Autumn Music Festivals in Eastern Japan [2025–2026]

Music Festival Master / Editor-in-ChiefKeisuke Hane
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.

We’ve put together an overview of fall festivals taking place across eastern Japan, from Hokkaido to the Hokuriku and Koshinetsu regions.

If summer festivals didn’t satisfy your appetite for fun, you’re not alone.

Check this out and keep enjoying the festival season!

Past events

PIA MUSIC COMPLEXSat 10/4 – Sun 10/5, Kanagawa Prefecture

piamusiccomplex.com

The title MUSIC COMPLEX reflects our desire to help you establish “entertainment that’s uniquely yours” through encounters with new music. With a lineup of trending artists, it’s shaping up to be the ultimate rock festival!

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Pia Arena MM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Website	https://piamusiccomplex.com/
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QUESTSat 10/4 – Sun 10/5, Yamagata Prefecture

OPEN AIR Party QUEST is an outdoor festival held in Yamagata Prefecture. Set against the backdrop of Mount Jinga-mine, this festival layers sounds like a mountain range itself, rising so majestically that it seems to tower not only over Jinga-mine but even over Fuji (Mount Fuji). Its sheer power is a must-see.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Sanpal, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
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Niigata Music FestivalSat 10/4–Sun 10/5, Niigata Prefecture

http://www.niigataongakusai.com

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Niigata Prefecture, Niigata City, Furumachi Rururu Plaza / Daishi Hokuetsu Hall and others
Website	https://www.niigataongakusai.com/

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Wind and Rock ImonikaiSat–Sun, Oct 4–5, Fukushima Prefecture

kazetorockimonikai.jp

This is a music festival presented by “Kaze to Rock,” the radio program and free paper by Fukushima-born creator Michihiko Yanai, together with the Fukushima Minpo newspaper. Billed as a village-festival-style rock event, it features activities like imoni stew, campfires, and test-of-courage night walks, with a hallmark of close interaction between performers and attendees. The now-traditional imoni gathering looks set to energize Fukushima.

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	EN RESORT Grandeco, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture
Website	http://kazetorockimonikai.jp/2023/imonypark.html
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Iwaki Downtown ConcertSat–Sun, Oct 4–5, Fukushima Prefecture

kankou-iwaki.or.jp

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Fukushima Prefecture, Iwaki City: Iwaki T-One Building / In front of Sakamoto Paper Store / Amago Taxi (in the parking lot) / Himawari Shinkin Bank (in front of headquarters) / Toho Bank Iwaki Sales Department (in the parking lot) / LATOV (station-front boulevard side, in front of Heishichi Elementary on 1F) / In front of Iwaki Station (Child Kizuna Exchange Plaza) / Machi Pole Iwaki (B1 Plus) / Daikumachi Park / Aeon Iwaki Store (in the parking lot) / Shinkawa East Green Belt / club SONIC Iwaki / Kotarocho Park
Website	https://kankou-iwaki.or.jp/event/50606

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Salsa StreetSat 10/4–Sun 10/5, Tokyo

wsavannast.com

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo
Website	https://wsavannast.com/events/salsa-street/
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EACH STORY 〜THE CAMP〜Sat 10/4 – Sun 10/5, Nagano Prefecture

http://www.eachstory.site

Schedule	Saturday–Sunday, October 4–5, 2025
place	Goko Farm Auto Campground, Kawakami Village, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture
Website	https://www.eachstory.site/
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