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List of domestic circuit events [2025–2026]: City festivals

When it comes to circuit events, they’re not just about music—they can also center on food and visuals, and they often become citywide festivals that make use of the whole town: not only music venues like halls and live houses, but also restaurants, temples and shrines, warehouses, and even streets.

Their appeal lies in the way you can take in the area’s history and culture all at once.

This year as well, circuit events and city festivals are being held all over the country, and they’ve taken root as a solid music culture that goes beyond short-lived trends like the outdoor and DIY booms.

Here’s a roundup of domestic circuit events and music festivals held around town.

Past events

MATSURISat 10/11 – Sun 10/12, Tokyo Metropolis

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHachioji City, Tokyo — MATCH VIX / RIPS / PAPABEAT / RINKY DINK 2nd 8 Studio
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Monkey Explosion FestivalSat, Oct 11 – Hyogo Prefecture

ScheduleSaturday, October 11, 2025
placeHyogo Prefecture, Kobe City music zoo KOBE Taiyo to Tora (Sun and Tiger) / THE LIVE HOUSE CHICKEN GEORGE / KOBE VARIT. live music club PADOMA / KINGS X / KOBE BLUE PORT / D×Q Kobe / KOBE108
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SUPER ROCK CITY HIROSHIMASat 10/11–Sun 10/12, Hiroshima Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima City
Websitehttps://super-rockcity.com/

UP-T presents Kagayaki FestOct 11 (Sat) – 12 (Sun), Ishikawa Prefecture

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHokuden Hall, Honda-no-Mori, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Websitehttps://kagayaki-fes.jp/
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Kobe Jazz StreetSat 10/11–Sun 10/12, Hyogo Prefecture

Kobe Jazz Street is a jazz festival with an uncompromising passion for jazz. In Kobe, they are committed to preserving traditional, orthodox jazz, so they recruit performers with a focus on traditional jazz and, rather than solos, on ensembles. Every year, jazz musicians from Japan and abroad—both professionals and amateurs—gather to take part.

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeHyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, Kobe Club / Kitano Meister Garden (Former Kitano Elementary School) / Kobe Women's University Education Center / India Club / Kobe Baptist Church / Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokko-so / Café de Paris / Restaurant Sone / Pipeline
Websitehttp://www.kobejazzstreet.gr.jp
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MINAMI WHEELSat 10/11–Mon 10/13, Osaka Prefecture

It’s the biggest showcase live event in Minami, Osaka, brought to you by FM802! Concerts will take place across live houses throughout the Minami area. Whether you’re here to see your favorite artists or to discover new music, the choice is yours!

ScheduleSat, Oct 11–Mon, Oct 13, 2025
placeOsaka Prefecture, Osaka City: ANIMA / AtlantiQs / BEYOND / BIGCAT / BRONZE / CLAPPER / club JOULE / club vijon / CONPASS / DROP / FANJ twice / FootRock & BEERS / hills Pan Koujou (Hills Bread Factory) / JANUS / OSAKA MUSE / OSAKA RUIDO / soma / SUNHALL / VARON / Namba Hatch
Websitehttp://minamiwheel.jp
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Yokohama Jazz PromenadeSat 10/11 – Sun 10/12, Kanagawa Prefecture

This event is a long-standing jazz festival that has been held since 1993 under the slogan “The entire city becomes a stage.” Taking place in Yokohama—a historic port city and arguably the birthplace of jazz in Japan—it attracts 100,000 visitors every year, making it one of the largest jazz festivals in the country.

ScheduleSat–Sun, Oct 11–12, 2025
placeKanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City, Kannai Hall / Landmark Plaza Sakata Seed Garden Square / Bashamichi Street (in front of Kannai Hall) / CROSS STREET / CIAL Sakuragicho / CIAL Sakuragicho ANNEX / Colette Mare / Queen’s Circle / Queen’s Park / MARK IS Minatomirai / Yokohama City Hall Atrium / JR Yokohama Station Waiting Area “SOUTH COURT” (inside Central South/South ticket gates) / Yokohama Business Park Bellini Hill / Mitsui Outlet Park Yokohama Bayside / Yokohama Motomachi Shopping Street
Websitehttp://jazzpro.jp/
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