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In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of music festivals taking place in Tokyo.
As Japan’s central hub, Tokyo hosts an incredible variety of music events of all sizes and genres throughout the year.
In addition to major festivals that draw popular artists from Japan and abroad, there are also plenty of smaller, handmade events that radiate a warm, personal touch.
The musical spectrum is just as diverse—rock, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, anime songs, and even club music.
You’re sure to find an event that makes you think, “I want to go!” so use this article to discover the ones that really speak to you.
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- Chiba Festival Calendar [2026]: A Roundup of Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- List of reggae festivals in the Kanto region [2026]
- Winter Music Festival in Eastern Japan [2026]
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Tokyo Metropolis
Hibiya Live FestivalSaturday, 4/25 – Sunday, 5/31, Tokyo
The urban entertainment festival that has been running since 2018 will be rebranded and expanded as “HIBIYA LIVE FESTIVAL” starting in 2026. Set in Hibiya—a district often called “Japan’s Broadway”—the event will center on theater and music, presenting a wide range of live performances including musicals, opera, ballet, and jazz. A roofed special stage will debut at the main venue, Hibiya Step Square, and during Golden Week, Hibiya Park will also join as a satellite venue.
| Schedule | Saturday, April 25, 2026 – Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Square, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Satellite: Shibaniwa Square, Hibiya Park) |
| Appearance | [4/25] [Step Show] Musical “Sister Act” [4/26] [Step Show] “JR. Musical Special Medley” Chance8 / “Sōnosuke Hattori’s Guardians of the Light Radio” Public Recording, Guardians of the Light Production Committee [4/29] [Step Show] NBA Ballet Company “Le Corsaire” / Fujiwara Opera “Enjoyable Even for First-Timers! Opera & Famous Tunes Live” / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo - [5/2] [Step Show] HoriPro Broadway Musical “Peter Pan” / Nissay Theatre Special Concert by Opera Singers [5/3] [Step Show] Million-Views Chorus / Broadway Line Company “Overture to Dreams” [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/4] [Step Show] Ongakuza Musical “Mademoiselle Mozart” / Musical “Moriarty the Patriot: A Study in Scarlet” Reprise [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/5] [Step Show] Concert “Gospel & Musical Songs” Anointed Mass Choir [Night Show] Dance of Light Night 2026 MPLUSPLUS DANCERS [5/6] [Step Show] Special Talk “Ballet & Musicals Are Fun!” / Musical “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” TBS / Watanabe Entertainment / Stage “HiGH&LOW The Sengoku Gaiden” Umeda Arts Theater [5/9] [Step Show] Fujiwara Opera “Gala Concert” [Step Live] Musical Next Seeds [5/10] [Step Live] Musical Next Seeds |
| Website | https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/hibiya-live-festival/ |
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JAM FESTokyo, Wed 4/29 – Wed 5/6
JAM FES is an independently organized festival held every year during Golden Week by Nishi-Eifuku JAM. The venue first opened in Shinjuku in 1980 and moved to Nishi-Eifuku, Suginami in 2018. This long-running event gathers a diverse array of bands with the warm, community-rooted feel of a neighborhood live house. Centered on rock, punk, and alternative, its eclectic lineup spans up-and-coming acts to mid-career artists. On some days during the festival, attendees can move freely between the main space and the adjoining UNDERGROUND, making for an intense eight days of hopping between two stages. Scheduled from April 29 to May 6, 2026.
| Schedule | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| place | Nishieifuku JAM, 3-34-14 Eifuku, Suginami City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [4/29] The Adoban / THE KING OF ROOKIE / Kubifuri Dolls / Satellite / STANCE PUNKS / Sex Machine!! / Who the Bitch / the myeahns / YAPOOL / Utah State / Manatsu [4/30] summerhead / DNA / GAINZ / BreakthroughMemories / uyuu / Keeshond / Bakun the Everyday / BYOKA [5/1] asayake no ato / teiichi / toitoitoi / Destructive Value Creation / Haruka to Miyuki / Shujitsugara / fumi / mekakushe [5/2] Asylum / ayutthaya / IRIKO / Cissné / Sukoyakanaru Korera / SEVENTEEN AGAiN / Sokoku / Nekota Netako / No-Boadams / Vote for Pedro / blondy / MEAT EATERS [5/3] I Am I Band / Kiki Ai Ai / Clitoricris / salsa / Josue / Don Martinez / NaNoMoRaL / Hoppy Highball / MY TEMPLES / The Mass Missile / Messiah to Hitobito / Maki Utada / Ohtake / Nanoka Furuyama / Sawahiroko / Toshusai Sugoroku / Shigeto Naito / Kosame Nishiyama / Ochimori / komori+yusa / Naniwa Plachick / Knee-Kid Discipline Str Shinpei / Motegi Smith / Rii Moko-chan [5/4] Uchudan / G’day / Underwater, It’s Painful / Taguchi Hana / Tokyo Puppies / nous / The Whoops / Mismatched Momoiro Lulu Gaban / Bellemains / Mare / Manpuku / Mere / Taiga Kai / Kokke / HANNA / Koresuke Arishima / Sakura Ueki / Hana Ohara / Hosomichi Okuno / sayuri / Hitori Hyena Car / Waku [5/5] climbgrow / SuiseiNoboAz / SPOILMAN / Dr.DOWNER / Fennel / Blume popo / VELTPUNCH / Kazuhiro Momo / Yasue Dangerous Uncle / Ayu Osaki [5/6] imai / Guess Band / Gods’ Goraikoz / SuperBack / Chiina / DRUGONDRAGON / BATROICA METAL SUMMER JACKET / Pastel Tang Club / the pullovers / Bottles House / LUVPOLIS / The Keeley |
| Website | https://jam.rinky.info/ |
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Salad Music FestivalSat 5/2 – Wed 11/18, Tokyo
The SaLaD Music Festival was launched in 2018 as a festival where everyone can experience and express the joy of music. Based on the concept behind its name—Sing and Listen and Dance: Sing! Listen! Dance!—it offers a fresh and diverse lineup of programs. In addition to its main venue at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Toshima Ward), performances are also held at the Ueno Park Outdoor Stage and civic halls throughout the Tama area. From May to November 2026, the festival will present the Main Concert, the OK! Orchestra, the SaLaD Premium Concert, and more.
