You can meet the Expo’s Gundam again in Umeda. The head of the life-size Gundam statue shown at the “GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan will go on display on the 10th floor of LUCUA South, directly connected to JR Osaka Station, from Friday, December 4, 2026. It is the first time the head has been shown since the Expo closed.
A 2.2 m-tall head, up close at Osaka Station
The head belongs to the “RX-78F00/E Gundam” shown at the Expo. It weighs about 370 kg and measures about 2.2 m tall, 2 m wide and 2.3 m deep. It will sit in a roughly 28 sq m space called “GUNDAM HEAD LAB,” and no end date has been set.
At the Expo it was on show from April to October 2025. If you missed it, it is welcome news that you can see it within walking distance of Osaka Station.
Gundam shops gather in LUCUA South
Alongside the head, shops selling Gundam goods will open in LUCUA South in stages from November 2026.
Photo: ©SUNRISE (rendering)
In February 2027, the official Gundam goods complex “THE GUNDAM BASE OSAKA” will open on the 11th floor. It is the first permanent Gundam Base in Osaka and bills itself as one of the largest in western Japan, with about 1,229 sq m of floor space. Alongside a wide range of Gundam goods centered on Gunpla model kits, it will include a display area from the Expo pavilion and a workshop area for Gunpla building.
Earlier, on Wednesday, December 2, the figure shop “TAMASHII NATIONS STORE OSAKA” opens on the 11th floor. A statue of the “RX-78-2 Gundam” stands at the entrance. Examples of its products include “Chogokin RX-78F00/E Gundam [Re:PACKAGE]” (¥33,000, tax included) and “METAL BUILD Strike Gundam – Heliopolis Rollout Ver.” (¥19,800, tax included).
Photo: ©SUNRISE and others (rendering)
On the 10th floor, the “Gundam Card Game Official Shop” opens on Friday, December 4, the same day as the head goes on display. It is the fourth permanent official shop in Japan, selling the latest products and serving as a place for events and meet-ups.
Osaka-pattern souvenir jacket: apparel shop “STRICT-G” opens Nov 24
The first to open is “STRICT-G,” a concept shop for Gundam-inspired apparel and goods. Its first Osaka store opens on the 11th floor on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, with a roughly 1.5 m Gundam statue inside.
Photo: ©SEMBA CORPORATION (rendering)
The highlight is the “STRICT-G ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Souvenir Jacket, Osaka Pattern,” embroidered with the “RX-78-2 Gundam” against Osaka landmarks. It is reversible, comes in sizes M–XXL, goes on sale on Tuesday, November 17, and has a suggested retail price of ¥37,400 (tax included). The shop also carries collaboration items with ALPHA INDUSTRIES and NEW ERA.
Exhibition and shop information
- Gundam head display: from Friday, December 4, 2026, end date not yet decided (10th floor, “GUNDAM HEAD LAB”)
- Location: LUCUA South “LUCUA Characters World” (Kita-ku, Osaka), directly connected to JR Osaka Station
- TAMASHII NATIONS STORE OSAKA: opens Wednesday, December 2, 2026 (11th floor)
- Gundam Card Game Official Shop: opens Friday, December 4, 2026 (10th floor)
- STRICT-G: opens Tuesday, November 24, 2026 (11th floor). Souvenir jacket on sale Tuesday, November 17
- THE GUNDAM BASE OSAKA: due to open February 2027 (11th floor)
- Exhibition website (Japanese): https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/game_center/loc/lucua-osaka/special/
- LUCUA South website (Japanese): https://www.lucua.jp/special/south-open/
