Music festivals

The following is a list of some of the bigger music festivals around Japan. You can also find a more comprehensive list here. If the dates are written as "--", it is because the event appears to have not taken place in recent years.

Rock Music

• Arabaki Rock Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: April 27, 28 2019
  Location: Miyagi
  Official website

• Aomori Rock Festival (Natsu no Mamono)

  Type: Rock Festival
  Date: December 25, 2018
  Location: Tsugaru, Aomori
  Official website

• Oga Namahage Rock Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: July 26-28, 2019
  Location: 秋田県男鹿市船川港内特設ステージ, Oga City
  Official website

• Fuji Rock Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: July 26-28, 2019
  Location: Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata
  Official website

• Rock in Japan Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: August 3-4, 10-12, 2019
  Location: Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki
  Official website

• Summer Sonic Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: August 16-18, 2019
  Location: Osaka and Tokyo
  Official website

• Rising Sun Rock Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: August 16-17 2019
  Location: Ishikari Bay New Port, Hokkaido
  Official website

• Zao Dragon Rock Festival

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: --
  Location: Zao Onsen Ski Area
  Official website

• Monster Bash

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: August 24-25 2019
  Location: Mannou, Kagawa
  Official website

• Akita Caravan Music Fes

  Type: ?
  Date: September 1-2, 2018
  Location: Semboku, Akita
  Official website

• Loud Park

  Type: Heavy Metal Festival
  Dates: --
  Location: Saitama
  Official website

• Ozzfest Japan

  Type: Rock Festival
  Dates: --
  Location: Makuhari, Chiba
  Official website

List of Rock festivals in Japan (Japanese)

Electronic Music

• Ultra Japan

  Type: EDM Festival
  Dates: September 15-17, 2018
  Location: Tokyo Odaiba Ultra Park, Tokyo
  Official website

• Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Japan

  Type: EDM Festival
  Dates: May 11-12, 2019
  Location: Zozo Marine Stadium & Makuhari Beach Park, Chiba
  Official website

• Rainbow Disco Club

  Type: Disco/House Festival
  Dates: April 27-29, 2019
  Location: Higashi-Izu Cross Country Course, Higashiizu, Shizuoka
  Official website

Reggae Music

• Starlight Reggae Festa

  Type: Reggae Festival
  Dates: --
  Location: Meihō Kōgen, Gifu
  Official website

• Tōhoku Reggae Festival (東北レゲエ祭)

  Type: Reggae Festival
  Dates: --
  Location: Iwate Kōgen
  Official website

• Yokohama Reggae Festival (横浜レゲエ祭)

  Type: Reggae Festival
  Dates: --
  Location: Yokohama Stadium
  Official website

Jazz Music

• Madarao Jazz

  Type: Jazz Festival
  Dates: August 3-4, 2019
  Location: Madarao Kogen
  Official website

• Jozenji Streetjazz Festival

  Type: Jazz Festival
  Dates: September 8-9, 2018
  Location: Sendai
  Official website

• Nakakoji Jazz Festival

  Type: Jazz Festival
  Dates: August
  Location: Akita City
  

Classical Music

• Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival f.k.a. Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto

  Type: Classical Music Festival
  Dates: August 18-September 7, 2018
  Location: Matsumoto, Nagano
  Official website