of the Fifth-Stage Plan.
From Keihanna Expo 2025 to Future Fest
From Keihanna Expo 2025
to Future Fest
Keihanna Future Fest carries forward the momentum of demonstration, co-creation, and social implementation fostered through Keihanna Expo 2025, developing it into a year-round series of events across Keihanna Science City.
Rather than simply listing events, it is positioned as a “living laboratory for future society,” where local research institutions, companies, universities, municipalities, and residents all take part.
Carrying the Legacy Forward
- Demonstration and communication through Keihanna Expo 2025
- Co-creation networks among research institutions, companies, and residents
- Development into a year-round Future Fest
- Social implementation toward Post-Expo City Keihanna
News
- July 27, 2026
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The official website for Keihanna Future Fest has been launched.
Event Calendar
| Date | Event | Venue | Organizer |
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| Sat, 3 / Sat, 24 | Keihanna Baby Science Course | Keihanna Plaza | Keihanna Science City Revitalization Promotion Council |
| Thu, 8 – Fri, 9 | Kyoto Smart City Expo 2026 | Keihanna Plaza | Kyoto Smart City Expo Organizing Council |
| Thu, 8 – Fri, 9 | Open Lab Tech Tour | TBD | Kansai Research Institute |
| Thu, 8 – Fri, 9 | ATR Open House | ATR | Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) |
| Sat, 10 | IIAS Forest Salon: A Forest of Knowledge Opened through Dialogue and Experience | International Institute for Advanced Studies | International Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Sat, 24 | Kyoto University Farm Open Farm | Graduate School of Agriculture,Kyoto University | Graduate School of Agriculture,Kyoto University |
| Sun, 25 | Kita yo, Expo! in Hirakata | Wako Country Club and other venues | Policy Promotion Division, General Policy Department, Hirakata City |
| Sun, 25 | QST Facility Open Day | Kansai Institute for Photon Science | National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) |
| Tue, 27 – Wed, 28 | Food Tech Expo 2026 | Miyako Messe | Kyoto Food Tech Council |
| Sat, 31 | Naispo! NAIST EXPO 2026 | Nara Institute of Science and Technology | Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
| Date | Event | Venue | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 3 / Sat, 24 | Keihanna Baby Science Course | Keihanna Plaza | Keihanna Science City Revitalization Promotion Council |
| Thu, 8 – Fri, 9 | Kyoto Smart City Expo 2026 | Keihanna Plaza | Kyoto Smart City Expo Organizing Council |
| Thu, 8 – Fri, 9 | Open Lab Tech Tour | TBD | Kansai Research Institute |
| Thu, 8 – Fri, 9 | ATR Open House | ATR | Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) |
| Sat, 10 | IIAS Forest Salon: A Forest of Knowledge Opened through Dialogue and Experience | International Institute for Advanced Studies | International Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Sat, 24 | Kyoto University Farm Open Farm | Graduate School of Agriculture,Kyoto University | Graduate School of Agriculture,Kyoto University |
| Sun, 25 | Kita yo, Expo! in Hirakata | Wako Country Club and other venues | Policy Promotion Division, General Policy Department, Hirakata City |
| Sun, 25 | QST Facility Open Day | Kansai Institute for Photon Science | National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) |
| Tue, 27 – Wed, 28 | Food Tech Expo 2026 | Miyako Messe | Kyoto Food Tech Council |
| Sat, 31 | Naispo! NAIST EXPO 2026 | Nara Institute of Science and Technology | Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
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Experience the Future by Category
Robots & Avatars
A category where visitors can experience future forms of embodiment and remote participation through avatars, robot arms, AI robots, and more.
AI, DX & Smart Cities
A category for learning about generative AI, data utilization, smart cities, and next-generation information society, and connecting these ideas to social implementation.
Startups & Innovation
A category where startups, companies, and research institutions from Japan and abroad come together to create future markets.
Science & Open Research
A category that opens cutting-edge research to the public through open research institutes, science cafés, and facility open days.
Culture, Art & Music
A category that nurtures local creativity not only through science and technology, but also through music, theater, traditional culture, and art.
Public Participation & Education
A category of participatory programs where children, students, and local residents can learn, create, and think about the future for themselves.
Well-Being & Regional Co-Creation
A category for thinking about a sustainable and secure future society through health, the environment, disaster prevention, regional exchange, and more.
Robots & Avatars
A category where visitors can experience future forms of embodiment and remote participation through avatars, robot arms, AI robots, and more.
AI, DX & Smart Cities
A category for learning about generative AI, data utilization, smart cities, and next-generation information society, and connecting these ideas to social implementation.
Startups & Innovation
A category where startups, companies, and research institutions from Japan and abroad come together to create future markets.
Science & Open Research
A category that opens cutting-edge research to the public through open research institutes, science cafés, and facility open days.
Culture, Art & Music
A category that nurtures local creativity not only through science and technology, but also through music, theater, traditional culture, and art.
Public Participation & Education
A category of participatory programs where children, students, and local residents can learn, create, and think about the future for themselves.
Well-Being & Regional Co-Creation
A category for thinking about a sustainable and secure future society through health, the environment, disaster prevention, regional exchange, and more.
Toward 2036 and Beyond
Keihanna Science City will play a leading role in shaping a future society where advanced technologies such as AI, robots and avatars, food tech, and mobility are widely implemented and integrated into everyday life and society.
Keihanna Science City
Keihanna Science City, officially known as Kansai Science City, is a science city being developed and maintained under the Kansai Science City Construction Promotion Act. It is located in the lush green hills of the Keihanna area, spanning Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara prefectures.
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Keihanna Science City, officially known as Kansai Science City, is a science city being developed and maintained under the Kansai Science City Construction Promotion Act. It is located in the lush green hills of the Keihanna area, spanning Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara prefectures.
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Participating Organizations
In no particular order
IVS KYOTO Executive Committee
Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Electro-Communication University
Kamo Festival Executive Committee
NPO Kyotanabe Musicians Association
Kyoto Prefectural University
Kyoto University
Kyoto Smart City Expo Organizing Council
Kyoto Food Tech Public-Private Council
Kyotanabe Citizens’ Festival Executive Committee
Kizugawa City Summer Festival Executive Committee
Committee for the Preservation and Utilization Plan of the Historic Site of Kunikyu Palace
Keihanna Science Communication Promotion Network
Keihanna R&D Innovation Consortium
Keihanna Science City Revitalization Promotion Council
Keihanna R&D Fair 2026 Executive Committee
Keihanna Philharmonic Orchestra
Keihanna Cultural Festival Executive Committee
Keihanna Plaza Petit Concert Executive Committee
National Diet Library
SEIKA Creators Incubation Center Consortium
SEIKA Subculture Festa Executive Committee
Seika Town / Cabinet Office
Seika Town / Nara High School
Seika Festival Executive Committee
Takanohara Music and Arts Association
WHX Osaka 2026 Executive Committee
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)
Doshisha University
Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
Nara Prefecture
Naragakuen University
Fureai Concert Executive Committee
Resona Bank, Ltd.
