[Held in 2026] Recommended music festivals: A roundup of outdoor festivals and major rock festivals you’ll want to attend at least once
Introducing popular music festivals you’ve got to visit at least once! From Japan’s four big festivals to major year-end countdown events, we’ve picked out the most popular and classic gatherings.
You’ll also find plenty of genre-focused events—rock, jazz, reggae, hip-hop, and more.
Whether you’re a festival regular or attending for the first time, you’re sure to discover a festival that’s perfect for you.
If you’re wondering, “Which festival should I go to this year?” be sure to use this article as a guide!
May
JAPAN JAMSat 5/2–Tue 5/5, Chiba Prefecture
https://x.com/rockinon_fes/status/2004024302010515601JAPAN JAM is a spring rock festival organized by rockin’on japan that brightens Chiba during Golden Week. The venue is Chiba City Soga Sports Park overlooking Tokyo Bay, featuring a spacious layout spread across multiple stages. Centered on Japanese rock, a wide range of artists—from the new generation to seasoned heavyweights—gather to deliver diverse live performances in an open-air setting. In 2026, it will be held over four days from May 2 to May 5.

| Schedule | Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Soga Sports Park, 1-20 Kawasaki-cho, Chuo Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Appearance | [5/2] Oishikuru Melonpan / OddRe: / ORANGE RANGE / Creepy Nuts / CreepHyp / go!go!vanillas / 35.7 / SHISHAMO / Juice=Juice / Sry / Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu (Ultra-Thrilling Publicity Club) / This is LAST / Negi-Shio Pork Bowl / Haku. / Harukamirai / harha / Hump Back / Humbreaders / Blue Mash / PompadollS / Macaroni Empitsu / Mi-Minor / Hiroji Miyamoto / Honor Legend / Laughing Hick / Retroliron [5/3] ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / ano / indigo la End / UVERworld / KANA-BOON / Tatsuya Kitani / kurayamisaka / Chevon / Ziyoou-vachi (Queen Bee) / SPYAIR / sumika / Dannie May / CHiCO with HoneyWorks / Nanawo Akari / NEE / NiziU / Nirukajitsu (Boiled Fruit) / NOMELON NOLEMON / BURNOUT SYNDROMES / Frederic / FLOW / muque [5/4] ILLIT / Rei-ra Shio / CUTIE STREET / Koresawa / shallm / Singer’s High / Da-iCE / TETORA / natori / Neguse. / Noshimura / Novelbright / My Hair is Bad / Marcy / ME:I / M!LK / Mega Shinnosuke / Young Skinny / Yuuri [5/5] iLiFE! / [Alexandros] / Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai / CANDY TUNE / KUZIRA / Sabashi-star (Saba Sister) / Sambomaster / DISH// / 10-FEET / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / PK shampoo / Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas / 04 Limited Sazabys / BLUE ENCOUNT / Paledusk / Momoiro Clover Z / MONGOL800 / Yabai T-Shirts Yasan |
| Website | http://japanjam.jp/ |
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VIVA LA ROCKSat 5/2 – Wed 5/6, Saitama Prefecture
https://x.com/vivarockjp/status/2039537860492308867A city-style music festival that has continued since 2014 as a rock fest symbolizing Saitama during Golden Week. For many years, it was held at Saitama Super Arena, combining indoor and outdoor stages, and has garnered support with a wide-ranging lineup centered on Japanese rock—from next-generation up-and-comers to major bands. In 2026, the venue will move to a special outdoor site around Saitama Stadium 2002, offering a four-day experience in an open-air early-summer setting.

