According to the expo association, a total of over 500,000 general attendees have visited the Osaka Expo in the first seven days since doors opened on April 13.

Waiting times for popular pavilions were around one and a half to two hours on April 20 for those who did not make reservations.

S/ NTV Reporter/ Isn’t it hard to wait?

S/ Visitor from Tokyo/ It’s not hard. I came all this way after all.

S/ Visitor from Mie Prefecture/ We can’t go multiple times in a lifetime, so we came (to the pavilion).

S/ Visitor from Mie Prefecture/ As far as we can go!

Last week, Yumeshima Station which connects to the expo venue temporarily limited entry into the station as crowds attempted to leave the area.

The station did not have to limit entry on April 20.