Possibly @ohayotravel may know

Discount tickets are sold only to those with disability certificates issued under Japanese laws. So I think it is risky to purchase this ticket. For each exhibit, the staff may be flexible and you might be treated same as the people with Japanese disability documents, but it would be situational and judgemental. Sorry it may not be so helpful..

I’ve actually already purchased a disabled and companion ticket (along with a standard ticket) for October 8th, so I may have the same problem. My only disability documentation is from the United States. I have gone ahead and emailed the Expo for clarification. If I hear back from them, I’ll post it here.

My problem is that after walking about 1/2 mile my knee starts to hurt and if I go on I will need several days of regeneration. My vacation would be not pleasant anymore. So as on the Expo 2000 I will need a wheelchair. I will be on the Expo in Osaka on the 6th of October, so I might even tell you

@DavidD 😁 what experiences I will make. But the clarification youĺl get will definitively be an interesting information.
Thx.

I received a reply pretty quickly, and it’s good news! Skip to the end for the relevant part…

The special discount voucher also applies to the following (1) to (7):
American-issued persons with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, mental disabilities, war-wounded or sick persons,
atomic bomb survivors, patients with designated intractable diseases, and children with specific chronic diseases, as well as one accompanying person.
(1) Persons with Physical Disabilities
Persons who have been issued a Physical Disability Certificate as provided for in Article 15, Paragraph 4 of the Act on the Welfare of Persons with Physical Disabilities
(2) Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Persons who have been issued a Rehabilitation Certificate as provided for in Article 2 of the Notification by the Vice-Minister of Health and Welfare, No. 156, dated September 27, 1973, “Regarding the Rehabilitation Certificate System”
(3) Persons with Mental Disabilities
Persons who have been issued a Mental Disability Health and Welfare Certificate as provided for in Article 45, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Mental Health and Welfare of the Mentally Disabled
(4) Persons with War-Wounded or Illness
Persons who have been issued a War-Wounded or Illness Certificate as provided for in Article 4, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act on Special Assistance for War-Wounded or Illness
(5) Atomic Bomb Survivors
Atomic bomb survivors Those who have been issued an Atomic Bomb Survivors’ Health Booklet as provided for in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Medical Care for Patients with Intractable Diseases.
(6) Patients with Intractable Diseases
Those who have been issued a designated medical expense (designated intractable disease) recipient certificate as provided for in the Act on Medical Care, etc. for Patients with Intractable Diseases.
(7) Patients with Chronic Childhood Diseases
Children with Chronic Childhood Diseases or adult patients certified for medical expense payment as provided for in the Child Welfare Act who have been issued a medical expense recipient certificate for a chronic childhood disease (if the patient is a minor, their guardian must have received the certificate).

Please be assured that this also applies to those who hold certificates issued overseas that fall under (1) through (7).
We would like to thank you for your continued support for the Osaka -Kansai-JAPAN Expo 2025.