| Schedule | Sat, May 2–Wed, May 6, 2026 |
| place | Saitama Prefecture, Saitama City, Saitama Stadium 2002 / Nearby Venues |
| Appearance | [5/3] Aina The End / Kiro Akiyama / UNFAIR RULE / OSHIKIKEIGO / OddRe: / CreepHyp / Sarasa (Band Set) / 35.7 / Sundae May Club / SHISHAMO / Super Tozan-bu (Super Mountaineering Club) / STARGLOW / This is LAST / Natori / PEOPLE 1 / Hitsujibungaku / My Hair is Bad / Macaroni Enpitsu / Meiyo Densetsu / Lavt / Retro Riron [5/4] Aimyon / Aburi na Town / Wienners / UVERworld / KANA-BOON / CLAN QUEEN / Creepy Nuts / Suspended 4th / Chevon / Tele / the telephones / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / NEE / Itabame / Humbreaders / PK shampoo / Hiroji Miyamoto / Yabai T-Shirts Yasan / Laughing Hick / WANIMA [5/5] Arstake / 171 / Age Factory / EMNW / ENTH / coldrain / SiM / SHADOWS / 3markets[ ] / w.o.d. / TETORA / Backdrop Cinderella / Hanabie. / Harukamirai / FOMARE / HEY-SMITH / Paledusk / Maki / Maximum the Hormone / MAN WITH A MISSION [5/6] ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / ELLEGARDEN / Kishidan / Kimyo Reitaro / Good Grief / Suchmos / SKY-HI / Tempalay / 10-FEET / Nikon / Novel Core / First Love is Never Returned / 04 Limited Sazabys / Frederic / YOGEE NEW WAVES / Raisan / LEX / Laura day romance |
| Website | http://vivalarock.jp |
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Takatsuki Jazz StreetMay 3 (Sun)–4 (Mon), Osaka Prefecture
https://x.com/Team0726/status/2046103506088862003This is a handmade music event planned and run by citizen volunteers, launched in 1999 with the idea of “making Takatsuki a fun city filled with music.” Around 60 venues near Hankyu Takatsuki-shi Station and JR Takatsuki Station are opened with free admission, and a wide variety of bands—centered on jazz but crossing genres—fill the city with sound. Supported by an executive committee spanning generations from students to shop owners, it will be held over two days during Golden Week in May 2026.

| Schedule | Sun, May 3, 2026 – Mon, May 4, 2026 |
| place | Osaka Prefecture, Takatsuki City, around Takatsuki Station and Takatsukishi Station (multiple venues) |
| Appearance | [5/3] A-Chanz / IKB373 / Idolmaster Chorus Club @ Kansai × imasjazz @ Kansai / Aozora / Akiko & Yuki & REIKO TRIO / ATHA Trio + One / Adawas & Watanabe & Ueda Band / Ah! Koni Kugizuke / after glow / Amane Trio / Amaya-CHEMISTRY / Ami Kanade / Masayo Arai and “Cheerful Friends” / Anne & cozy / ANDY Orchestra / Ikoma Trio / Izumi-san and Yumiko-san / Izumi and the Judo Club / Izumi and Jun / Naoya Izumi & Taku Miyata DUO / Itami Municipal Itami High School Wind Ensemble ICHI☆ITA JAZZ Ensemble / ito~akiranvoodoo / Ibaraki High School FUSION Club / Iroka / Ayane / Tomoki Iwata Trio with Eriko Koyanagi / Inko Recto / Instant Trio / Witty / WINDJAMMER / Utakata no Yume / Ufufu / H.M Quartet / ait guitar trio / AAOR / AMP Piano Trio / SMH2N Quintet / S.O.B. rockabilly club / n.unplugged / Yuki Enomoto GROUP / Emiko & Karamis / M&Y JAZZ quartet / MDQ / L-size Ramro / Elephant Beatz / Encounter / Endo, Nagura, and A Feeling of Strength / Empty Vox / Embras / OKBG / Osaka School of Music College / Osaka University The New Wave Jazz Orchestra / Osaka Prefectural Akutagawa High School Japanese Drum Club / Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School Jazz Folk Song Club just fortitude / Osaka Prefectural Tsukinoki High School Light Music Club / OCEANS JAM / OCEANS 5 / Otsu Jazz and Kotono Nishimura × Yuka Yanagihara × Ayuko Ikeda Trio / Jo Onishi & Masayoshi Kiyofune Duo / Yasufumi Ohashi and Naosaka Ii / Hideo Oyama Quartet / Ayaka Okuya / OSAGRAPH / Otogiso Band / Adult Margin Jazz Band / Thumbs-Up Association / Ongaku Ni Masu Go Gō (Music 2 Shō 5 Gō) / CURTIS TRAILOR & Soul Expression / Cabral DUO + Yukari / Cajero 4 / Kashimashi Musuko Blues Band / Masayoshi Kanai / Kaho × Kanami / Kamaboko (Solo Bass) / Quartet West / KAWASHIO / Takeshi Kawata Super Quartet / Kawamura-Kawazu DUO / Kansai University Tiny Village Big Band / Kansai University Hokuyo High School TRANS SOUNDs Jazz Orchestra / Kansai University Hokuyo Junior High School Jazz Band Club / Ganso Trio / Himiko Kikuchi / Himiko Kikuchi & FLYING BEAGLES / Kikonami Mioiro (Three Tones) / Kishida Kōshindō & Shiotomo Micchi / KishiTomo / Guitar and Piano / Mai Kitagawa / Kimikaaz / Castles (Michiyo & Shuji Takahashi) / Canday Classico / Kyoko & Tamura Duo / Kyōdai Jingi Kote~Kisaku / Kyoto Jazzy Vibes / Kyoto University Dark Blue New Sounds Orchestra / Kyoto Prefectural Oki High School Wind Ensemble / Kiyomi & Yuko & Sarika’s “Songs of Japan” / Kinki Postal Band / Gin Kye Canteen / Clap Stomp Swingin’ / Groove Reflections / Crescent Jazz Quintet / Atsushi Kuroda (vo) & Motofusa Kisaku (g) Duo / Chromazone / Kei Akagi Trio / KEIKO LEE BAND / KEIKO LEE BAND with Special Guest Chikuzen Sato / K&M&M / GEKIGOKU / KenKoba / Konan University Newport Swing Orchestra / Kobe Youth Jazz Orchestra / Golden Age Singers / Coco quArt-et / Shin-Akira KO-DOU / Goya Kiyan Nishikawa TRIO / Junko Koyanagi with Three TJS’26 / Konko Osaka Junior & Senior High School Wind Ensemble / Kontomoni / Confeito / The Natsumerose / Final Fantasy (Saishū Fantasy) / Maria Saimeiji / Thousand Miles Big Band / Sound JACK Orchestra / The EbisuyA / Yoko Sakai vo, Yoshimitsu Murayama g, Gachinko Jazz Duo / Sagara & Sumitani Duo / Sakura Kobashi Brothers / Makiko Sasai / Southern Blood / Scorpius DUO / Saturday Jazz Trio / Minoru Satomura Quartet / Sapphire & Carlos / Saburo Izumi Club / SARAY / Sarika Band / Up To Three Times OK Trio / Sunshine Band / GK Jazz Band / Yutaka Shiina / Yutaka Shiina Inspired Swing Quintet / Gee-Baby / Share Happy / CIELO AZUL / Shiga Gakuen High School SJO / Shiho with Special Friends / JAZZ-Kuri! / Jamm Show Trio / JAM-log / Gravel Road plays Robert Johnson (Japanese Translation) / JUNCTION / Shin-Hiraike-Negorō / Shinyu369 / Suga-Mihara-Suzuki Trio / Sugimoto Yuki Namba Yamauchi Trio / Suzumai Dojo!! Part 2 / STANDARD BLEND / Street Groove Collective / SPACY / Smiley Takagi & Funky Friends Foreve / SmiFujio / Small Cow Band / Zurumuke Gakudan / Sailing / Serie AK Orient Edition / center-west fam / Sol de agosto / Soulbleed / Swordfish / Tomoe Sogabe vo and Yoshimitsu Murayama g Jazz Trio / Soleil / TIME CLIP / Masato Takaoka / Riyoko Takagi / Takatsuki Municipal Dainaka Junior High School Wind Band & Shibadani Junior High School Wind Band / Takatsuki Shibadani JHS Wind Band & Dainaka JHS Wind Band / Kana Takahara Trio with Takeshi Nobori / Kana Takahara (vo), Tsuyoshi Fukushima (pf), Nobutaka Tsuruga (b) Trio / Rie Takeda Organ Trio / Masaya Takeda Guitar Trio / Yoshitsugu Tazawa Dorami / Taizo Tanaka / Yoichi Tanaka × Yukari Nishimura Quintet / Taniguchi-Morikawa Duo / Tanimachi 9-chome Band PLUS / TAFFY / TAMA ☆ JUPITER Band / Tamawa Trio / Who’s Gonna Sing Trio / Tanzu / Danfish / Chitchai Mon Club / CHiLi GiRL / Kyoko Tsukishiro Trio / Tsuttakataa / TSUNAGU / Tsuma-chans / Tsurezure GS4 / TIM / Deca-Sextet / Tetsugood One / Tetsu and Horiemon / Tenor bros / Terry and Patmaru / Toykonwashi Trio / Tokyo DASH / Taller than AG Good night session / TOKU island jazz messengers / DrWara & Cross Bunkaz / Hideyuki Toda & Motosuke Mizukuri DUO / Hideyuki Toda & Atsuko Nishiwaki Duo / Trio Can Do / Trio SKK / Trio Pangaea / triple (trio the simple) / Naoko Toshihiko and Kana / Nakakanaka Duo / Hitomi Nakayama / Hitomi Nakayama Trio / Natalia / Natsuki’s Antic Collective / 7 Flat Five / Naniwa Fusion Project / Nanosh / Nabecurry / Nii-Uchida-Okada Trio / Nishinari Jazz Quintet / Kotono Nishimura Quintet / Hitomi Nishiyama / Hitomi Nishiyama HIRAKATA TRIO / 201 Trio / New Wave Academy Jazz Orchestra / Neutral / New Midori and Friends / Next Door / Cat Club / neco×neco (Yoshiko Karasuno DUO) / Bourbon Life / Vermilion Field featuring Junko Makiyama / Vitamin / Genki Hashimoto Quartet / Genki Hashimoto TRIO / Akira Hasegawa Trio feat. Yuka Yanagihara, Yohei Saito / Etsuko Hatsuta with Yu Watanabe / Riichi Hattori & Hirofumi Ikushima Duo / Happy New Band / Yuki Harima vo. Tetsuo Kondo b. / Bambi-nya / BumblebeeJazz / BJ Genki Funk Unit / beastone / PIVOT+ / BION × Tsubasa Furukawa yuckey Nagao Ryū Takuto / Hiroko Lullaby / Hiromi Trio / PINKY & COLORS / Far East Archestra / Five Rivers / VS Band JAPAN / Fig / Finger Tips / Fairy Groove / Four Hands / Sadayasu Fujii / Sadayasu Fujii Trio / Yasuhiro Fuji + Sayuri Kohama + Mai Kitagawa / Keiko Fuji Legend: A Single Shooting Star / Fuji Zuga Guitar Club / Plum Jam / PLAN-B / fruFRU acoustic band / fluyukikana Furu-Yuki-Kana / bass & bassoon / Hepburn & Monroe / Benamika / pente gonies / Port Town Jazz Ensemble / Keiko Hoshiko 4 / Hideaki Hori New Directions / White Jazz Band / White Essences / Bonds Rosary Big Band / Bonjiri / Michael Iwakura’s Chinatown / M-Acrobatics / Makoto & Stainage / Matsudakubaku / Mahoroba club / Mamiya / Mariko Endoh Smooth Quartet / Yasuyo Maruoka & Shu Tsukamoto & Satoshi Tobitaka & Yu Oki / Yasuyo Maruoka (Vo) & Satoshi Tobitaka (Ba) & Akiko Fujimura (P) Yu Oki (Dr) / Entora / Monthlyshowcace / Manbo & The Harems / Me & Snufkin / Mika Kinician / Toshihiko Miki Quartet / Mitsuki Matsushita Syndicate / Yukie Mihashi Nakano Trio / Hiroyuki Miyashita / Hiroyuki Miyashita “trio#3” / mulop / Miyuki JAZZ / MINT4 / Yoichi Muraoka Band / Murayama Puu / Yoshimitsu Murayama and Yoshito Yoro / Modal Jazz Spiritual / Moko & Harris / Roco-Motion / Morikawa Workshop / YAMADICE / Masashi Yamamoto meets Sadayasu Fujii / YANTOO / Yu sisters / Yue / Yuki Naomi DUO / Yumiko and Atsuse / Yumi, Teho, Tacchi / Kanako and Ryusei / Yoshidora / Yoshimimichin / Atsuo Yoshimoto / Mami Yonekawa, Shoichiro Nakata, Tae Kono / Yomocchi Naosaka Ii / Yoriko & Karl / YOLO / Rattle Trap Horns / Lambda Shift / Largo / LISA & TERA & KUNI / Rizomayo / Little Prayer Jazz Orchestra / Rustique / Ryo Hisamatsu Quartet / LINX / Rui with Hirohoshi / REIYA / Yu Watanabe / 133ch / Chris Collins & the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars Generation Quintet / KOBE KOYO MUSICIANS / Sarah Sharp / NaveL MOTE / Park Raon Quintet / U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific FINAL APPROACH / Hong Soon Dal Band / LAZYKUMA QUARTET [5/4] Aoi and Tae Moe Moe / Aoki & Toda Duo / ao × R1SA / ao, R1SA & Tatsuhi Iwase Trio / Aon / Yuka Aso & Mayumi Miyagawa & Tokky Trio / ANA H2K Plus Two / Ama_Tan / Amimono / Araki and Izumi / Arte Group / Arte Moritaka / ANDY with Reita Iida / East joyful offering / Ikuchan and Miyagawa Harigi Kousaka Band / Ikoi no Mura / vo. Izawa gt. Mitsuishi duo / Sakurako Ishizuka JazzFunk Collective / Ippei-dō no Furuti Mirararai / Imai Band / Imae Takayama Duo / Imadake / Tatsuhi Iwase Quintet / Winds from Taller than AG / Ukyo Nagata 4 / Utatane (Uta*Tane) / Acon / A.T.D.Trio / Exotic Monster / SMK/Brasil66 / SBY / NTY / MSP / El Sur / Osaka Swing Lab / Osaka School of Music High School / Osaka Big Band Jazz Festival BB (Kansai Selection Band) / Osaka Prefectural Okan High School Wind Ensemble + OB Band / Osaka Prefectural Takatsuki Kita High School Wind Ensemble / Osaka Bochibochi Orchestra 51/2026 / Koji Ohno g, Yoshimitsu Murayama g Jazz / OBC Jazz Orchestra / Oka Show / Okamachi Jazz Quartet / Yasuyoshi Ogino Group Onjintabi / Easygoing Trio / Ok-kun / Otome Project / omk band / Original Herd Jazz Orchestra with Chie Sugiyama / Orquesta Yamazaki / Altered / Kazumi Megumi / Riverside Songstress and Acchan Piano / Harumi Katagai, Miyuki Nakatsukasa, Yoshiki Osawa Trio / Harumi Katagai & Miyuki Nakatsukasa Duo / Katsu Shijima And The Faith Mass Choir / Katsu Shijima And Jacoo Gospel Singers / Kotomi Kanazawa Trio / Kanato Allied Forces / Seishi Kanamaru Trio with Special Guest Isaiah Richardson Jr. from New York / Gathering at Cafe Taniyama / Kaho / KHAMSIN / Galette des Rois / Takeshi Kawata Super Trio / Yoko Kawazu vo & Yoshimitsu Murayama g Jazz Duo / Kansai University Junior and Senior High School Wind Ensemble / Takeshi Kikuchi feat. Arrow with Friends / Motofusa Kisaku (vo, g) Solo / Kaon Kim / Queen Jazz Orchestra / Quantum / Kukurin Shachu / Good Lovin Quintet / The Green Mountain Tops / Christina Band / Groovin’ Jazz Orchestra / Groove Oceans / crescent moon / 963 / The Global Jazz Orchestra with