Spring Music Festival Schedule Overview [2026]

AH1 ASIAN HIPHOP CONNECTION is a hip-hop festival that brings together rappers from Japan and across Asia. The venue is the outdoor multipurpose plaza at AICHI SKY EXPO, adjacent to Chubu Centrair International Airport, featuring a location overlooking the runway. With an ASIAN HIPHOP LIVE slot inviting artists from South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan, and headliners T-Pablow, ¥ellow Bucks, and GADORO, the event will feature around 40 acts and take place in May 2026.

This is a large-scale circuit event presented by RAD Creation, a key supporter of Nagoya’s music scene, under the slogan “Let’s enjoy Golden Week to the fullest with music.” Centered around four live venues in the city—including Sakae R.A.D and Shinsakae RAD SEVEN—it brings together a diverse lineup that transcends genres, from bands to idols. It’s a chance to enjoy a concentrated showcase of artists who regularly perform at live houses, and it will take place during the long holiday in May 2026.

The Kishiwada Music Festival Citizens’ Festival is a community event operated by volunteer members of the executive committee under the banner of “A citizens’ festival aimed at creating vibrancy and energy in Kishiwada.” It will be held at Kishiwada City Manabi Central Park and will feature not only music and dance stages, but also food trucks, food tents, a flea market, and PR booths. With the theme of spending a day of Golden Week enjoying the local area, it will take place on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 9:00 to 16:00.

Tomita Jazz Street is a jazz festival that transforms the entire townscape of Tomita—known as a temple district and sake-brewing town in Takatsuki, Osaka—into a music venue. Under the grand roof of the historic Honshoji Temple, around 100 bands gather across locations such as the shopping arcade, parks, temples, and cafés, offering two days where strolling the town and live performances become one. Cherished as a sister event in conjunction with the Takatsuki Jazz Street, it will celebrate its 8th edition in May 2026.