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.
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Kyoto Prefecture
Enmachi Music StreetSun, 5/10 – Kyoto Prefecture
Enmachi Music Street is an urban festival that began in 2025 with the aim of energizing Enmachi in Kyoto’s Nishinokyo area and nurturing the music culture budding in the community. With the slogan “On that day, Enmachi becomes a town of sound!”, attendees can wander between venues throughout the city—such as shops and restaurants—and enjoy a wide variety of stages all day long. For its second edition in May 2026, the number of venues will expand to 13, and the program will grow to include expressions beyond music, such as theater incorporating live performance and belly dance.
| Schedule | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Enmachi area (multiple live music venues) |
| Appearance | [5/10] [Ryu Ribera] Nobu-hey! / Ayahime and Tatsuro / Akane Nishida & Hideyuki Toda Duo / Nakajima Mikan with Johnny / Izumi Tsukino / Kasanari / Narumi Aine & Kin-chan / Miyabeenya / Kamogawa Harmonika [Creative Teppan Miyabi] Miyuki Nakatsukasa / Yoshiharu Nakagawa / Fuwappe / Makino Peatles / Dancing! Disco Muromachi / Ko-ga / Kazuya Nishiyama / Bon Voyage / Akiko Quartet / Mami-Supe [SPICE JUNKY] KUMA and YUKO / Yoshie Ota & Isao Shibahara Duo / Seiji Tanaka / Satsuki Shimizu / Minako / Yudai Kubota / Tomoya Hoshino / Yaku Matajun / Estrada / Ko and Julie / Kuma and Kazumi [Taishimichi Uotsune] Ichiro Kawamura & Takuya Adachi / Kuma & Kae / Satsuki Shimizu / Ikkokudo / NHM Air / Misuzu & Minako Sisters / Stella Wind [Three Piece] Kenny & Catherine / Yuka Kengo DUO / Saruoku / Kuma & Sawa / Immnology / Takada Smile [Kyoshin Community Bank Enmachi Branch] Kyoshin Community Bank & Light Music Club / Sakuramochi Duo / Bambinya / ISSO Theater PROJECT / Oasis [Machino Kyushokushitsu Kamiyagawa] Nami Ito & Taku Ito DUO / Little Dream / Mariko Iwamoto / Triadco / A Rhapsody That’s About to Begin [MusicBar Voice] YU-kKO Sama / Kunihiko Hashimoto / Kuma and Mari [Enmachi Marche] Saiin Gym + / Imadake / Shuzo Hirayama / Sachiko and Kuma / Yoko Yoki & Hajime Nakano [NOVECCHIO] Two Plus Two / Shukuran and Akira / Yasumi Yamanaka Group / Motooka + Murai Trio / LELENY BAND [Gyozaya Mori] Yurari Duo / Masaki Takahashi / Kuma & Tamiko / Misuzu & Yudai Kubota [Snack Watashino] Comoestanuki / Akane Kengo DUO / KUMA✘YUKA / Shoko Okamoto [Karaoke Cafe Chiyo] Lisbon Jimasaki / miho / Miyuki Nakatsukasa / Meikyokuza |
| Website | https://enmachimusicstreet.wixsite.com/2026 |
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The world foreverSunday, 5/17, Kyoto Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward / Multiple venues such as live music clubs and restaurants |
| Website | http://sekaiwa.info |
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NanoboroAug 29 (Sat) – 30 (Sun) Kyoto Prefecture
| Schedule | Saturday–Sunday, August 29–30, 2026 |
| place | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Live House nano / □□□'s place (home) / Cafe MADORAGU (Kissa Madoragu) |
| Appearance | [8/30] Freejean / Yajima X KYOTO / TV Continent Ondo / Pontsuku Pi-ya / BLONDnewHALF / ULTRA CUB / Akane Streaking Crowd / THE HAMIDA SHE’S / Korobuchika / Jose / Yosakoi Man / Became an Elephant Trainer. / Tokimeki Pomeranian (Acoustic Edition) / Haruno Hidaka / Umigumi Futari / Shio / Zurumuke Naoki / Jun Sato / [8/31] the engy / Yūtai Communications / in the blue shirt / Gorilla Festivalers / AiR NiKAr / Sunao / Anaguma / POOLS / Monomi twins / Ichiyanagi / Ofuro to Gaitō (Bath and Streetlight) / Moratorium / Furinotori / Towa Mafune / Yazawa Woodstock / Kai Nemoto (toronto) / Bonjō Yamashita / Above oak fields |
| Website | https://borofesta.jp |
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OKASONICSat 9/19–Sun 9/20, Kyoto Prefecture
OKASONIC is a city circuit-style festival that hops between venues around Shijo in Kyoto. Launched in the fall of 2014 by organizer Suehiro Oka, it aims to promote compelling artists working outside the mainstream and to expand connections through music across the city. With a diverse array of stages—from live houses to cafés—it offers up-close performances across a wide range of genres. In 2026, it will be held over two days in September.

