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Collector Uses Historic Ticket to Enter Expo 2025

5/10/2025

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Fumiya Takenawa, a passionate 25-year-old collector, made history by using a ticket from the long-canceled 1940 Grand International Exposition to gain entry to Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. This remarkable ticket, a relic from a time when war thwarted the original event, beautifully bridges the past and present, as organizers honor these tokens for both past and future expos.

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Story summary

Fumiya Takenawa, a passionate 25-year-old collector, made history by using a ticket from the long-canceled 1940 Grand International Exposition to gain entry to Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. This remarkable ticket, a relic from a time when war thwarted the original event, beautifully bridges the past and present, as organizers honor these tokens for both past and future expos.