Big Autumn Festival Feature in Kanto! Latest Must-See Festivals & Outdoor Event Info [2025–2026]

This is a free-admission jazz event held since 2023 under the concept of “bringing music more casually to the streets of Nihonbashi.” When you think of Tokyo’s Nihonbashi, you might picture a district lined with historic department stores and a place that makes you want to stand up straight as you walk. How about enjoying outdoor live music and spending a grown-up evening sipping drinks like at a beer garden, as a new cultural experience for this neighborhood? It’s in an area you can stop by on your way home from work, so it could be a fresh way to enjoy your weekend.

A circuit-style music event held across four live venues: Shimokitazawa GARDEN, Shimokitazawa Daisy Bar, Shimokitazawa SHELTER, and Shimokitazawa CLUB Que. As it’s an event hosted by up-and-coming bands popular with young people, it may well become an event that represents the future of the rock scene.

The TV Asahi Dream Festival, a music fest hosted by TV Asahi, is a large-scale event held in big venues that features famous musicians, idols, and dance groups everyone knows. Thanks to its prominence and scale, the tickets are so popular that they turn into a fierce competition to get. One of the unique appeals of this kind of event is that you can spend a dreamlike time enjoying a star-studded lineup all at once, not just the artists you’re supporting. It’s a chance to experience such a special time that you won’t regret attending on any of the dates—even going to all of them would be worth it!