Junko Koyanagi & Kaoru Higashi / Choir Master Trio / Keiko and Taichi Group / Ks’ Jazzy Club / KenKobaHassA~yu / Kenta and Yoko / Genta Yo / Koshindō & Akiko Namba / Konan High School Brass Ensemble KBE2026 / Konan Junior High School Brass Ensemble KBE2026 / Kobe University KOBE Mussoc Jazz Orchestra / Masato Kayama (b) & Rie Hosoi (sax) Duo / Voice and Guitar / KOTA and BESTFRIENDS / Kyoko Kobashi + Jun Deguchi / Komatta Blues Soul with Ryo Fujii / Junko Koyanagi & Motofusa Kisaku duo / THE CHINTONSHANS / The Tipsy Trio / The Curve / Yoko Sakai So Many Hearts / Sakura Mochi Duo / Zakky Arata / “Sato-gumi Variety” / Minoru Satomura & Phillip Strange / Sabrina Band / Surrey gold / SARIKA & HIDEYA / G’s Quartet / JSQ / JK6 / Jessica Narasaki Nanba Trio / Siesta+ / Shikoku Sanyo Kansai Tokai Alliance / SHIDEN / Shimabayashi / Jimmy’s / Shimiru Yoru Trio / JazzVoyage / Jammy Jam / JAM Jumble / Jujiyas / Sugar Malt / JUGEN DX / Juri & Tamura & Kondo & Shioiri / Juri Groovy Band / JUN-uk & ShimoMura-b Duo / Shota Yamashita 4 / Shoryukai / Show-wa / Haruka Shirose Quintet / Takashi Shirayama & The Friends / New Sensation Jazz Unit Tres Torres / SYNCDELICA / Cyndi Lauper Tribute / Super Ragtags / Chie Sugiyama Organ Quartet / Scott Hamilton with Mitsuaki Kishi Trio / Step Up Jam / SPY / Small Town Talk / Sumomo Marigold / ThreeSide / Three-Train with Kousuke Takaoka / Senyopin / SOA QUINTET / SOA NEW QUINTET / Sosuke quintet / Soul Family Gospel Choir with MK / Soulbleed ft. Ko Shimizu from NANIWA EXPRESS Miles 100 Tribute Band / First Happy Villa / Daiichi Junior High School Wind Ensemble / Taishō Band / Taichi Band / Taitetsutakashi / Masato Takaoka Trio with YUKIMI / Takatsuki Swing Shōten / Takahara (vo) & Shiokawa (gt) Duo / Tak_Rik ExMachina / Rie Takeda Organ Trio / Dusk to Dawn / Emiko Tada Trio / Takkun / Tatsujin-gumi / Tateppiro / Kazuyuki Tanaka Quartet / Mamoru Taniguchi & PΛZL / Tammies / Uchirosuri Kimura Fumihiko / Team Neginegi / Team Minna no Shū Band / Chasin’ no trane / Cha★ka and Satoko / Just Right Clione / Chilchil Michiru / TSUBO-KEN Quartet / T.s Family / Tea Time / TTKK’s / Directions with Nagomin / Iron Manjū Army / Duo Pulse Keys / 2 Seasons / DQ4 Classmate Quartet / Doshisha University The Third Herd Orchestra / TOKU Tributes Quartet / Tottori JAZZ Special Big Band / TONE QUARTET / TONEBASS talking to YUKI / Jump Out JACK! / “Torazo Jazz Project” / trio come up roses / naonao / Mauli Nakaso sextet / Atsushi Nakano and GRAND COLOR STONE / Kaori Nakamura + Megumi Maeda + Tomomi Inafune + Motohiro Shioiri / Mari Nakamoto Trio / Help Mr. Nagura Trio / Natsuki Healing Quartet / nutts / Nanasan / Nandee W/ Special Sauce feat. Himiko Kikuchi / Yukari Nishimura Trio / No Spring Chickens / Keizo Nobori (ts) & Tsuyoshi Fukushima (pf) Duo / Vermilion Field / vibes / Howlin YOU Musume Trio / PaO / Takashi Hagiwara with Nagura / Takashi Hagiwara Duo / Hasegawa & Mitsuishi Guitar Duo / Mr. Hata and Shinobue / Hachiroku / Riichi Hattori Coltrane Band / parDeux / parDeux with Friends / Akiyo Hama & Jun Nakano