Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan NTT Pavilion Day Performance
"CHO-KABUKI Powered by IOWN 'Hanakurabe Senbonzakura Expo2025 ver.'"

TOKYO - August, 29, 2024 - NTT Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Representative Member of the Board and President: Akira Shimada; hereinafter "NTT") is preparing to show visitors at the NTT Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan), an exciting form of future communications by fully utilizing NTT's cutting-edge R&D technologies, including the next-generation infrastructure "IOWN" with high capacity, low latency and low power consumption.
　We are pleased to announce that "CHO-KABUKI Powered by IOWN 'Hanakurabe Senbonzakura Expo2025 ver.'" will be performed at NTT Pavilion Day.
　The world's first international (Japan-Taiwan) IOWN APN, which opened on August 29, 2024, is expected to be utilized and create new value by integrating the latest ICT and traditional Japanese performing arts.
　Please look forward to the innovative stage combining the power of tradition fostered by kabuki through the years, the charms of unique characters, and the stage production that makes full use of NTT technology.

Overview of NTT Pavilion Day

Title	CHO-KABUKI Powered by IOWN "Hanakurabe Senbonzakura Expo2025 ver."
Date and Time:	May 24, 2025, 16:00 JST May 25, 2025, 14:00 JST
Venue:	Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, EXPO Hall https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/expo-map-index/main-facilities/expohall/
Cast	Shido Nakamura, Hatsune Miku and others
Host:	NTT Corporation
Production:	Shochiku Co., Ltd./NTT Corporation/DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Production Collaboration:	Crypton Future Media, INC.
Summary	Inspired by the world view of the classic Kabuki play Yoshitsune Senbonzakura—a monument to Cho Kabuki premiered in 2016, and Hatsune Miku's signature song Senbonzakura, this one-of-a-kind entertainment work combines the beautiful aesthetic of Kabuki with NTT's cutting-edge technology. We hope you enjoy a modern and unique style of Cho Kabuki that transcends Kabuki.

^*The date, time, and place of the performance are subject to change.

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