Published: 2025-04-12 09:01

大阪・関西万博『シグネチャーパビリオン』見どころ詳細ガイド

世間漂う懐疑的な空気が払拭されないまま大阪関西万博もなく開幕する。空気を読まない『WIRED』日本は、8つのシグネチャーパビリオンのうち、とりわけ「テクノロジー×カルチャー」の要素が色濃い4つのパビリオンの見どころをお届け

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いよいよ4月13日(日)から、「いのち輝く未来社会のデザイン」をテーマに掲げた「2025年日本国際博覧会大阪関西万博)」が、184日間にわたって大阪夢洲開催される。しかし開幕前から──何なら開催決まった7年前から──「いまさら万博?」「どうせ既得権益しゃしゃり出て、結局形骸化するんでしょ?」「今回はどこの誰が中抜きするわけ?」といった懐疑的・冷笑なムードが漂いさらには準備の遅れやら不手際やら追い打ちをかけ、とても「いのち」や「未来」を語らい合うムードが醸成されているとは言い難い状況まま、今日に至っているのはご存知通り

そんななか本稿では、今回万博象徴する「大屋根(リング)」の中心位置する8つのシグネチャーパビリオンのうち、「テクノロジー、アート、デザイン、建築」と「生命」が斬新結びついた4つのパビリオン──アニメーション監督/メカニックデザイナー/ビジョンクリエイター・河森正治の「いのちめぐる冒険」、メディアアーティスト/研究者落合陽一の「null²(ヌルヌル)」、ロボット研究者石黒浩の「いのち未来」、データサイエンティスト・宮田裕章の「Better Co-Being」──の概要を、お伝えしたいと思う。

コンセプトや体験のユニークさ、あるいは最先端技術の意義、そして生命との結びつき……。それらを探り当てながら、「テクノロジー×生命」という切り口もっ提示された「未来への視座」を整理してみることは、きっと、批判期待交錯する今回万博真価を、みずから価値基準判断するひとつの機会になるはずだからだ。