| Schedule | Sat, May 2, 2026 – Wed, Nov 18, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Toshima City, 1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, and other venues (multiple locations) |
| Appearance | [5/2] Conductor: Toshiaki Umeda / Tokyo Junior Chorus / Purple Dancers 321 / MC: Satoshi Asaoka [9/12] Noism Company Niigata [9/13] Noism Company Niigata |
| Website | https://salad-music-fes.com/ |
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TOKYO M.A.P.SSat 5/2–Sun 5/3, Tokyo
TOKYO M.A.P.S is an urban music program that J-WAVE and Roppongi Hills have been running since 2008, built on the concept of a map where Music, Art, and Performance intersect. It is held every year during Golden Week at Roppongi Hills Arena, with that year’s organizer welcoming a diverse lineup of artists. For this year’s edition in May 2026, STUTS serves as organizer, sketching a “crossroads of sound” in the heart of the city centered on hip-hop and jazz.
| Schedule | Sat, May 2–Sun, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Roppongi Hills Arena, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [5/2] Satoko Shibata / Sonsi / Elle Teresa / Sai / KID FRESINO / STUTS [5/3] Ayano Kaneko / U-zhaan × Tamaki ROY × Chinza DOPENESS / Akihisa Kitasato / tofubeats / KMC & STUTS |
| Website | http://www.tokyomaps.jp |
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VTUBER EXPOMay 3 (Sun) – 4 (Mon), Tokyo Metropolis
VTUBER EXPO 2026 is an interactive exposition dedicated to VTubers, billed as the world’s first of its kind. On the first floor of Bellesalle Akihabara, visitors can “become” a VTuber through motion capture, talk with VTubers at special booths, enjoy a dedicated stage featuring mini live performances and talk shows by popular VTubers, and explore exhibits from related companies—among many other attractions. Coming to Akihabara during Golden Week in May 2026, with free admission.
| Schedule | Sun, May 3, 2026 – Mon, May 4, 2026 |
| place | 1st Floor, Bellesalle Akihabara, 3-12-8 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Appearance | [5/3] Nao Hinata / Oboro Kagami / Rin Toma / Haacharu / Subaru Suzunari / Mikado Akatsuki / Aitesu / Urara Nanami / DJ KOO / Madoka Akachiji / Shiori Tokito / Ruru Shirafuji / Eruse / Retora / Tsuma Mimi / Popo Ieiri / Anzu Suzuki [5/4] Ruru Shirafuji / Mikado Akatsuki / Oboro Kagami / Tenri Miko / Itsumi Hiigawara / Uiu Amane / Haruinu / Hiroyuki Shindo / LiLYPSE / Marinasu / Aitesu / Samenopoki / Subaru Suzunari / Nao Hinata / Haneru Inaba / Tia Jashō / Kiraboshi Penta / Ashita Penta / Madoka Akachiji / Shiori Tokito / Rin Toma / Mishiro Shirakumo / Kuku Kazami / Anzu Suzuki |
| Website | https://www.vtuber-expo.com/ |
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Mega-Mori MAX × AnaFes × SUPER LIVESun, May 3, Tokyo Metropolis
| Schedule | Sunday, May 3, 2026 |
| place | Ueno Onshi Park Outdoor Stage, Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo |
| Appearance | NekoPla pixx. / Watts◎Circle / Shanimuni = Parade / The Only Item Is Teru-Teru / Falench. / #PANnana / KATACOTO*BANK / KATA☆CHU / 4864. / BAKUMON. / Nippon! True Essence / BUNGEE GUM. / Shirokuma Mind / Kimi to Saku Hana (The Flower I Bloom With You) / Re:INCARNATION / HEAVENLY MISS MY NOTES / Tenshi Totsunuki Yomimi / Millifair / My:ME//OW / INSRiA / Sky-Colored Tears / Soraneru Company / Ephemeral Lyrics / Heartbeat Realism / Tiara Palette / Yiyi ≠ Lianlian / LilQ / √REAL -Root Real- / Palpitink / AILOS / 8FLAG / 8ANGEL / 8WIZARD / 8DOLL / Yo2La (Yokoto-yo) / Setsunasou / Super Babies / SHURi / SHAKE NA BABYS / LAST PiECE / Prettical Reaction / Blank Map Prologue / miao / PrincessGarden - Himeniva - / chocolat d’ange / Reason of AZ |
| Website | https://www.uenopark.info/2026/mega-mori-max-anafest-super-live-2026gw/ |
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La Folle Journée TOKYOMay 3 (Sun) – 5 (Tue), Tokyo
La Folle Journée TOKYO is a classical music festival that originated in 1995 in the port city of Nantes in western France and has been held at Tokyo International Forum since 2005. Its appeal lies in the ability to casually hop between roughly 45-minute concerts from morning to night and enjoy top-tier performances from Japan and abroad at low prices. In 2026, under the theme “LES FLEUVES — Great Rivers,” it will take place from May 3 to 5 at Tokyo International Forum in Marunouchi.
