Another year, another great turnout! Beautiful Companions at Osaka Auto Messe 2025
The 28th Osaka Auto Messe 2025 was held from February 7 to 9 at INTEX Osaka in Suminoe-ku, Osaka City. This year, approximately 200,000 people visited the three-day event, which featured 351 exhibitors and 630 vehicles on display.
As the Kansai version of the Tokyo Auto Salon, this is the largest event in the Kansai region, with visitors from not only the Kansai region but also from all over western Japan, and is a great success every year.
Shofukutei Shoabei’s favorite car and Myakmyak also made an appearance.
The venue was crammed with cars competing in races and modified cars dressed up for the occasion. The exhibitors include custom cars made by major manufacturers such as Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Daihatsu, as well as cars and motorcycles made by popular custom car stores in the Kansai region.
Among the cars on display was a Mercedes-Benz 500SL, the favorite car of rakugo storyteller Shofukutei Shobei, who passed away in 2011 from an acute aortic dissection. The car is said to be famous among car enthusiasts in the Kansai region.
In addition, the booths of Nissan and Honda, which recently broke off negotiations for a business merger, happened to be set up in close proximity to each other, and both booths were very lively, although some visitors were heard to say , “This proximity is not good.
The booth was also popular because of the proximity of INTEX Osaka to Yumeshima, the site of the Osaka Expo, where visitors could get original goods by taking quizzes and answering questionnaires, and Myakmyak made an appearance for commemorative photo opportunities. However, during the Auto Messe, Myakmyak also appeared at a music event at the Orix Theater near Shinsaibashi, making it clear that there were several of them.
