Summer Music Festivals Held in Western Japan [2025–2026]
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?
- 2025 Music Festivals & Outdoor Events in the Chugoku and Shikoku Regions
- List of summer festivals in western Japan [2025] held during the summer vacation: rock festivals and outdoor music festivals
- List of Rock Festivals in Western Japan [2025]
- Autumn Music Festival in Western Japan [2025]
- Osaka Festival Calendar [2025]: Guide to Music Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Summer Music Festival Schedule Summary [2025]
- Music Festival Held During Summer Vacation [2025]
- Summer Music Festivals Held in Eastern Japan [2025]
- Music festivals in western Japan held during Golden Week [2025]
- List of Eastern Japan Summer Festivals [2025]: Rock Festivals and Outdoor Music Festivals Held During Summer Vacation
- Wakayama Festival Calendar [2025]: Music Festivals and Outdoor Events Overview
- Kansai Music Festivals [2025]: Featured Outdoor Festivals & Events to Watch
- [2025] Complete Guide to Music Festivals in Kyushu and Okinawa + Featured Events
Past events
Music for taking shelter from the rainFri 6/6–Sun 6/8, Shiga Prefecture
| Schedule | Fri, Jun 6–Sun, Jun 8, 2025 |
| place | ShiraTeien, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Website | https://amaoto.info/ |
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BOB ROCK FESTIVAL Mon, 6/2, Osaka Prefecture
Many of you probably want to go to music festivals but can’t because you work on weekends, right? They’re usually held on Saturdays and Sundays or on public holidays. For people like that, this festival is—believe it or not—held on a weekday, and on a Monday at that! How about taking it easy and soaking in music on a weekday afternoon?
| Schedule | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| place | Hattori Ryokuchi Open-Air Music Hall, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Website | https://bobrockfestival.com/ |
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KARIYA URBAN FESSun, 6/1 Aichi Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
| place | Wing Arena Kariya, Kariya City General Sports Park, Aichi Prefecture |
| Website | https://urbanfes.area1contents.com/arena-live |
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Logos Land FestaSun, 6/1 – Kyoto Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
| place | LOGOS LAND, Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Website | https://logosland.jp/news/detail/267 |
Mizuaru Latin FestSun, 6/1 Tottori Prefecture
| Schedule | Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
| place | Tottori Prefecture Matsue City COCO MATSUE |
HIGHBRIDSun, 6/1 Aichi Prefecture
A festival with the concept “Dance JAZZY, not JAZZ.” It stylishly showcases the next-generation JAZZY sound. Drawing on elements from the many genres the 2000s generation has listened to—jazz, rock, hip-hop, reggae, house, electronica, and more—it centers its concept around the axis of “JAZZY.”
| Schedule | Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
| place | Kariya General Athletic Park, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture |
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MIKROCKSun, Jun 1 — Osaka Prefecture
Microck is an event hosted by the live music venue “Mikunigaoka FUZZ” in Sakai, Osaka. It will be the first outdoor rock festival in Sakai. As a free music festival, it aims to energize Sakai with the goal of getting the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group recognized as a World Heritage site. Areas within the venue are named after kofun (ancient burial mounds), letting you enjoy a unique atmosphere.
| Schedule | Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
| place | Yumeshima, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Pop-up Stage, East Interior |
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