Autumn Music Festivals in Western 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.

Even in autumn, there are still plenty of music festivals being held.

Here’s a roundup of fall music festivals taking place in western Japan.

It covers a wide area from the Tokai region to Kyushu and Okinawa, and there are lots of interesting events in each region.

Past events

KAWABE MOUNTAIN FES. FUMOTOSun, 10/19 Gifu Prefecture

http://www.kawabe-gifu.jp

Schedule	Sunday, October 19, 2025
place	Gifu Prefecture, Kamo District, Kawabe Town Hall Front Parking Lot
Website	https://www.kawabe-gifu.jp/?p=51164
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O.Y.Z NO YAONSun, 10/19, Osaka Prefecture

This event, “O,” which will be held at Osaka Castle Open-Air Music Hall.

Since it’s “Z NO YAON” (= Oyaji no Yaon), the lineup consists exclusively of adult male groups. Even though they may be “oyaji,” I’m sure each group will showcase a mature coolness that won’t lose out to the younger crowd.

Schedule	Sunday, October 19, 2025
place	Osaka-jō Hall (Osaka Castle Music Hall), Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

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Que Sera Sera FestivalSun, Oct 19 – Hiroshima Prefecture

queseraserafestival.com

The Que Sera Sera Festival is held in Sera Town, located roughly in the center of Hiroshima Prefecture. It’s an outdoor festival where you can enjoy top-notch music along with local gourmet food and drinks while feeling the refreshing autumn breeze of the highlands.

Schedule	Sunday, October 19, 2025
place	Sera Dream Park, Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture
Website	http://queseraserafestival.com/
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Tokushima Jazz StreetSunday, 10/19, Tokushima Prefecture

http://www.tkjs.net

The Tokushima Jazz Street is a jazz festival with a very long history. Multiple live performances take place simultaneously at various venues throughout the city. This year, numerous artists will perform live across 11 venues. These circuit-style events are wonderful, offering an extraordinary feeling as a familiar city overflows with music.

Schedule	Sunday, October 19, 2025
place	Tokushima Prefecture, Tokushima City / various locations
Website	http://www.tkjs.net
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Showa Town Music FestivalSunday, 10/19, Oita Prefecture

http://www.showanomachi.com

Bungotakada City’s Showa-era townscape, which has been recreated to bring back the vitality of the Showa period and has become a tourist attraction, evokes the lively streets of those days. This festival, a regular event held since 2007 (Showa 81), invites you to enjoy wonderful music amid the retro townscape—why not come and experience it?