Summer Festival Season
I’ve already written about about Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic but they’re just the two biggest gaijin-friendly festivals in Japan. It’s summertime now and there’s plenty more music festivals on offer around Japan than just those two. Over the next week or so, I’ll be posting about what festivals you can sink your teeth…errr…ears…into, here in the land of the Rising Sun.
Today, it’s about a festival that I’m personally very excited about. Apparently it gets bigger crowds than either Summer Sonic or Fuji Rock. And since Fuji Rock gets around 125,000 people, that’s a helluva lotta people. The festival is called Rock In Japan and as you might have guessed, it’s all homegrown Japanese music, although not necessarily rock.
Japan has some awesome bands. Only a few have made an impact overseas, and to be frank, not all of the bands have even made an impact in Japan. There’s a lot of talent here though and the Rock In Japan festival is the best way to try them out.
Headlining are Puffy, Shonen Knife, Ellegarden, POLYSICS and Oceanlane amongst others. The festival goes over three days on the beach in Ibaraki Prefecture. Tickets are ¥10,500 (one day), ¥20,000 (two days) or ¥27,000 (three days).
Link:
Rock In Japan (Japanese only)
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