2025EXPOと日本観光のデザイン 2025EXPO and Japan Tourism Design

EXPO2025、この頃になると海外からの人流も、海外への人流も以前のレベルに復活していると思う。二酸化炭素、地球温暖化など、引き続き気にしないといけない問題はあるにせよ、それでもやはり人は動かずには居れないだろうから。

Around this time, EXPO 2025, I think that the flow of people from overseas and the flow of people to overseas will return to the previous level. Even though there are still issues that need to be taken care of, such as carbon dioxide and global warming, people still can't help but move.

当初の日本政府の計画書を見ると「想定来場者」数：2820万人　会期：6ヶ月　1日あたり：15.7万人の来場者、となる。来場者ではあるのでこの中に6割が日本人と考えて、残り6万人強が海外からの来場者と考えてもすごい数である。宿泊施設も大阪だけで足るはずもなく、交通機関を駆使できる周辺都市部の宿泊施設はこのを人数受け入れることができるのであろうか。

If you look at the original Japanese government's plan, the number of "assumed visitors": 28.2 million, duration: 6 months, per day: 157,000 visitors. Since they are visitors, 60% of them are Japanese, and the remaining more than 60,000 are visitors from overseas, which is a great number. There can't be enough accommodation in Osaka alone, and can the number of accommodation facilities in the surrounding urban areas that can make full use of transportation?

とある万博のキーマンにお話を聞くと、日本全国の行政の偉い人たちもこの機会を利用して外国人観光客を呼び込むための施策を練り始めている様。

当然、1日あたり16万人近くの人間を、前回のドバイ万博の会場に比べてかなり狭い、今回の万博会場に無理やり収容しても、楽しい思い出を作っていただくにはどう考えても無理があるし、誰もできない。だから、できれば、万博見物の合間に日本全国から選りすぐりの観光名所を是非訪問いただきたいと考えているはず。

When I heard the story from the key man of the Expo, it seems that great people from all over Japan are also taking this opportunity to work out measures to attract foreign tourists.

Of course, nearly 160,000 people per day are quite small compared to the last Dubai Expo venue, and even if you forcibly house them in this Expo venue, it's impossible to make fun memories, and no one can think about it. So, if possible, you would like to visit a selection of tourist attractions from all over Japan between the Expo.

さて、日本全国の行政観光関連の皆さんはどんな手を考えて打ってくるのか、楽しみです。

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of action people related to administrative tourism all over Japan will come up with.