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What to Eat and Buy at Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai: Special Menus and MyakuMyaku Crafts

What to Eat and Buy at Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai: Special Menus and MyakuMyaku Crafts

Date published: 21 April 2025

The excitement at the Osaka-Kansai Expo isn’t just about exploring the pavilions—the food is another highlight. In addition to large food courts, you can enjoy Osaka's and Japan's classic dishes at restaurants and cafes around the expo area, with international pavilions also offering cafes and dining options.

There’s no shortage of exclusive merchandise available at the Expo, making souvenir shopping a fun experience too. In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of the unique fare and goods that you can only find at the Expo!

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Table of Contents
  1. Taste the Best of Osaka! Expo-Exclusive Dishes Available at Osaka Ohsho
  2. Fight Food Waste! Try Butter Chicken Curry Made with Off-Grade Tomatoes
  3. Explore MyakuMyaku with Japanese Craftsmanship! 12 Must-Have Tools from Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten
  4. Get Your Hands on Exclusive 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Sweets!

Taste the Best of Osaka! Expo-Exclusive Dishes Available at Osaka Ohsho

Grilled Beef Fried Rice with Kuroge Wagyu
Grilled Beef Fried Rice with Kuroge Wagyu

Osaka Ohsho offers Chinese cuisine at casual prices and is known for its "Ganso Yaki Gyoza" (Original Grilled Dumplings). They have set up a booth at the largest dining area in the venue, the "Sustainable Food Court Osaka Noren Meguri~Food and Festival EXPO~."

Matsusaka Beef Wagyu Sukiyaki Dumplings
Matsusaka Beef Wagyu Sukiyaki Dumplings
Ganso Yaki Gyoza
Ganso Yaki Gyoza

The popular Tamagoyaki Fried Rice is topped with Osaka-produced Kuroge Wagyu grilled meat in the "Kuroge Wagyu Yakiniku Fried Rice" (2,500 yen). The "Matsusaka Beef Wagyu Sukiyaki Gyoza" (2,300 yen) features gyoza filled with sliced Matsusaka beef, topped with grilled Matsusaka beef shabu-shabu. These are just a few of the exclusive menu items made with premium ingredients. Additionally, the classic favorites "Ganso Yaki Gyoza" (490 yen) and "Gomoku Fried Rice" (800 yen) will also be available.

  • Store Name: Osaka Ohsho Osaka Expo Store
  • Location: Sustainable Food Court Osaka Noren Meguri~Food and Festival EXPO~
  • Sales Period: April 13 – October 13, 2025

Fight Food Waste! Try Butter Chicken Curry Made with Off-Grade Tomatoes

Butter chicken curry made with Tokushima Prefecture fruit tomatoes (Image)
Butter chicken curry made with Tokushima Prefecture fruit tomatoes (Image)

Oisix La Daichi Co., Ltd. sells organic and additive-free foods and meal kits. They will offer "Butter Chicken Curry made with Tokushima Prefecture fruit tomatoes" at "Awa no Kuni Tokushima Tsumugu CAFE," operated by Tokushima Prefecture.

This dish is made with sweet, high-quality Tokushima fruit tomatoes that haven't been sold because they don’t meet size or shape standards. By using them, the dish helps reduce food waste. The tomatoes are pureed to bring out their rich flavor, with a subtle sweetness and fragrance. The addition of cream, butter, yogurt, and roasted cashews adds depth and richness, making the dish suitable for all ages without being too heavy.

  • Store Name: Awa no Kuni Tokushima Tsumugu CAFE
  • Location: EXPO Messe "WASSE" North Side
  • Sales Period: April 30 - May 3, 2025, 10 AM - 8PM

Explore MyakuMyaku with Japanese Craftsmanship! 12 Must-Have Tools from Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten

Explore MyakuMyaku with Japanese Craftsmanship! 12 Must-Have Tools from Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten

Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten, established in 1716, is known for manufacturing and selling lifestyle goods and crafts. At the expo they are offering collaboration products with MyakuMyaku, the official mascot of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, at their official store located at the West Gate, KINTESTU.