| Schedule | Sat, Sep 19–Sun, Sep 20, 2026 |
| place | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Shijo area (multiple venues: restaurants and live music clubs) |
| Website | https://oka-sonic.com/ |
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BorofestaOct 31 (Sat) – Nov 3 (Tue) Kyoto Prefecture
| Schedule | Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Tue, Nov 3, 2026 |
| place | KBS Hall / METRO, Karasuma Kamichojamachi, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Appearance | [11/1] [KBS Hall] ROTH BART BARON / Seiko Oomori / Homecomings / Laura day romance / Moratorium / Furushitatori (Kudarinotori) / Korobuchika / and more / [11/1] [METRO] ExWHYZ / iVy / Thank You, Funk Marvin Gaye / and more / [11/2] [KBS Hall] group_inou / To the Lovers Predetermined in Advance / 88箇所巡礼 (Pilgrimage to 88 Sites) / Pasocom Music Club / THE HAMIDA SHE’S / TOKIMEKI☆JAMBOJAMBO / and more / [11/3] [KBS Hall] Sunny Day Service / tricot / Aooo / 171 / Limited Express (has gone?) / Jose / and more |
| Website | http://borofesta.jp |
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Hyogo Prefecture
Ashiya Jazz FestivalTue, 5/5 Hyogo Prefecture
This jazz festival in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture began in 2017 and will mark its 10th edition in 2026. Embraced as a free-admission event that turns the entire city into a stage—from the plaza in front of JR Ashiya Station and local shopping streets to a grand hall and even a chapel—it has become a local favorite. As an official UNESCO International Jazz Day event, the festival has received a letter of appreciation from Herbie Hancock every year since its first edition, reflecting its roots in both the local community and the wider world. Held in May during Children’s Day, it delivers a day filled with music and smiles.
| Schedule | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture, Ashiya City, Funadocho, around JR Ashiya Station (multiple venues within the city) |
| Appearance | [5/5] [Multipurpose Hall] O-Jazztet / Tempo rubato / Paddy Fields / Do’ Desuka Band / color jam / SUDDENCOOL / Dan Band / SANDY EB / Ashioto / Mint Jamz [Ashiya Buddhist Hall] livestock trio / EN Crazy Dogs / Klezit / Kobe Y Project / ATB / DanZ / Fig / Go for it! Boars / Dal Paradiso [Luna Hall (Small)] BENTOS / Osaka City Funk Band / Speed Limit 180 / Naniwa Fusion Project / Sensual / SHOW-LOWs / Super Works / ClockWorkThing / Acid ICE / A♭ / Takuya Hirai TRIO / BLACK CANDY [Luna Hall (Large)] Hyogo Prefectural International High School HOPPIN’ NOTE / Konan High School & Junior High Plus Ensemble KBE2026 / Edwin & Mike Duo / Wi-Mo / Osaka Swing Lab / Drinkin’ Wonders / Shiho Akagi Serie AK Special / Stevie Silver & The Westsiders / Haruko’s Yuming Band / Osaka Victory Choir / Beers In Heaven / Chitaro BLUES JACK / The Three Wishes / VERMILION FIELD [Lead Ashiya] Breeze / Club-SQUARE / Molly Lane / Mellow Tone / C.S.B Falcon / Cotton Spinners / Uncle Sammy / Tomoaki Okudaira with Friends / NYNY Quartet / Akki, Yushi, Tetsu / Yume☆Chance / AI☆HOUSE / TAKE★FIVE / Fox Biyori Band [Catholic Ashiya Church] amapola / Not-Only-Sax Ensemble Nikoni ko / nao & Taichi / com bossa / Shino Ayane / Gloria Matsuda / Wang Yemin / MONDIEU [EJ] fan dii na / DAS / LUNA with friends / Pink Peppers / The Natsumerose / E.Hearts / BEAT-LUZ / @gray zone / Elephants / KIIT Jazz Project / Fusion Rewind / Osaka Pochi-Pochi Orchestra 51/2026 / Ashiya BBQ Club Band [Satsuma Fuji] JAZZ Joto / Noboru Kitahashi Ark of note / HY!HAT / Crimson5 / macska / mini me / narumi & hiro / Reflection / Anns / Nanatsuboshi / buvetts / Sugarloaf / Kuno Takayoshi / JACKY [Rio Coffee] Feliz / kinoshita / Poporipo / Norakura Pawn / HummingBird / Sunset Cocktail / Four Sparrows [Sacle Ev] Apple and Honey / Lumière / Very Berry / AMIG / Cocodrilo / Mille-feuille / Nao Oyama & Tadahiko Kudo DUO / Kyoko Ogusu & Jun Deguchi / Yoko and Hiroshi [TBDB] Amatan / Pokin Kintaro / Bourbon Life / Naosaka Ii Sinatra Tribute / Ok-kun / Mitsuharu’s Singing with Brothers / Gon, Ante & Myu / Mint Tea / DEPARTURES / Rokko Guitar Sub Trio / agApe / Jecco. / Mamma G / kamesh [Le Coin] Keiji / Hitoshi Watanabe / mario BOSSA NOVA Satoshi Abe / hacoseco / VEGA duo / YANTOO & MABLEE / Sunset Celebration / Keiko Raspberry & Hiroshi Hata Duo / Masaya Yuasa / Iida & Kanazawa Duo [Pedestrian Deck] REJOICE / Tea Gathering / Pink Gingerale / Fool Cool Pool / Grandpa / Jo-Ja / PARA★SKA / iro. iro. iro / Cattleya / B-Groo-V / Tea Time [COTTON FIELD] Uruwaka / Riverside Diva and Acchan Piano / Tipsy Time / Satoko Shudo / naonao / Sugar Malt / Yumi Mizuno & Nobuyuki Matsuoka Duo / Emiko & Karl / Unit SUMIRE / Tateppiro / Nine-Step / Aiko Yoden / Mami Yonekawa & Mine Hida / Harumi Katakai, Kana Ando, Mayumi Miyagawa Jazz Trio |
| Website | http://www.ashiya-jazz.info/ |
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Kobe Shinkaichi Music FestivalHyogo Prefecture, Sat 5/9–Sun 5/10
The Kobe Shinkaichi Music Festival is one of Kobe’s largest outdoor music festivals and will celebrate its 24th edition in 2026. The venues span Minatogawa Park and the Shinkaichi shopping district in Hyogo Ward, Kobe, where a rich variety of genres—rock, jazz, folk, brass, gospel, and more—resonate across distinctive stages such as shopping arcades, plazas, live houses, and the brick-built Minatogawa Tunnel. It’s a beloved early-summer tradition that brings the whole community together, inviting people of all ages to sing, dance, and enjoy. Scheduled for May 2026.
| Schedule | Sat–Sun, May 9–10, 2026 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Hyogo Ward, around Minatogawa Park and the Shinkaichi Shopping Street (multiple stages) |
| Appearance | [5/9] [Main Stage] Risa Nakamura / Tairiku BAND / Ganseki / PINDON`z / umizora / Kyoto University Dark Blue New Sounds Orchestra / Slow’n Steady / Quncho with THE THIRD STONE BAND / Namimori Drops / Osaka Victory Choir / Modern Choki Chokies [Minatogawa Hall] Peeps Leafs / REVIVAL / THE CHOICE / Drinkin’ Wonders / Sugar Cry / Kansai Lodging Second-Years / The BoogieRockets / DREAMS CAN TRUE / Back and Tip / Gyarandou / Horumon King [Square] Tabula Rasa / Butterfly / Akawain / THE Nankuru Minaen / Yuunagi BLEND / Matsutaku / Hannibal Magdas & ERIKO / Ago-chan / Tatsuru & LINKSTONE / The Bigood! / Tsuki Tokage (Moon Lizard) / Nanchatte Blues Band [Art Plaza] Kokomi / Akiwo / Dolphin Club / Haruyo Kimura & Shingo Tsutsui / clocca / Ukulele Swing Trio / Aiken-ka (Pet Dog Section) / Rocktanz / Yumi Mizuno & Nobuyuki Funaoka Duo / Yuzuki Yuki / Kobe Higashimachi Machiai Gakudan / Cocodrilo [BIGMAN] Fairy Brass Band KOBE & KOBE CORY BAND / Funky