[2026] Hokkaido & Tohoku Winter Festival Guide! Introducing Popular Event Information

Music Festival Master / Editor-in-ChiefHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC and in charge of music festivals. When I attended my first music festival as a freshman in college, I was captivated by its charm—“I can’t believe there’s a place this free and this fun.” I share information about wonderful music festivals every day to help grow the community of festival fans.

Many music festivals that color the winters of Hokkaido and Tohoku will be held again this year.

Against a backdrop of magnificent snowy landscapes, popular artists will deliver powerful live performances.

The special sense of unity created by passionate performances and the crisp winter air offers a different kind of emotion from summer festivals.

Another hallmark of winter festivals is the chance to relax and enjoy music on warm indoor stages.

In this article, we’ll bring you plenty of information about winter music festivals.

Past events

Arafudo MusicSat, Jan 24, Fukushima Prefecture

This event takes a novel approach by combining hot springs and music. It involves renting out a hot spring inn in Fukushima and holding a live concert for 150 people in the grand banquet hall. The audience can enjoy being close to the artists as well as the hot spring ryokan itself—what a wonderful event. After the earthquake, a third of the establishments in the host area, Tsuchiyu Onsen Town, closed down. This event was launched to help bring vibrancy back to the hot spring town.

Schedule	Saturday, January 24, 2026
place	YUMORI, Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi, Fukushima Prefecture
Website	https://www.arafudomusic.com/

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