[Important] New Way to Convey Japanese Manufacturing Born from Expo: "MONOKATARI EXPO 2026" Decided to be Held - Convey through Exhibitions, Preserve Digitally, Connect to Sales Channels -

Scene from the exhibition held at KITTE Osaka (MONOKATARI EXPO 2025)

The MONOKATARI EXPO 2026 Consortium will convey the value of manufacturing companies from all over Japan through "experience" and "story". Hybrid Exhibition "MONOKATARI EXPO 2026" will be held. The operational secretariat for this exhibition will be handled by CRENEO General Incorporated Association (Representative Director: Hideo Tanaka). This project is a "soft legacy project" that develops initiatives born from the opportunity of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.

MONOKATARI EXPO 2026 Concept Movie ■ What is MONOKATARI MONOKATARI is a mechanism that combines exhibitions and digital platforms to realize sales channel development and brand promotion for companies as a "conveyable structure".

By conveying value at exhibitions and continuously disseminating that information,

it realizes a "sales channel creation model that does not end with the exhibition".

Achievements (2025) ・Exhibitors: Approx. 20 companies from Wajima, Nanao, Wakayama, Tokushima, etc. ・Visitors: Approx. 22,000 people ・Sales: Approx. 6 million yen Evaluated as a new industrial support model in collaboration with Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Experience (VR/XR/Digital) Visitors can experience

・Workshop experience via VR ・Product and space understanding via XR ・Continuous dissemination via digital mall

through,

realizing "value-experiencing exhibitions" rather than mere displays. ■ Inner View Experience You can experience the actual exhibition space, workshops, and stores digitally.

▼MONOKATARI EXPO 2025 Venue Inner View https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=wQyevuSh53R

※Viewable from smartphones and PCs

Scene of workshop experience using VR

Exhibition and explanation using AR glasses

Digital Open Factory

Example of exhibited products and spaces

"Image of company and product listings on the digital mall (continuous dissemination and sales channel foundation)"

Understanding the Structure

This exhibition realizes Exhibition (Experience/Awareness) × Digital (Continuous Dissemination/Sales Channelization) by combining, "A mechanism for sales channel development that does not end with the exhibition."

"Sales channel development model that does not end with the exhibition, linking exhibition (EXPO) and digital (JAPAN)"

MONOKATARI EXPO 2026 Overview [Exhibition Period] September - December 2026 [Main Venues] ・KITTE Osaka (October, approx. 1 month) ・KITTE Marunouchi (December 11th - 13th) ■ Consortium Structure

This consortium, with Mr. Keiju Matsushima, Chairman of the Softopia Japan Foundation, serving as advisor,

builds a cross-disciplinary collaborative structure by participating organizations in AI, IoT, DX fields, and nationwide industrial and distribution-related organizations.

Furthermore, companies such as World Trade Center (Tokyo / Osaka) are participating, establishing a system with an eye on domestic and international expansion. ■ Participation Registration

Registration begins April 1st, 2026

Currently, pre-registration (priority guidance) is being accepted. MONOKATARI EXPO 2026 offers a sales channel development model that combines exhibitions (EXPO) and a digital mall (JAPAN).

This exhibition is designed with the premise of listing on the digital mall (foundation building).

Many companies participate in the flow of ① Listing on the digital mall (foundation building) ② Exhibiting at EXPO (awareness/experience).

▼Pre-registration and details here (Google Form URL or QR Code) MONOKATARI EXPO 2026 Pre-registration Form

※As spaces are limited, please confirm as soon as possible if you are considering participation. ■ Organizer and Structure 【Organizer】 MONOKATARI EXPO 2026 Consortium

【Secretariat】 CRENEO General Incorporated Association

【Production】 CRENEO Inc. ■ Comment (Secretariat) Hideo Tanaka, Representative Director, CRENEO General Incorporated Association

Japanese manufacturing holds values that have yet to be told.

These are not just products, but "stories" woven from people, technology, and background.

MONOKATARI is a mechanism to convey these correctly and connect them to sales channels.