Japan-related Events

SATSUKI is coming back to Europe for a Summer tour of two weeks. After extensively touring Europe to promote his latest album REBOOT, last year, the musician will come back...

The alt idol group NECRONOMIDOL doesn't like to stand still, after graduations of members, the addition of new members and releasing a horror film, titled BEYOND THE RED, the group...

In the months of April and May 2019, the Yamato Drummers will give no fewer than 32 (!) Shows in The Netherlands. The tour bears the title JHONETSU (情熱), which...

On Friday 22 March 2019, one of the most important and most talked-about contemporary artists, Yayoi Kusama, will turn 90 years old. To celebrate this fact, Museum Voorlinden will be...

String Orchestra Nanagen from Tokyo will come back to The Netherlands for the fourth time. Previous visits resulted in successful performances. The orchestra consists of young people who learn to...

IBASHO Gallery's newest exhibition will be a solo exhibition of the works by Hitoshi Fugo. Under the name BLACKOUT, the solo exhibition can be visited from 21 March until 19...

When you thought that the organisation behind METAL MATSURI, ORIONlive UK, has announced everything, the organisation announced the host for the first edition of the festival. Earlier today, they came...

During the European tour of SUMAC, the experimental band ENDON will join for a part of this tour to perform in a few countries. They will support the American/Canadian post-metal...

After announcing a list of European Summer shows in June, July and August, the metalcore band CRYSTAL LAKE announced a performance at Download Festival at Donington Park. But the band...

Indie pop trio Lucie,Too will travel in June to Korea to perform at DMZ TRAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019. It is the first time that the Japanese girl group will perform...

Crossfaith announced that they will perform at three shows of the American metalcore band Of Mice & Men, this Summer. Of Mice & Men will tour Europe in August and...

To promote their newest release, Turn On, Tune In. Freak Out!, the psychedelic rock band Hibushibire (秘部痺れ) from Osaka, will return to the United Kingdom for a tour in May....

From 8 until 10 March, it is time for another edition of Made in Asia at Brussels Expo. Like every year, this event has an interesting programme, from cosplay to...

From 5 until 10 March, CinemAsia, the only all-Asian film festival in The Netherlands, will present 41 films from 15 countries and regions, many of which are shown in Europe...

After announcing the performance at Raw Power Festival in London, the tribal oriental dreamy psych trio KUUNATIC announced all the dates of their upcoming European tour. The European tour will...

From 15 March to 8 September Japanese Museum SieboldHuis will present the exhibition ‘Japanese Nudes’ (in Dutch Japans Naakt). This exhibition illustrates the development in Japanese nude photography from the...

Europe has a new Japanese music festival, with a focus on idol music. The festival, Monster of Dolls, will take place on Saturday 11 May at Giostrà Music Arena in...

Neo Kawaii quartet CHAI announced a worldwide tour, starting in the United States and ending up in Japan. In between these two tours, CHAI will embark on a European tour with shows...

From 16 March through 19 May the new exhibition, A Tale of Hidden Histories, will run at Eye in Amsterdam. Truth, facts, memories, reality: are they all constructions? Artists Broomberg...

During the European tour of Visual Kei band Jupiter, that will start on 9 May in Germany, a few support acts from Europe and Japan will perform to warm up...

After organising the talk and discussion with Mako & Ken Oshidori, collective behind Hope Step Japan! will organise another edition of the memorial event with the theme: From Now On....

While other bands are announcing shows and European tours for the coming months, metal band Crossfaith, announced a performance at a music, arts and theatrical festival in the United Kingdom....

The cyberpunk band PSYDOLL announced a United Kingdom tour, in support of their new EP, Machine Cup. This EP is chapter 4 of their Machine Kingdom series. The tour, titled...

Metalcore band coldrain will perform at the 2019-edition of the two German festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, coming June.  Both festivals will simultaneously take place in the...