Hibiya Music Festival 2023
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Hibiya Music Festival Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Grant for Artistic City
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2022 Grant for Artistic City [Newly established in FY2022]
Business Overview
The Hibiya Music Festival is a "free and borderless music festival" held in Hibiya Park, Tokyo's central park, in cooperation with the local community. Programs such as special concerts by top artists in various genres, participatory workshops, and talk shows were held throughout Hibiya Park, including the Hibiya Outdoor Music Hall and Small Music Hall, and in surrounding facilities such as Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. This year, as the novel coronavirus is now classified as Class 5 under the Infectious Disease Law, the event was held without restrictions for the first time in 4 years since 2019, with an audience and live streaming online via U-NEXT. As a result, the event was a great success with 110,000 visitors, 150,000 viewers, and 230,000 views. The main performers are Tokiko Kato, Kaela Kimura, Hideki Togi, Seiko Niizuma, LIBERA, Sayuri Ishikawa, Kazutoshi Sakurai and others.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, June 2, 2023 ~4 (Sun)
- Venues
- Facilities in Hibiya Park and Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Profile
[Hibiya Music Festival Executive Committee]
On June 19, 2017, an executive committee was established and a general meeting was held for the purpose of contributing to the revitalization of Hibiya Park and Hibiya district, the enhancement of the attractiveness of Tokyo, an international city, and the transmission of a new Japanese music culture by organizing the "Hibiya Music Festival."
The first "Hibiya Music Festival" was held from June 1, 2019 to 2.
In 2020, it was canceled due to a state of emergency due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In 2021, "Hibiya Music Festival 2021" was held with no audience and only live streaming online.
In 2022, the Hibiya Music Festival 2022 was held with a limited number of people from June 3 to 5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, 'Hibiya Music Festival 2023' was held from June 2 to 4 without restrictions for the first time in 4 years.
【 Executive Committee Chairperson Seiji Kameda 】
・music producer, arranger and bassist
・Produced famous musicians such as Ringo Shiina, Spitz, Ken Hirai, etc.
・He won the Outstanding Music Award at the 44 Japan Academy Awards for "Ito" (2021).
・Won the Arrangement Award at the 49 Japan Record Awards (2007)
・Won the Arrangement Award at the 57 Japan Record Awards (2015)