Kobe Shinkaichi Music Festival | Music Festival & Events
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.
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Kobe Shinkaichi Music Festival
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.
Appearance
[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 / Yoshimura Biso & BSB / jewel69s / Shun Kikuta Special Band / Mayo Katano / Yokoo BB [Minatogawa Hall] asano raincoat / Funky Workshop / xilinx. / Symmetric / SANA BEATS MONDAY MORNING / gvhpp project / 100-bar Canary / Hanis-Anika / Spacility / PINKY & COLORS / RUDE STOMPERS [Square] SHOW-LOWs / Suika / Sea Monkey / Keiko Kanda / Kisetsu*FU / THE CABE$ / Yui / MEI Club / Shinnosuke Kamikawa / Utatane Quartet / Haji & Tooru’s Blues / fruFRU acoustic band [Art Hiroba] GLASS HAT / SENtoROI / Melmo Shibusawa / GYPSY VAGABONZ / Manma G / Routine / Hanjuku BLOOD / Bantan Brothers / Poet Manjiro with Nori / ERiKA⁺ / Yamashain / 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 / Sabomule [metro+] Ramen Babaa / Asanari Yuya / Chant Chant / KONISHIMIZU / Usagiya / Whistle jam / flapmole / Curious & Capricious / Swing Set / FAITH BAND [Minaentown] 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 Gakuonza / Yankurunaisa / Bombe Hiroshi / THE Double Punch / Injera / KishiTomo / Mikeneko Mage / Jecco. / Trip Harmony / ESPOIR / Keiko Fuji Legend Sanwaon / Elepin / Motomachi Romance / Soleil / Ai @ Vanilla Ice / AiSeiKen / Yuki / Miyukito / DEJAVU [aiai] Miharu Nagae / Nanosh / ORI×AI / Mille-feuille / Pino / Erika Fujii & Akitomo Araki / Superfunny [Higashiyama Shopping Street] JAZZ Session [Marushin Market] CP Girls / Utaone Biyori / StrawberryMoon / Shinya Onishi / Sanpogatera / Takai-chan
Event details
| Name | Kobe Shinkaichi Music Festival |
| Schedule | Sat 5/9 – Sun 5/10 |
| place | Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Hyogo Ward, around Minatogawa Park and the Shinkaichi Shopping Street (multiple stages) |
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