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大阪万博の体験
So you went to the Osaka万博.
Yes.
And you said you loved it.
I loved it.
That it was worth it.
Yes, yes, yes.
Definitely.
Did you go there night time or day time, both?
Both.
I arrived there around 2 p.m.
Uh-huh.
And then be there until the closing time.
Okay.
Like 9, 10.
万博の構造と展示
When I look at the website, it really is hard to tell what's actually there.
For example, right here, you have the Grand Ring.
And then right next to it, you have the 未来社会ショーケース.
Smart Mobility Expo.
Digital Expo.
Visual Expo.
Art Expo.
Can you sort of tell me how these are?
What the hell is going on here?
Yeah, that's really...
This makes Expo so less interesting.
Uh-huh.
It's really complicated, no?
Yeah, it is.
Like I can't really get a grasp of what I can expect.
Right, right, right.
So, let's say it's...
So, first of all, the place itself...
Place?
Place, sorry.
Place itself is like huge.
Okay.
It's the seaside of Osaka.
Okay.
It's like...
Umetatechi, right?
Yeah, it's like Odaiba.
Yeah, just like Odaiba.
And it's like whole Odaiba is the field.
Yeah.
And then you got this...
What's that?
The Grand Ring?
The Grand Ring.
You got a Grand Ring.
It looks small on this picture.
Uh-huh.
But it's...
It's actually massive.
It's massive.
Okay.
Like, to me, it looks like it covers whole China.
Okay.
Okay.
It looks to me...
That's what it looked like to you?
Yeah.
Okay, okay.
So, it's a massive ring.
And everything is inside of the ring, basically.
Almost everything.
Okay.
Yeah.
Almost everything.
Yeah.
Sure.
And then inside, you have, I would say...
What is it?
Four parts.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, three parts.
Three parts.
Okay.
In the middle, really center, you have kind of forest-like place.
Oh, okay.
I see.
You got trees and you got...
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Around this area.
Okay.
You got trees and things like that.
And around that, you have country's pavilions.
Okay.
Like USA, Japan, France, everything.
Yeah.
Many countries.
Many, many countries.
And the other part, it's like company's pavilions.
Oh, I see.
It's like...
Yeah.
I see.
So, one big difference between like Disney's or like Daiya Hakubutsukan's is like there are companies involved in...
I see.
There were like Panasonic pavilions.
There were many.
Yeah.
Those like companies or like government things or science researching groups pavilions and those places.
I see.
So, those ones like Mirai Shokai Showcase or like Smart Mobility Expo, those ones are basically, I guess, not country's pavilions, but it's like the government, it's like a company side.
I see.
Yeah.
I see.
One company collaborated with like an AI robot doctor, Shiguro-san, famous.
万博の構造と体験
You know the Matsukoroido?
You know Matsukoroido?
No.
Yeah.
Famous like robot.
Famous AI robot?
Yeah, yeah.
Sure.
Working with those famous doctors and then make one pavilion where you can experience those specified technologies or like other ones, for example, like music things or like more like art things.
Okay.
So, those things are those.
Okay.
I see.
So, it's all pavilion based.
Yes.
It's not like, for example, I don't know, for example, like Coachella where there's stage A, B, C, and D, and there's different artists on each stage, and then you have to choose like, oh, Lady Gaga is going to be on this one, so let's be here.
And whoever's going to be, let's go here.
It's more like, let's go to this, this, this, this pavilion.
So, we'll take this route.
Yes.
Kind of.
Exactly.
Okay.
Yes.
I honestly understand why they do this.
Like, why they're, I honestly agree with them.
Like, it's really difficult to explain things.
Yeah.
It's really, it has too many things inside.
Uh-huh.
And it's, I honestly understand that they have to like, put those words in like, Green Expo, Future, like, Expo.
That makes no sense.
But they have to, I guess, because there are too many things.
That's the only way to group them.
Yeah.
Okay.
I see.
Yeah.
So, if you click into, for example, let's say, digital ones.
Digital Expo?
Yeah.
Oh.
It's more like concept then.
Yeah.