For the 2025 Expo, they have created a "MyakuMyaku Daruma" (5,500 yen) in collaboration with "Sandaime Daruma-ya Mashimo" from Takasaki City, a famous daruma-producing area in Gunma. The daruma features different options, including "good fortune," "victory," "wealth," "health," and "good relationships," as well as a version where you can add your own eyes.

Other unique items include the charming "MyakuMyaku Hariko" (6,600 yen), which features a head that sways back and forth, and the "MyakuMyaku Arita Ware Dish" (2,750 yen), showcasing MyakuMyaku in the traditional Arita porcelain style, originating from the birthplace of Japanese ceramics.

MyakuMyaku Handkerchief (9 colors available)
MyakuMyaku Handkerchief (9 colors available)
MyakuMyaku Folding Fan (Water Patterns/Seigaiha Waves)
MyakuMyaku Folding Fan (Water Patterns/Seigaiha Waves)

The "MyakuMyaku Handkerchief" (2,310 yen) features a natural hemp texture with an embroidered accent. Practical items such as the "MyakuMyaku Fan" (5,500 yen) and "MyakuMyaku Furoshiki" (4,510 yen) are also available.

Additionally, at the "2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Official Store – West Gate KINTESTU" inside the venue, visitors are warmly welcomed by the towering "Giant MyakuMyaku Daruma (not for sale)" standing around 52 centimeters tall!

  • Store: 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Official Store – West Gate KINTESTU
  • Sales Period: From April 13, 2025

Get Your Hands on Exclusive 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Sweets!

EXPO 2025 Cookies (13 Pieces)
EXPO 2025 Cookies (13 Pieces)

Amidaike Daikoku, a renowned confectionery brand established in 1805, is offering Expo-exclusive sweets at the official store inside the venue.

EXPO2025 Sablé
EXPO2025 Sablé
EXPO2025 Cookies (20 pieces)
EXPO2025 Cookies (20 pieces)

Cute and tasty souvenir treats featuring Expo 2025 mascot MyakuMyaku are now on sale from Amidaike Daikoku, a long-running sweets maker founded in 1805. They make great gifts, too!

Highlights include the EXPO2025 Sablé (10 pieces, 1,550 yen), a set of cookies in a cheerful yellow tin decorated with a smiling MyakuMyaku, and the EXPO2025 Cookies (20 pieces, 1,700 yen), bite-sized cookies with space on each individual wrapper to write a personal message. There’s also the EXPO2025 Cookies (13 pieces, 1,080 yen) in a yellow tin featuring MyakuMyaku going for a stroll.

In addition to the official store inside the Expo 2025 venue, these sweets will also be available at major souvenir shops across the Kansai region and at the Amidaike Daikoku flagship store.

  • Available at: Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai official venue store
  • Sales period: From April 13, 2025

The spacious Expo venue is filled with shops offering international food and unique goods. All items have been specially designed for Expo 2025, making them one-of-a-kind and exclusive to the event. After enjoying the food, don’t forget to browse for your favorite souvenirs!

*This article is based on information available as of April 2025. Please check the official website for the latest updates.

Written by:
Kaori Kimura
Kaori Kimura

Kaori Kimura is a Japanese travel writer with roughly 20 years of experience in editing and publishing travel guides. After graduating from university, she worked at a publishing company for about 10 years, specializing in travel guides. She has undertaken numerous assignments both internationally, including in places like Paris, France, and Taiwan, as well as domestically in areas such as Hokkaido and Kyushu. Following this, she lived in Guangzhou, China for about two years as an expatriate spouse and contributed to local media, writing on economics and travel guides. Upon returning to Japan, she gained experience in editing and writing for web media. A key strength of hers is her involvement in creating travel guide articles for both inbound and outbound tourism. She possesses the highest level (HSK-6) of the standardized Chinese language proficiency test, level 2 in Japan's French language test, and EIKEN Grade Pre-1.

*This information is from the time of this article's publication.
*Prices and options mentioned are subject to change.
*Unless stated otherwise, all prices include tax.

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