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Ahead of the International Horticultural Exposition (GREEN×EXPO2027), set to open in March next year in Seya Ward, Yokohama, the organizing Expo Association and Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on the 11th. Talent agency stars including Kiyoshi Nishikawa and Takashi Fujii attended the ceremony, signaling an aim to build momentum through the power of entertainment. On 5ch, the thread focused less on opinions about the partnership itself and more on practical matters — how to get to the venue on a former U.S. military site, the admission fee, and who the featured performers should be — with lively exchanges of tips like which station to catch the shuttle bus from.
To help build momentum for the International Horticultural Exposition (Flower Expo), opening in Yokohama next March, the organizing International Horticultural Exposition Association and Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings (HD) signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on the 11th.
Masato Kawamura, the Association’s Secretary General, said with conviction, “This is the ultimate collaboration between horticulture and entertainment. We want to borrow the strength of Yoshimoto Kogyo, a leader in the entertainment world, to accelerate momentum-building.”
Comedians from the talent agency attended the ceremony held in Tokyo. Manzai comedian Kiyoshi Nishikawa rallied the crowd, saying, “You can enjoy nature and so many beautiful flowers. Let’s all make this a success together.” Talent Takashi Fujii smiled and said, “I want to come back again and again.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Adults pay 200 yen
Apparently Yoshimoto used to run a theater (yose) in Yokohama before the war
It's gone now, but there used to be a "Yoshimoto Funny Aquarium" in Chinatown
The shuttle buses out of Tooka-ichiba Station on the Yokohama Line are apparently planned at up to 60 an hour during peak times — is that even doable?
Sounds like the gardening expo's about to get hijacked lol
Not that many people will actually show up, so it's probably fine?
Not sure what you mean by "by itself," but it was [Osaka governor] Yoshimura who kept stressing that the World Expo is hosted by the national government
Maybe something like Yokohama Ginbae (local yankee rock band)?
Exactly this — fits way better than Yoshimoto
It's a flower expo ("hanabaku"), so why not get HANA (the band) instead?
That slot's already reserved for Yuzu (the acoustic duo)
They've actually got plenty of flowers, you know? Very Instagrammable
Rickshaws would be nice
It's out in the boonies of Seya Ward, on a former U.S. military site — there's no way access is going to be good. They're planning a ton of shuttle buses from four stations, but who knows how that'll actually play out
A "military expo" might've drawn a bigger crowd (pun on 軍博 vs. 花博, "military" swapped for "flower")
Sotetsu Line's Seya and Yokohama Line's Tooka-ichiba — what are the other two?
Minami-machida Grandberry Park and Shin-Yokohama
Thanks — so the Den-en-toshi Line and the Shinkansen line, huh. Probably smart to steer clear of those while the expo's on
Not Shin-Yokohama — it's Mitsukyo. And there won't be any buses from the Yokohama Municipal Subway (even though it has a one-day pass)
It's not Shin-Yokohama, it's Mitsukyo Station on the Sotetsu Line. They're about to finish a new road running straight from Mitsukyo through the residential area to the venue, so taking the bus from Mitsukyo might actually turn out to be a hidden shortcut
Background and Key Points of This Topic
GREEN×EXPO2027 is an international horticultural exposition to be held on the former site of the U.S. military’s Kami-Seya housing area in Seya Ward, Yokohama. Because of its inland location away from the nearest stations, shuttle buses have become the centerpiece of the access plan. The station names raised in the thread — Mitsukyo, Tooka-ichiba, and Minami-machida Grandberry Park — are all candidate access points along the Sotetsu, Yokohama, and Den-en-toshi lines near the venue, and the discussion centered mainly on practical questions like which route would be most convenient. Comments about the admission fee may be referring to a specific pricing category, so the full fee structure should be confirmed via the Expo Association’s official announcements. As for the tie-up with Yoshimoto Kogyo, some commenters voiced concern about the company’s image, pointing to past scandals involving its talent, though these remarks weren’t backed by specific evidence, and others simply read the partnership as a routine PR collaboration between two organizations. The thread also touched on comparisons with Yokohama’s past city administrations and Osaka’s World Expo, but this article does not cover those more politically charged comparisons.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Speed+) thread “[Yokohama Flower Expo] “Horticulture Meets Performing Arts” Collab — Expo Association and Yoshimoto Kogyo Sign Comprehensive Partnership, GREEN×EXPO2027“.
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