When Taro Okamoto agreed to become Theme Producer for the Osaka World Expo, he said ‘No!’ to progressivism, piercing the roof of the pavilion with the Tower of the Sun, and inside this womb he developed the concept of a dynamic microcosm. This was the Tree of Life.

As it wound upwards, this single tree was packed with 300 varieties of living being, from monads to mankind, illustrating the process of evolution.

This period of life, that continues all the way from the subterranean to the sky. The development and transformation of life that has continued busily from its beginnings. The dignity and dynamism of life that rises up from its roots towards the future.

It was a peerless piece of art that only Taro Okamoto could create.

Unfortunately, however, after the Expo it was removed and it can no longer be seen today.

However, as this year marks the 100th anniversary of Taro’s birth, we have decided to have the Tree of Life re-created.

The work was handled by Kaiyodo, a champion of the figurine world.

We hope that you will come and see for yourself, this forty-year-old monument that only exists now in photographs. You are certain to make a new discovery.