Japan-related Events

From 8 to 10 January 2021 Stichting Berg & van Dalen presents the exhibition Edo Sanpu 2020 at Zone2Source (The Glass House) Amstelpark in the city of Amsterdam. Edo Sanpu...

The hybrid event of Le Guess Who?, named ON/OFF is now only an online programme. The OFF programming, that would take place offline, has been cancelled due to the new...

Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) will present its annual music showcase from 4 until 6 November 2020. The three-day event will be livestreamed for music fans worldwide via TIMM's official...

Composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto decided the date for his final concert of 2020. Titled Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 12122020, the performance is planned for 12 December 2020. In...

After a successful online live concert in August of this year, post-rock band The;Cutlery will be planning to do this once again on YouTube and Twitcasting in November. The stream...

Visual Kei band NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST have had a rather turbulent time. With various changes of band members in a short period of time, which caused a bit of a crisis...

The first European tour of Visual Kei metal band DEVILOOF, originally planned for 2020 and postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, has been cancelled after all. This was...

If you are still looking for a way to celebrate Halloween with good music, you might want to check out Kaya's Gothic Night on Saturday 31 October. The event will...

From 29 October at IBASHO Gallery in Antwerp will present the works of Dutch photographer Paul Cupido in the exhibition, titled Mukayu. Mukayu has been Cupido's spiritual guideline during his...

Alternative metal band HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT will soon celebrate the 20th-anniversary of the band with a performance at Hatsudai Doors in Tokyo. Since they know that not everybody is able...

The heavy metal band BLOOD STAIN CHILD will be streaming an online live show worldwide on Friday 23 October 2020. The stream will be free to watch on YouTube. Titled...

Last week, Le Guess Who? shared the interesting news that they would organise a hybrid event named ON/OFF from 13 to 15 November as an alternative of the yearly Le...

After the release of the second album of April in 85, titled SLEEP IN WHITE, in the fourth month of this year, the band was planning to do a release...

After postponing the second edition of Monster of Dolls from May to November 2020, the organisation behind the idol festival announced that the event will not take place this year,...

After Le Guess Who? had to move its international festival earlier this year to 2021, the organisation will present a hybrid event named ON/OFF from 13 to 15 November as...

Normally, the Japanese Print Collection Nihon no hanga in Amsterdam will present two special exhibitions in a  year, one in May and another one in November. The exhibition in May...

Indie-pop band Lucie,Too shared some good news for their fans: they announced the arrival of a new bass player and a live show that will be broadcasted for fans worldwide....

On the 13th of September, singer-songwriter HITT, a musician who has toured Europe many times, shared an important announcement with his fans through a livestream. In this live broadcast, he...

To celebrate the 15th-anniversary of post-rock and instrumental band te', the four-piece decided to broadcast their performance at the well-known live venue, Shinjuku Loft, for their fans around the globe....

After postponing the 25th edition of the Belgian metal festival Graspop Metal Meeting to 2021, the organisation has been working hard not to lose their previous efforts done for the...

Originally planned for the beginning of November, Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show has announced that the event will be moved to 2021. The organisation shared a message in French and...

In the 12th year of Japan Matsuri, the biggest free event in the United Kingdom, the event will go online for the first time. Under the name Japan Matsuri Presents,...

From 19 September, De Ketelfactory will be showing the solo exhibition of photographer and designer Guus Rijven under the title Dragon of the White - the island of Deshima in...

Visual Kei band MUCC announced their second no-audience live stream, planned for 20 September. The show, titled Fight against COVID-19 #3 - 'AKU THE BROKEN RESUSCITATION' will be streamed live...