So, you can see the kaijou map.
Right.
So, this is the...
The map of...
Yes.
Okay.
So, I guess those are like, country's pavilions.
And this is the company's pavilions.
Okay.
That's the forest.
Oh, I see, I see, I see.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wow.
And so, it's, everything is like, pavilion based.
Okay.
Yeah.
Got it.
Got it.
And you have restaurants, little stages in between those pavilions.
I saw Hungary dancing, playing music, orchestra on stage.
Okay.
That's good.
And the show at the night is held around this area.
Okay.
It's like main hiroba.
Oh, okay, okay, okay.
Wow.
Okay.
Yeah.
Hmm.
And I understand it's really difficult to describe it and what you can expect inside and...
Too much concept.
Too much, yeah.
Too much things going on.
Because each pavilion wants to sort of promote their own sort of...
Yes.
They have their own different worlds and...
Yeah.
Okay.
But on the Ume side, it's really difficult to like pick one and then promote it, you know?
Yeah.
It'll be unfair.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, they have to like push everything evenly and so that makes it really difficult to understand
what's inside.
But yeah.
When do you think would be the least crowded?
Like, in general?
Like...
So, yeah.
It doesn't go on until like...
Juugatsu.
Juugatsu.
Yeah.
Right?
So, I think...
訪問時期の考慮
So, first of all, weekdays.
Okay.
But also, from July until September, we've got Natsuyasumi, right?
Oh, that's when...
Okay.
And many children and like families will obviously get inside.
True.
So, you should avoid that period.
Yeah.
And I think that after Natsuyasumi, like Kuugatsu kara Juugatsu, it's the last chance.
Yeah.
So, people would...
Yeah.
That's true.
So, I think you should visit there before the Natsuyasumi.
So, that's like what?
Rokugatsu?
Rokugatsu.
Yeah.
That's...
We've already started Kuugatsu.
So...
Yeah.
Next month.
Next month then.
Yeah.
But Natsuyasumi starts around mid-July.
So...
Okay.
Maybe the beginning of July.
So, maybe you still have a little bit of time.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But...
Then I'll be going to Osaka then.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, the thing is, it's a little far from the...
The central Osaka?
The central Osaka.
Yeah.
You need almost like 40-50 minutes through the metro.
Or if you take taxis, like 25 minutes.
Okay.
Not bad.
Not bad.
Yeah.
交通アクセスの注意
So, as this shows, and at around 9 several, and then it closes at 10.
You cannot come back to Tokyo on that day, on the same day.
Oh, okay.
Sure.
You're going to miss the last train.
Sure.
So, you have to stay in Osaka.
You have to plan it.
Got it.
Got it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I wanted to come back to Tokyo.
On the same day.
Yeah.
But I couldn't.
Oh, I can't.
Change of schedule.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
I am now more interested in going here.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I will...
It's worth completely.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
Man.
Yeah.
This doesn't happen often, right?
When does...
No, it's really...
Last time was really long time ago, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
When we were elementary, first year, second year or something.
So, 15 years ago.
15 years ago.
Yeah.
That's a long time.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Last time they had the Osaka one.
It was before we were born, right?
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
The white banana.
White banana?
Is that your code?
I call it the white banana.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The white banana.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The white banana.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
Yeah.
One thing you have to be careful is when you search on the map and BANPAKU and search it,
they show you the BANPAKU park that they did years ago.
Oh, years ago.
Okay.
Which is really far away from the current BANPAKU place.
Okay.
Okay.
Sure.
And that's one thing you have to be careful.
Did you fall into that trap?
No, I knew the places.
Oh, okay.
Okay.
Where?
万博計画の決定
I knew that I was going to come to Japan and want to go to the BANPAKU place, but actually
was taking to the last place.
Was taking to the last place.
And then...
I see.
I see.
And take one hour, one and a half hour to go back.
To go back to the actual place.
Oh, okay.
All right, got to be careful with that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
Hmm.
I'm actually kind of excited to go now.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
It's a great opportunity to make an Osaka trip.
Yeah, it is.
It is.
Yeah.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
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