Duo / YOSHIKO Hamasaka / Hiromi Hayaoka and Shinichi Yamano Trio / Shinji Harada / Harada-dō no Naosaka / PARIS-Walk / Yuki Harima & Sugiko Fukui Duo / piace la musica / Piaful / HIIKO / Ryo Hisamatsu Quintet / Big Hang Quartet / pino / Mr. Pyongari / Miki Hirose Jazz Orchestra / Funny Company Jazz Orchestra / Funky Rabbits / Funky Workshop / Funtime / Phillip Strange / Phillip Strange Trio / Pū-kichi / Feliz / forest / Fujisaki Spring Camp Festival / Haruka Fujiyoshi + Melonmama / futarinote / Browntet / Pettan with Max / belle epoque / Hideaki Hori / Covered Wagon Band / White rips / MarSA with Zakiyoshi BJ Aiko Tsutsumi / Maa-chan Band & Kazebito Buduri Taiko / Macaron Band / Yoko Masuda, Akiyo Hama / MARITATSU. / Yasuyo Maruoka & Satoshi Nishikawa & Akiko Fujimura / Manbo Kunimicchi / Atsuko Miura New York Trio with Micchan / MikaSaba / Mika and Yusato desu / mikisinger & Hideyuki Toda / MINITONE / Naokazu Tone (cb) & Minika Kodama (vib) / Miho and Miki / Mimito Mariko (vo) & Motofusa Kisaku (g) Duo / Mayumi Miyagawa / Eiko Miya BAND / Kyoko Miyamoto & Yuki Hatakeyama Duo / myu Quartet / MYU Friends / Milenberg Joymakers / MintJamz / Moon Beams / Musica・Tres / Taiki Muranishi The Swag Quartet / MEISHIN JAZZ QUINTET / Meihan JAZZ TRIO / Mecha and Chimi / mellow yellow / Melonmama / MOO / moto & marugarita / Kosei Yasuda / Jiro Yasu hara & Yuki Matsuura / YAPPY & RIKU (from Reflections) / Yamajima Kiyofune / Chihiro Yamanaka / Chihiro Yamanaka Trio / Masashi Yamamoto meets Takeshi Kawata / Yuki and Junko / Yuki Yoko Mitsuoka Kajiwara / Yuko & Akira / Yukarin and Yuri / YUKIKO Quartet / Yukina Piano / Yutanpo / yuckey Band / Yunka with Zaimaka Na Nakasaki Yusaku Aiko / Yoko and Yukari’s Jazz / Yoshiki and Kyoko and Hideaki / Ayu Yoneda Quartet / Lucky A&G / realjam / Riimoriimo / Rie & Killers / R1SA / REJOICE / Ritsumeikan University R.U. Swingin’ Herd Jazz Ensemble / LittleSJO / Livin’ on Prayers / limil / Luiza Lucas / Luis Valle POWER HORNS / Rest Pops Jazz Orchestra / ROSARMO+ / ROCKSTEADY Nakama / YK project / Wada & Fukuhara DUO / YM-Collective / 133ch / Chris Collins & the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars Generation Quintet / KOBE KOYO MUSICIANS / Sarah Sharp / NaveL MOTE / Park Raon Quintet / U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific FINAL APPROACH / Hong soon dal Band / LAZYKUMA QUARTET |
| Website | http://www.0726.info |
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OTODAMA ~Sound Spring Soul~Mon 5/4–Tue 5/5, Osaka Prefecture
https://x.com/onsendamashii/status/2041803956788338939“OTODAMA – Onsensoul” is a Japanese rock festival run by the Kansai promoter Shimizu Onsen, held continuously since 2005. The venue is Izumiotsu Phoenix in Osaka, known for its open, seaside setting. Playing on the words “onsen” (hot spring) and “onsen” (sound spring), the grounds feature hot-spring-inspired touches throughout, and its unique worldbuilding—incorporating different motifs each year—is part of the appeal. In May 2026, it will take place over two days during Golden Week.
