List of Jazz Festivals in Hokuriku and Koshinetsu [2025–2026]

The Monterey Jazz Festival in Noto began in 1989 as a friendship initiative through jazz by the City of Monterey in the United States and the Wakura Onsen Tourism Association of Nanao City. Due to this history, the program features performances by a U.S. all-star jazz orchestra as well as by Japanese junior high school big bands.

This event has been held since 2007 as a continuation of a jazz event that ran for 30 years until 2003. It has grown larger each year, bringing together over 30 groups and more than 300 performers, and with an expected audience of 3,000, it’s said to be the largest ever. The venue, Madarao Kogen, is a ski resort set in great natural surroundings. It sounds like a day where you can feel truly refreshed.

An outdoor festival where you can rent out an entire campground and enjoy Manouche jazz from many angles! The campsite is lined with wagon-style cabins, creating an atmosphere that makes you feel as if the Roma people might actually live there—immerse yourself in the music!