Hibiya Music Festival 2025
*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
FY2024 2nd Term Grant for Artistic City
Business Overview
The Hibiya Music Festival has been a main stage of modern and contemporary Japanese music history in Hibiya Park, Tokyo's central park, with its Small Music Hall, Large Music Hall, and Hibiya Public Hall. The festival was started in 2019 in cooperation with the local community to improve the attractiveness of the park and the town, and as a music festival suitable for the international city of Tokyo. It is now in its 7th year and has established itself as a feature of early summer.
Many visitors were expected this year as well, but the first day on Saturday, May 31 was only 37000 due to rain, but the following day, Sunday, June 1, was blessed with good weather, and the number of visitors for one day reached a record high of 108000, with a total of 145000 visitors for 2 days. In addition, as usual, live and missed broadcasts were also conducted online, bringing the charms of the Hibiya Music Festival to people all over the country and the world.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, May 31, 2025 to Sunday, June 1
- Venues
- Facilities in Hibiya Park and Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Profile
Hibiya Music Festival Executive Committee
June 19, 2017 The Hibiya Music Festival Executive Committee was established for the purpose of contributing to the revitalization of Hibiya Park and the Hibiya district, the enhancement of the attractiveness of Tokyo, an international city, and the transmission of new Japanese music culture by organizing and managing the Hibiya Music Festival.
June 1, 2019 - 2 The first "Hibiya Music Festival" was held.
Since 2020, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, the festival has been canceled, held only online live without an audience, and held with a limited number of people. Since 2023, however, the festival has been held without any restrictions, with 2 features: live online and with an audience.
[Executive Committee Chairperson Seiji Kameda]
• Music producer, arranger, bassist
• Produced famous musicians such as Ringo Shiina, Spitz, Ken Hirai, etc.
• Winner of the Outstanding Music Award at the 44 th Japan Academy Award for "Ito" (2021)
• Winner of the Best Arrangement Award at the 49 th Japan Record Awards (2007)
• Winner of the Best Arrangement Award at the 57 th Japan Record Awards (2015)