A ceremony marked the relocation of two Myaku-Myaku statues, the mascot of the 2025 Osaka Expo, near the Tower of the Sun from the 1970 expo. The statues are now in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura commented on the connection between the expos, and the statues will tour the prefecture starting in June.
On Saturday, February 22, 2026, a ceremony was held in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, to mark the relocation of two Myaku-Myaku statues, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. The red, white, and blue statues had welcomed visitors near the gates of the expo venue on the artificial island of Yumeshima during the 184-day event from April 13 to October 13, 2025.
The event was attended by about 400 local residents selected by lottery from over 40,000 applicants. Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said at the ceremony, "It seems that Myaku-Myaku and the Tower of the Sun are connected by the (expo) baton," highlighting the link between the 1970 and 2025 expositions.
The statues will tour Osaka Prefecture starting in June and are expected to return to the 2025 expo site eventually. This relocation symbolizes the continuity of the expo legacy in the region.
