Offering products and services that
will expand the non-resident population
(tourism to Japan, EXPO 2025, IR)

EXPO 2025, which will run for six months from April 2025, is expected to attract a large number of visitors. As a transportation operator, our Group will do its utmost to meet society's expectations by providing railway and bus transportation services to connect the venue in Yumeshima with hubs such as Kansai International Airport and will respond to transportation demand.

In addition, we are considering various projects based on transportation access. Specifically, for EXPO 2025, we will target tourists from Japan and abroad who visit the Kansai region. We will work on measures to attract visitors to areas along our railway lines by using the KANSAI MaaS App and the QR ticket SURUTTO QRtto.

Our Group bus company will provide shuttle bus services to the EXPO 2025 site from our main bases at Namba Station, Sakai Station, Sakai- Higashi Station, and Kansai International Airport. We are currently coordinating with the relevant parties and making preparations. We want to provide customers from Japan and abroad with comfortable transportation to the EXPO site, including seats and reservations. We also want them to stay in Namba or Sakai City on their way back from the EXPO site and enjoy the attractions of the areas along our railway lines through sightseeing and dining.

In addition to providing more choices for customers, the shuttle bus service also helps alleviate congestion and distribute traffic on the subway and other routes. Furthermore, to alleviate traffic congestion, our company and our Group companies have registered as EXPO TDM Partners. They will work to avoid traffic congestion by reducing the number of trips and deliveries during the EXPO period and by avoiding congested times and routes.

Taking this opportunity with EXPO 2025, the company is promoting the use of railways and shopping centers, as well as attracting inbound passengers to tourist destinations along the railway line, by holding booths at travel fairs, giving seminars, and making sales to travel agencies.

In FY2023, we set up booths at travel fairs in Singapore, Taipei, and Los Angeles, and held business negotiations with travel agencies, promoting Koyasan and other tourist destinations along the railway line, as well as the digital tickets with QR codes that were released in May.

We will continue to work to attract passengers to the areas along the railway line by capturing global trends and needs.