Rabbits / Pan de Ring / OKJO / Kobe Gospel Choir Angels / Kotobuki Funk / Ikoma City Side Jazz Orchestra / JOETALK / KIKKA Ensemble / Sunfish 6-Horn Little Big Band + Manbo / Deisui Sisters Orchestra (Dead-Drunk Sisters Band) / Suga-bu [metro+] Michiyo Iwamoto / siv hav / Haidon / B.child / Utagane / Hakuryu / Acappella Group A(c) / Sunset Cocktail / Alegria / Samurai Quartet / Mr-Plumber [Minae-n Town] Amaranth / Southern Blood / WABISABI BOYS / can D alfa / MEG / The Nacometers / Super Ragtags / Takuya Hirai TRIO / Time flies / Kana Nishimura / Kongyoku 2nd / RY-U-SA ft. MasaLee / Morunekko / psk junkeys / Eggman / E.Hearts / MY HEART / Chelsea / Ukulele Toshi P / Narukan / Sarappy / Red Brothers / Rukka no Ashi / Hibino Tsuji / Getsudai / Yukino Tsuzuki / Mii & Naoto Kunieda / Kobe Sisters / Tsutomu Jii (Osamai?) / BtoC feat. Atsushi Kubota / Lele Enka Aichan / Esperanza / Pull-top Oyaji BAND / curious / The Firo [aiai] Lateefa / Kenichi Maezawa / toyo and Marco Pagot / Amashin / DEAR+BLUE Kaoru / Hagure Bossa / FUN JOVI [Marushin Market] SPICA / Large (L’arge) / SLOWHAND / Ako★Tora Tsuyoshi / YUKI & MAI / Mee Mee [Minatogawa Tunnel] Sho Fukute with Popurin / Yuko Kawashima / 461 Mont Blanc / amapola / Supreme Choux Creams / Ristorante♪Furukawa [5/10] [Main Stage] Toyonaka Dixieland Jazz Parade / The Jumble Jungle Big Band / Dirty & Poor / Kemono-ga-hara / Merci / Osaka University The New Wave Jazz Orchestra / Orange martini / Pink Ruby / Biso Yoshimura & BSB / jewel69s / Shun Kikuta Special Band / Mayo Katano / Yokoo BB [Minatogawa Hall] asano raincoat / Funky Workshop / xilinx. / Symmetric / SANA BEATS MONDAY MORNING / gvhpp project / Canary of 100 Bars / Hanis-Anika / Spacility / PINKY & COLORS / RUDE STOMPERS [Square] SHOW-LOWs / Suika (Iki-ka) / Sea Monkey / Keiko Kanda / Kisetsu*FU / THE CABE$ / Yui / MEI Club / Shinnosuke Kamikawa / Utatane Quartet / Haji & Tooru’s Blues / fruFRU acoustic band [Art Plaza] GLASS HAT / SENtoROI / Shibusawa Merumo / GYPSY VAGABONZ / Manma G / Routine / Hanjuku BLOOD / Bantan Brothers / Poet Manjiro with Nori / ERiKA⁺ / Sanshain / Kukuru [BIGMAN] Minato Winds / Naniwa Elephant & Tiger / Smiles Brass Ensemble / Soul of Surprise / Osaka Chaka Khan Selection / @tempo / Funkyou! Department Store / With Wish / Annamed JAZZ Orchestra / First Kiss / Andy & his FireCrackers / Sabomyur~u [metro+] Ramen Baba / Yuya Asanari / Chant Chant / KONISHIMIZU / Usagiya / Whistle jam / flapmole / Curious & Capricious / Swing Set / FAITH BAND [Minae-n Town] The Short Breads / Carpaccios / BAU▲CLUB / Spy no Jaiko / TAKUMA with TEN-4 / Ju-ice / YAMADA BAND / Trinity / Ashigaru Youth / Naoko / Koh / Miyu-Do-Ra-Sawa / soranaka kibunn / Tattocom / Bito Yuri / SUPYPOD / Kaika Gakuon-za / Yankurunaisa / Bombe Hiroshi / THE Double Punch / Injera / KishiTomo / Mikeneko Meiju / Jecco. / Trip Harmony / ESPOIR / Keiko Fuji Legend Triad / Elepin / Motomachi Romance / Soleil / Ai @ Vanilla Ice / AiSeiKen / Yuki / Miyukito / DEJAVU [aiai] Miho Nagae / Nanosh / ORI×AI / Mille-feuille / Pino / Erika Fujii & Akitomo Araki / Superfunny [Higashiyama Shopping Street] JAZZ Session [Marushin Market] CP Girls / Uta-ne Biyori / StrawberryMoon / Shinya Onishi / Sanpogatera / Takai-chan |
| Website | https://ongakusai.shinkaichi.or.jp/ |
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