というわけで、早速スタート。

# 言葉 意味
5 ばんぱく (万博) : world fair; international exposition
4 いのち (命) : 1. life; life force 2. lifetime; lifespan
4 みらい (未来) : 1. the future (usually distant) 2. future tense
3 おおさか (大阪) : 1. Osaka (city, prefecture) 2. large hill
3 こんかい (今回) : this time; now
3 せいめい (生命) : 1. life; existence 2. (one's) working life; career
2 ただよう (漂う) : 1. to drift; to float 2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
2 うば (乳母) : wet nurse; nursing mother
2 かんさい (関西) : 1. Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures 2. Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
2 にほん (日本) : Japan
2 かいさい (開催) : holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
2 やら : 1. denotes uncertainty 2. such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot
2 かん (観) : 1. look; appearance 2. spectacle; sight
2 けんきゅうしゃ (研究者) : researcher
1 せけん (世間) : world; society; people; the public
1 ふっしょく (払拭) : wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
1 まあ : 1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now 2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
1 かいまく (開幕) : 1. raising the curtain 2. opening (of an event); start of a season
1 よむ (読む) : 1. to read 2. to count
1 はん (版) : 1. edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (e.g. software) 2. plate; block; cast
1 とりわけ (取り分け) : 1. especially; above all 2. inter alia; among others
1 ようそ (要素) : 1. component; factor; item (e.g. in list) 2. element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
1 こい (濃い) : 1. deep (colour); dark 2. strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
1 みどころ (見どころ) : 1. point worthy of note; highlight; high point; main attraction; thing to note 2. good prospects for the future; promise
1 とどける (届ける) : 1. to deliver; to forward; to send 2. to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register
1 かく (各) : each; every; all
1 ないぶ (内部) : interior; inside; internal
1 ようす (様子) : 1. state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances 2. appearance; look; aspect
1 いよいよ (愈) : 1. more and more; all the more; increasingly 2. at last; finally; beyond doubt
1 かがやく (輝く) : to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
1 しゃかい (社会) : 1. society; public; community; the world 2. social studies
1 かかげる (掲げる) : 1. to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist; to raise; to display 2. to hold up high; to raise overhead
1 こくさいはくらんかい (国際博覧会) : world exposition; international exposition; world fair
1 ひあい (日間) : 1. number of days; period of days 2. daily interest rate
1 ゆめしま (夢洲) : Yumeshima (artificial island, Osaka) (place)
1 きまる (決まる) : 1. to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged 2. to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
1 いまさら (今更) : 1. now (when it is already much too late); at this stage 2. afresh; anew; again
1 どうせ : 1. anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what 2. at best; at most
1 きとくけんえき (既得権益) : vested interests
1 くみ (組) : 1. set (of items) 2. group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team
1 しゃしゃりでる (しゃしゃり出る) : to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
1 けっきょく (結局) : 1. after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually 2. conclusion; end
1 けいがいか (形骸化) : becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
1 なかぬき (中抜き) : 1. outlined; lacking content 2. getting rid of the middleman
1 ゆう (結う) : 1. to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange 2. to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)
1 れいしょう (冷笑) : sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
1 てき (的) : 1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y 2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
1 さらに (更に) : furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
1 おくれ (遅れ) : delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
1 ふてぎわ (不手際) : clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
1 おいうち (追い打ち) : 1. attacking a fleeing enemy 2. additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
1 かたらう (語らう) : to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
1 じょうせい (醸成) : 1. brewing; fermenting 2. arousing; causing; creating; fermenting; bringing about
1 いう (言う) : 1. to say; to utter; to declare 2. to name; to call
1 かたい (難い) : difficult; hard
1 じょうきょう (状況) : state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
1 いたる (至る) : 1. to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain 2. to lead to (a place); to get to
1 ごぞんじ (ご存じ) : 1. knowing 2. (an) acquaintance
1 とおり (通り) : 1. avenue; street; way; road 2. coming and going; street traffic
1 ほんこう (本稿) : this manuscript
1 しょうちょう (象徴) : (abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
1 おおやね (大屋根) : main roof; housetop
1 ちゅうしん (中心) : 1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance 2. -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on
1 じく (軸) : 1. axis; shaft; axle 2. center; centre; focal point; key point
1 いち (位置) : place; situation; position; location
1 けんちく (建築) : construction; architecture (of buildings)
1 ざんしん (斬新) : novel; original; new; innovative
1 むすびつく (結びつく) : 1. to be related; to be connected; to be joined together 2. to result in; to lead to; to bring about
1 かんとく (監督) : 1. supervision; control; superintendence; direction 2. director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss
1 かわもりしょうじ (河森正治) : Kawamori Shouji (1960.2.20-) (person)
1 めぐる (巡る) : 1. to go around 2. to return
1 ぼうけん (冒険) : 1. adventure; venture 2. venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger; hazard; risk
1 あちあい (落合) : Achiai (surname)
1 ひいち (陽一) : Hiichi (unclass)
1 いしくろ (石黒) : Ishikuro (surname)
1 みやた (宮田) : Miyata (place; surname)
1 ひろあき (裕章) : Hiroaki (given)
1 がいよう (概要) : outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment; abridgement
1 つたえる (伝える) : to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
1 たいけん (体験) : (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
1 あるいは (或いは) : 1. or; either ... or 2. maybe; perhaps; possibly
1 いぎ (意義) : meaning; significance
1 むすびつき (結びつき) : connection; relation
1 さぐりあてる (探り当てる) : to find out
1 きりくち (切り口) : 1. cut end; section; opening; slit 2. point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
1 もつ (持つ) : 1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry 2. to possess; to have; to own
1 ていじ (提示) : presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
1 しざ (視座) : vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
1 せいり (整理) : 1. sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation 2. liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
1 ひはん (批判) : criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
1 きたい (期待) : 1. expectation; anticipation; hope 2. promising; rising; up-and-coming
1 こうさく (交錯) : mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
1 しんか (真価) : true value; real worth
1 みずから (自ら) : 1. oneself 2. oneself; for oneself; personally; in person
1 かち (価値) : value; worth; merit
1 きじゅん (基準) : standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
1 はんだん (判断) : 1. judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication 2. divination
1 さっそく (早速) : at once; immediately; without delay; promptly