[2025–2026] Must-Know Info on Music Festivals & Outdoor Events in the Koshinetsu and Hokuriku Regions

Speaking of Fuji Rock, it’s one of Japan’s three major music festivals. It’s a large outdoor rock festival that draws over 100,000 attendees across three days every year. The venue is Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture. You can enjoy a wide range of musical genres across stages of various sizes, and at night there are all-night DJ events—truly a festival where you can immerse yourself in music. Plus, just being at a festival set in the great outdoors is enough to get your heart racing. If you’re a music fan, it’s a festival you should attend at least once.

This is a live event hosted by NONA REEVES. It has been held in Nagano Prefecture, the hometown of drummer Shigeru Komatsu, since 2019. As a pop ‘n’ soul band that pursues a sound with a strong focus on pop music—and is active beyond band activities by publishing a guidebook on ’80s pop and providing songs to other artists—it’s also worth noting which artists they invite. The event, crafted by musicians who are deeply dedicated to sound, is well worth the trip to Nagano.

Japan’s number one yakiniku town is hosting a rock festival! Yakiniku and music that bring smiles to people’s faces. The lineup is as sizzling hot as the barbecue itself! Whatever your definition of rock, let’s share a hot and exciting time together! At the venue on the day, there will be a zone where you can enjoy yakiniku empty-handed—just show up and dig in.

The music festival held in Takayama Village, Nō Prefecture