%20(1).png){kind=logo}
Osaka Expo Adventures A–Z
Explore the World. One Letter at a Time.
Exploring English Through Curiosity, Culture and Connection at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Vol 1: A – M and Vol 2: N – Z
Release Dates
Vol 1: A – M (releasing June 17th) and Vol 2: N – Z (coming in August)
BENEFITS
Build English skills through conversations
Explore country pavilions and exhibits
Relive or discover the Osaka Expo
What is this book?
Osaka Expo Adventures A–Z
Inspired by my nearly 40 visits to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, this English-learning book turns the wonder of the Expo into a learning adventure. Told through the eyes of two curious teenage characters on an assignment from their English teacher, it transforms pavilion exhibits, cultural encounters, and conversations into engaging lessons and activities.
Learners build English skills while exploring countries, cool exhibits, cultures, and connections — one letter at a time. More than just a book, it is my way of keeping the Osaka Expo spirit alive.
Meet Miki & Ichiro
Two curious teenagers explore pavilions from around the world at the Expo — using English, asking questions, sharing ideas, and discovering what it means to live in a connected global society.
Told through the eyes of these two young learners, Osaka Expo Adventures A–Z helps English learners build confidence, global curiosity, and communication skills through engaging conversations and activities.
WHAT MAKES THIS SERIES SPECIAL
More Than an English Book — A Global Learning Experience and Experiment
English Through Story Conversations
Conversations that tell the story of country pavilions at the Expo. English through curiosity, questions, and discovery.
Inspired by the World
Each letter is a country pavilion. Introduces the pavilion experience, the Expo theme, real global ideas — cultural exchange, sustainability, innovation, and sharing.
Practice Exercises That Build Skills
Workbook featuring activities of varying types and difficulty to support skill-building, encourage practice, and keep learners engaged.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Join Miki and Ichiro as they explore pavilions from across the globe, from the United States, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, and Luxembourg in Volume 1, to Qatar, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and many more in Volume 2.
Each chapter turns a real Expo-inspired visit into a friendly English-learning adventure filled with curiosity, culture, conversation, and discovery. Readers will also visit special chapters on the Women’s Pavilion and the wider Expo experience, helping them see how language can open doors to people, places, and ideas around the world.
Reading the conversations in Osaka Expo Adventures A–Z is only the beginning. A companion workbook is also available with activities connected directly to the chapter conversations, pavilion experience, vocabulary, and themes.
WHO IT'S FOR
-
English learners in Japan and everywhere
-
People who went to Expo
-
People who want to learn about Expo Osaka
-
Expo enthusiasts in general
-
Bilingual and international families
-
Homeschoolers
-
Teachers and classrooms
-
Globally curious everywhere
-
Travellers
About the author
Created by Yvonne Burton
I am a technology and business communications consultant and founder of Burton Consulting International. My journey with Osaka and Japan began many years ago when I was an exchange student at Kansai Gaidai University. What I expected to be a short chapter of my life became lifelong. I studied Japanese language and culture from the inside out – in daily life and through friendships that changed how I see the world. I lived in Osaka for a few years after school, teaching English and business consulting.
After returning home to New York, I worked as a technology consultant for many years. I also continued teaching business English to Japanese professionals in NYC to strengthen their communication skills for international work. My experiences shaped how I think about communication. I know what it feels like to search for the right words, to worry about making mistakes, and to slowly build confidence, one phrase at a time.
In 2020, I founded Burton Consulting International to bring together my technology, communication, and Japan cross-cultural expertise to help Japanese professionals and companies build the communication and tech fluency skills they need to communicate, connect, and collaborate effectively with global team members, clients, and customers.
My many visits to and love of the Osaka Expo inspired me to create this book. Osaka Expo Adventures A-Z across 2 volumes (Volume 1: Letters A to M, and Volume 2: Letters N to Z) is about building English skills and confidence, global awareness, and carrying forward the magic that was the Expo.
Get The Book
-
EBook or Print on Demand Options
-
Companion Workbook (Digital or Print on Demand Options
