Summer Music Festivals Held 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.

Compared to eastern Japan, western Japan has many so-called local festivals, and there are plenty of small events that are easy to miss.

Here, we’ve put together an overview of summer music festivals held in western Japan.

Why not take this opportunity to check out some festivals you haven’t experienced yet?

Past events

Unlimited Viewing NagoyaSun, Jul 6 — Aichi Prefecture

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Schedule	Sunday, July 6, 2025
place	Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City Shangri-La / SPADE BOX / Heart Land / Live & Lounge Vio / CLUB ROCK’N’ROLL / Barney’s / DAYTRIVE / RAD SEVEN / RAD mini / CIRCUS / Red Dragon / Party’z / TIGHT ROPE / Lion Limited Sakae / R.A.D
Website	https://nagoya.mihoudai.jp/
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GOOOOOON!Sun, Jul 6 – Osaka Prefecture

Schedule	Sunday, July 6, 2025
place	Osaka-jō Outdoor Music Hall, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
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CIRCUS×CIRCUSSat, Jul 5 – Osaka Prefecture

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This is an outdoor hip-hop festival held at Sora no Hiroba in Maishima Sports Island, Osaka. The event has previously featured up-and-coming rappers who are gaining attention worldwide. Amid the challenge of holding the festival safely during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, it will be conducted with attendance limited to one-third of the venue’s capacity, alongside simultaneous online live streaming. Why not join in from home and discover a new way to enjoy festivals?

Schedule	Saturday, July 5, 2025
place	Creative Center Osaka, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Website	https://circusxcircus.com/
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HAZE SONICSat, 7/5, Mie Prefecture

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Schedule	Saturday, July 5, 2025
place	Mie Prefecture, Matsusaka City, THE BIG AILAND
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Sign’s Fest.Tottori Prefecture, Sat 7/5–Sun 7/6

http://www.yumebanchi.jp

Schedule	Sat–Sun, July 5–6, 2025
place	Yonago Convention Center BiG SHiP, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture
Website	https://www.yumebanchi.jp/event/28107/
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HOT MOTTO GUMBOSat–Sun, Jul 5–6, Kyoto Prefecture

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HOTHOTGUMBO ’92 was held in 1992. A single truck started at Shijō-Karasuma and slowly made its way to Kyoto University’s West Auditorium, performing live as it went. Inspired by that incredible event, HOT MOTTO GUMBO began in Osaka in 2013 and finally returned to Kyoto University’s West Auditorium in 2017. It’s a highly captivating event that feels packed with the culture of the time.

Schedule	Sat–Sun, July 5–6, 2025
place	Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Takutaku
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All-You-Can-Watch OsakaSat, Jul 5 – Osaka Prefecture

http://www.mihoudai.jp

Mihoudai, the large circuit festival held every year across multiple live venues around Osaka’s Amerikamura, will be back this year. The lineup is carefully selected by the Mihoudai staff from bands they’ve seen live over the past year, so you can catch a slew of artists who are really on the rise. Looks like we can expect plenty of wonderful bands again this year, don’t you think?

Schedule	Saturday, July 5, 2025
place	Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City BIGCAT / SUNHALL / SUNHALL WEST / SUNHALL B1F / JANUS / OSAKA MUSE / ANIMA / FANJtwice / DROP / BEYOND / VARON / BRONZE / club vijon / AtlantiQs / Pangea / Shinkaigaku (Shin-Kagura) / KING COBRA / hills Bread Factory / FANJ / CIRCUS Osaka / HOKAGE
Website	http://www.mihoudai.jp/
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