| Schedule | Sun, May 3–Tue, May 5, 2026 |
| place | Tokyo International Forum, 3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Appearance | Ai Furusato (piano) / Ailen Pritchin (violin) / Mari Adachi (viola) / Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano) / Yui Arai (cello) / Ariel Beck (piano) / Ensemble Kochi (chamber music) / Ensemble Magnétis (chamber music) / Anne Queffélec (piano) / Kaoruko Igarashi (piano) / Karin Ito (sand art) / Megumi Ito (piano) / Satoshi Ihara (saxophone) / Kazuhiro Iwasa (flute) / Michiaki Ueno (cello) / Eitetsu Fu-un no Kai (taiko ensemble) / Ryo Eguchi (piano) / Emmanuel Strosser (piano) / Emily Rose Bry (soprano) / Eric Miyashiro (trumpet) / Elmire String Quartet (chamber music) / Shun Oi (piano) / Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) / Yasushi Ohagi (guitar) / Lisa Ono (vocal, guitar) / Olivier Charlier (violin) / Mayuko Kamio (violin) / Senri Kawaguchi (drums) / Ryu Kawamura (bass) / Masaru Kanda (Electone) / Gaspard Dehaene (piano) / Tomoki Kitamura (piano) / Sehyun Kim (piano) / Clara Schmidt (mezzo-soprano) / Gujo Odori Preservation Society (festival music) / Kensho Watanabe (conductor) / Momoka Kono (piano) / Aimi Kobayashi (piano) / Ryutoku Konno (saxophone) / Kenta Saito (saxophone) / Akane Sakai (piano) / Haruma Sato (cello) / Siena Wind Orchestra (orchestra) / Shibusashirazu Orchestra / Shudan Nihon Buyo 21 (Gujo Odori dance) / New Japan Philharmonic / Jianhua Jiang (erhu) / Jean-Baptiste Doulcet (piano) / Daisuke Suzuki (guitar) / SUPER BRASS STARS / Hohsho Sekiya (saxophone) / Sébastien Boin (conductor) / Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra / Toshiki Soejima (guitar) / Sophia Liu (piano) / Keita Takagi (cello) / Seika Takahashi (conductor) / Maiko Takimoto (viola) / Tomoko Takeda (ryuteki) / Ken Tanaka (emcee) / Chisato Taniguchi (piano) / Ayako Tahara (viola) / Fumio Tamura (conductor) / Chiba Symphony Orchestra / Eriko Tsukamoto (emcee) / Ayana Tsuji (violin) / Kousuke Tsunoda (conductor) / Kento Tsubosaka (piano) / Daichi Deguchi (conductor) / Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra / Tokyo 21st Century Orchestra / Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra / Naoko Toritani (mezzo-soprano) / Trio Auhon (chamber music) / Eijiro Nakagawa (trombone) / Eijiro Nakagawa TRAD JAZZ COMPANY / Naoto Nakagawa (piano) / Miho Naka (cello) / Moeko Nakamura (emcee) / Hitomi Niikura (cello) / Eitetsu Hayashi (taiko) / Jae-Hong Park (piano) / Etsuko Hirose (piano) / Kotaro Fukuma (piano) / François Lazarevitch (flutes) / François-Frédéric Guy (piano) / BLACK BOTTOM BRASS BAND / Psophos String Quartet / Masato Honda (saxophone) / Tetsuji Honna (conductor) / Mariana Matsui (vocal, guitar) / Toki Mizuno (double bass) / Keiko Mitsuhashi (conductor) / MOS / Kazufumi Yamashita (conductor) / Kazuhito Yamane (violin) / Song-Won Yang (cello) / Yang Baoyuan (Chinese pipa) / Gen Yokosaka (cello) / Yokohama Sinfonietta / Kanade Yokoyama (conductor) / Lio Kuokman (conductor) / Lukas Geniušas (piano) / Rémi Geniet (piano) / Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien |
| Website | https://www.lfj.jp/ |
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