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Bulgaria at Osaka Expo 2025

Visitors of Bulgarian Pavilion at EXPO 2025 in Osaka Most Often Associate Bulgaria with Yoghurt

Risida Dimitrova, BTA special correspondent Ivan Lazarov
Visitors of Bulgarian Pavilion at EXPO 2025 in Osaka Most Often Associate Bulgaria with Yoghurt
Visitors of Bulgarian Pavilion at EXPO 2025 in Osaka Most Often Associate Bulgaria with Yoghurt
The mascot of Bulgaria's national pavilion at EXPO 2025, Lacto-chan, Osaka, Japan, April 15, 2025 (BTA Photo/Ivan Lazarov)
Osaka, Japan,  
15.04.2025 18:16
 (BTA)

The visitors of the Bulgarian pavilion at EXPO 2025 in Osaka associate Bulgaria mainly with yoghurt, shows a Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) survey conducted among visitors of the pavilion during the first days of the world exposition. Some of them have heard of Lactobacillus bulgaricus, the bacterium used for the production of yoghurt, which is named after Bulgaria.

"I have not heard anything about Bulgaria, except for yogurt, but I would be happy to visit," one of the Japanese visitors to the Bulgarian pavilion said. The mascot of Bulgaria's national pavilion, Lacto-chan, a character that delights visitors, is also associated with yogurt.

Other visitors described Bulgaria as "a hospitable country, part of the big European family." For most, the audio-visual presentation of the information and the interactivity were the most impressive.

One of the Japanese visitors surprised the Bulgarian representatives at the stand by greeting them with "hello" in Bulgarian and introducing himself as Masato, a member of the Institute of the Slavic World in Tokyo. Masato said that he speaks Ukrainian, Russian and a little Bulgarian. He also explained that he was particularly interested in the pavilions of the countries of Eastern Europe.

The Bulgarian pavilion at EXPO 2025 opened on April 13. More than 160 countries and organizations are taking part in the international exhibition in Osaka, with some 28 million visitors expected. It is on until October 13.

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