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Domestic circuit events [2026] City festival list

When it comes to circuit events, they’re not just about music—they can also center on food and visuals, and they often become citywide festivals that make use of the whole town: not only music venues like halls and live houses, but also restaurants, temples and shrines, warehouses, and even streets.

Their appeal lies in the way you can take in the area’s history and culture all at once.

This year as well, circuit events and city festivals are being held all over the country, and they’ve taken root as a solid music culture that goes beyond short-lived trends like the outdoor and DIY booms.

Here’s a roundup of domestic circuit events and music festivals held around town.

Past events

MATSURISat 10/11 – Sun 10/12, Tokyo Metropolis

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHachioji City, Tokyo — MATCH VIX / RIPS / PAPABEAT / RINKY DINK 2nd 8 Studio
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Monkey Explosion FestivalSat, Oct 11 – Hyogo Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, October 11, 2025
placeHyogo Prefecture, Kobe City music zoo KOBE Taiyo to Tora (Sun and Tiger) / THE LIVE HOUSE CHICKEN GEORGE / KOBE VARIT. live music club PADOMA / KINGS X / KOBE BLUE PORT / D×Q Kobe / KOBE108
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SUPER ROCK CITY HIROSHIMASat 10/11–Sun 10/12, Hiroshima Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima City
Websitehttps://super-rockcity.com/

UP-T presents Kagayaki FestOct 11 (Sat) – 12 (Sun), Ishikawa Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHokuden Hall, Honda-no-Mori, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Websitehttps://kagayaki-fes.jp/
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Kobe Jazz StreetSat 10/11–Sun 10/12, Hyogo Prefecture

Kobe Jazz Street is a jazz festival with an uncompromising passion for jazz. In Kobe, they are committed to preserving traditional, orthodox jazz, so they recruit performers with a focus on traditional jazz and, rather than solos, on ensembles. Every year, jazz musicians from Japan and abroad—both professionals and amateurs—gather to take part.

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Kobe Club / Kitano Meister Garden (Former Kitano Elementary School) / Kobe Women's University Education Center / India Club / Kobe Baptist Church / Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokko-so / Café de Paris / Restaurant Sone / Pipeline
Websitehttp://www.kobejazzstreet.gr.jp
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