[2025–2026] Complete Guide to Music Festivals in Kyushu & Okinawa and Featured Must-See Events

NUMBER SHOT has been held since 2014 as a successor to HIGHER GROUND, which took place from 2003 at the Uminonakamichi Seaside Park Outdoor Theater in Fukuoka Prefecture. Its hallmark is a relatively wide-ranging lineup, from rock bands and singer-songwriters to reggae groups. It’s one of those essential events in Kyushu’s summer live music scene.

The Peaceful Love Rock Festival, which champions the theme of revitalizing local communities through music, is a large-scale rock festival that began in 1983. Growing more successful year by year, it has come to be recognized today as a major rock concert emblematic of midsummer in Okinawa and has grown into an indispensable event for the local community in Okinawa.

We live our daily lives alongside song. In any scene, music is an essential presence that enlivens the moment as a supporting role. However, it’s rare for song to take center stage! This is a festival conceived for that splendid supporting actor—the festival for songs!

Japan’s largest dance music festival born in Osaka! Centered around performances by world-class DJs and popular domestic singers, and packed to the brim with fashion, gourmet food, and even comedy, it’s the ultimate participatory entertainment experience overflowing with fun.