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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?

Past events

IRIE MUSIC with JIM BEAM SUMMER FESFri 7/25 – Sun 7/27, Fukuoka Prefecture

ScheduleFri, Jul 25–Sun, Jul 27, 2025
placeFukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Tenjin Central Park
Websitehttps://lovefm.co.jp/jbsf/
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chidoriya RocksJuly 23 (Wed) – 24 (Thu), Kyoto Prefecture

This is a music event produced by drummer and music producer Gota Yashiki and his wife, Tomomi Yashiki. As a new kind of festival that fuses Japanese traditional performing arts with rock, it offers experiences you can only have here. Even just the artist performances feature a star-studded lineup that fans will find irresistible, and the band members are legendary musicians active nationwide, all gathered together. With a variety of productions—including songs and dances by Kyoto’s geisha unique to the region—you can enjoy the finest in Japanese entertainment, all packed into this stage. Every part of it is unmissable.

ScheduleWednesday–Thursday, July 23–24, 2025
placeRohm Theatre Kyoto Main Hall, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Websitehttps://kyotochidoriya.com/pages/chidoriya-rocks-2023
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Rave Great War RAVE IN JAPAN FESMon, 7/21 Osaka Prefecture

ScheduleMonday, July 21, 2025
placeOsaka-jō Hall (Osaka Castle Music Hall), Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Websitehttps://ravetaisen.jp/
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Grand BlueSunday, 7/20, Saga Prefecture

ScheduleSunday, July 20, 2025
placeKaratsu Nishinohama, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture
Websitehttps://grand-blue-karatsu.com/

Kutsuwaike Green Jam ~WILD & FREE~Sun, Jul 20 — Kyoto Prefecture

ScheduleSunday, July 20, 2025
placeKutsuwaike Nature Park, Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture
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Shimabara Music FestivalSunday, July 20 – Nagasaki Prefecture

ScheduleSunday, July 20, 2025
placeShimabara Cultural Hall, Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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MIYA-JICKFukuoka Prefecture, Sun 7/20–Mon 7/21

A cozy, handcrafted music festival led mainly by amateur musicians, with the theme of blending nature and art. Performers are selected through an open call, and in addition to music, there’s a flea market and more, turning the shrine into a lively hub of music and art.

ScheduleSun, Jul 20, 2025 – Mon, Jul 21, 2025
placeMiyajidake Shrine, Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Websitehttps://www.miyajick.com/