Expo Tickets: New Sales End, Exchange Program for Unused Tickets Announced
It has been announced that ticket sales for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will conclude on September 30th for online purchases via the official website, and on September 26th for same-day tickets sold at the gate. Following this announcement, an exchange program has been introduced as a relief measure for "unused tickets," which had been a subject of debate, allowing them to be exchanged for same-day tickets on-site. According to the Expo Association, unused tickets can be exchanged for same-day tickets – valid for entry after 12:00 PM on the day of exchange – at the ticket exchange counter in front of the East Gate, from September 27th to October 12th. However, several conditions apply to the exchange. The number of tickets that can be exchanged is limited to several hundred per day, and all users must be present together in line. Exchanges will not be conducted at the West Gate. Furthermore, to prevent illegal resale, each visitor is limited to exchanging one unused ticket, an...