| Schedule | Mon, May 4, 2026 – Tue, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Izumiotsu Phoenix, 6 Yuunagi-cho, Izumiotsu City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Appearance | [5/4] Kenichi Asai / 171 / iri / Age Factory / OAU / OKAMOTO’S / Quruli / Suchmos / ZAZEN BOYS / Michiko Shimizu / The Birthday (KazuYuki Kuhara, Haruki Hirai, Kenji Fujii) / Hitsujibungaku / Lucky Kilimanjaro / Gensen Tent / Aki / a flood of circle / TV Tairiku Ondo / Haku. / Hedigan’s / LAUSBUB / Water-Boiling DJ / King Joe / Gensen Strong Style Post-Bath Act / Niko-n [5/5] Taiiku Okazaki / Sekai-kan Ozaki (CreepHyp) / Sohei Oyamada BAND / ORANGE RANGE / Kyuso Nekokami / GINNAN BOYZ / Koresawa / SHISHAMO / Su-xing-cyu / Paranormal Warrior Dorian / Hump Back / Peanuts-kun / Frederic / Gensen Tent / Kaleidoscope / Sundae May Club / Tenten Takadaka / FUJIBASE / Blue Mash / Maverick Mom / Perfect Attendance Bath-Front Act / Flower Companyz / Gensen Climax Post-Bath Act / Tomovsky |
| Website | https://www.shimizuonsen.com/otodama/26/ |
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COMING KOBESun, May 10 – Hyogo Prefecture
https://x.com/comingkobe/status/2047873248512356563COMING KOBE is a free-admission charity festival that conveys the legacy of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and promotes disaster preparedness through music. Set in Kobe’s Meriken Park under the theme “A token of gratitude from Kobe,” high-energy, rock-centered performances will resonate through the port city. Longtime regulars with Kansai ties such as ROTTENGRAFFTY, SHAKALABBITS, and KNOCK OUT MONKEY will appear, as the festival marks 31 years since the earthquake with its May 2026 edition.

| Schedule | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| place | Meriken Park, 2-2 Hatobacho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Website | http://comingkobe.com |
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TOKYO METROPOLITAN ROCK FESTIVALSat 5/16 – Sun 5/17, Tokyo
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDyhGuOve5Y| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Uminomori Park, Koto City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [5/16] [Alexandros] / Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai / KANA-BOON / Kishidan / Kyuso Nekokami / Koresawa / Saba Sister / 35.7 / SHISHAMO / Juice Gokugoku Club / Su-xing-cyu / Chonoryoku Senshi Dorian / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / NELKE / Haku. / Backdrop Cinderella / Harukamirai / Humbreaders / HEY-SMITH / MAYSON’s PARTY / Yabai T-Shirts Yasan / yutori / Rasonble / [5/17] indigo la End / UVERworld / Tatsuya Kitani / CLAN QUEEN / Klang Ruler / go!go!vanillas / sanetii / Chevon / Singer’s High / Dannie May / Chilli Beans. / NEE / NEWS / Novelbright / Novel Core / Hitsujibungaku / Frederic / muque / Murasaki Ima / Yuuri / Lavt / Lucky Kilimanjaro / Retroliron |
| Website | http://metrock.jp/ |
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ACO CHiLL CAMPMay 16 (Sat) – 17 (Sun), Shizuoka Prefecture
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR_2WtTAZS-| Schedule | Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| place | Fujisan Jukuu no Mori, Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Website | http://acochill.com |
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