Is 'Trash' Really Just 'Trash'? The 'Trash Festival' Inherits Osaka-Kansai Expo's Resource Circulation Initiatives
The 'Trash Festival' will be held at ATC in Osaka on May 3, 2026, to carry forward the environmental legacy of the Osaka-Kansai Expo. It features workshops to create instruments from waste and live music sessions.
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ATC (Osaka City, Suminoe-ku, Nanko-kita), the closest complex to the Expo site, will host the 'Trash Festival: Trash Instrument Workshop' on May 3, 2026 (Sunday), together with steAm BAND (Yokohama, Kanagawa; Representative Director: Sachiko Nakajima).
This project has been conducted since fiscal 2022 as the 'Trash Festival: Trash Art Contest' in collaboration with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Signature Pavilion 'Inochi no Asobiba KURAGE-KAN (Jellyfish Pavilion)'. This year, the event has evolved into an experiential event that expands into the possibilities of 'sound,' where participants create instruments from discarded materials and play music.
■ Trash Festival
10:15-12:00 Trash-related Talk Event
Location: Osaka ATC Green Eco Plaza (ITM Building 11F, ATC Building)
* A talk event by various practitioners and researchers in waste and environment, including KURAGE-KAN Producer Sachiko Nakajima and waste researcher Misuzu Asari from the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
12:00-15:30 Trash Instrument Workshop
Location: ITM Building 11F, ATC Building
* Under the theme of 'Trash x Sound x Creativity,' participants create their own original instruments using plastic bottles and empty cans. After completion, participants can play freely and those interested can join the KURAGE Band live performance.
16:00-17:00 Trash Instrument Live (KURAGE Band)
Location: Waterfront Stage
* The multicultural concerto band 'KURAGE Band,' led by Sachiko Nakajima and born from the Expo's Jellyfish Pavilion, will perform a live session using 'trash instruments' alongside high school light music clubs and visitors! Trash turns into music, and the entire venue becomes a stage!
Date: May 3, 2026 (Sunday) 10:00 - 17:00 Admission: Free
Co-organizers: ATC, General Incorporated Association steAm BAND
Cooperation: steAm Inc.
Details: https://www.ecoplaza.gr.jp/20260503-2/
This project has been conducted since fiscal 2022 as the 'Trash Festival: Trash Art Contest' in collaboration with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Signature Pavilion 'Inochi no Asobiba KURAGE-KAN (Jellyfish Pavilion)'. This year, the event has evolved into an experiential event that expands into the possibilities of 'sound,' where participants create instruments from discarded materials and play music.
■ Trash Festival
10:15-12:00 Trash-related Talk Event
Location: Osaka ATC Green Eco Plaza (ITM Building 11F, ATC Building)
* A talk event by various practitioners and researchers in waste and environment, including KURAGE-KAN Producer Sachiko Nakajima and waste researcher Misuzu Asari from the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
12:00-15:30 Trash Instrument Workshop
Location: ITM Building 11F, ATC Building
* Under the theme of 'Trash x Sound x Creativity,' participants create their own original instruments using plastic bottles and empty cans. After completion, participants can play freely and those interested can join the KURAGE Band live performance.
16:00-17:00 Trash Instrument Live (KURAGE Band)
Location: Waterfront Stage
* The multicultural concerto band 'KURAGE Band,' led by Sachiko Nakajima and born from the Expo's Jellyfish Pavilion, will perform a live session using 'trash instruments' alongside high school light music clubs and visitors! Trash turns into music, and the entire venue becomes a stage!
Date: May 3, 2026 (Sunday) 10:00 - 17:00 Admission: Free
Co-organizers: ATC, General Incorporated Association steAm BAND
Cooperation: steAm Inc.
Details: https://www.ecoplaza.gr.jp/20260503-2/