The town becomes a theater! Toyama Downtown Music Festival held from September 13th to 15th
The Kitanippon Shimbun Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 5, 2025 To Members of the Press The town becomes a theater! September 13th-15th: Toyama Machinaka Music Festival Following last year’s success, the “Toyama Machinaka Music Festival” will be held again this year, lighting up Toyama City with music! All events are free, so anyone can enjoy music casually over the three days! A wide variety of music events will be held all over the city!
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Special Guest Stage ◎Blue Wind Harmony Concert A performance stage featuring brass bands from junior high and high schools in Toyama City, as well as working adults. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru Band will be making a special guest appearance! Don’t miss the collaborative performance between the brass bands and the Maizuru Band. [Date] September 15, 2025 (Monday/holiday) [Time] 1.10:00-14:45 [Performance] Toyama Daiichi High School, Kureha Junior High School, Toyama Technical High School, Northern Junior High School, Yao High School, Toyama Minami High School, Toyama Northern High School, Yao Junior High School, Toiro, and what! , Shinjo Junior High School (in no particular order) 2. 15:00-17:00 [Performer] Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru Band [Venue] Aubade Hall, Main Hall [Admission] Free admission, no advance application required Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/117252/38/117252-38-623dd864c410ca1b981bed9d95fd4ced-3000×2000.jpg Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru Band ◎Chihiro Hosokawa Jazz Piano Live A special live performance by Toyama-born jazz pianist Chihiro Hosokawa. She will passionately perform jazz standards, musicals, film scores, original songs, and more. 【Date】 Monday, September 15, 2025 (National Holiday) 【Time】 17:30-18:30 【Venue】 Aubade Hall, Medium Hall 【Admission】 Free admission, advance registration required, unreserved seating Click here to apply
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[Saturday, September 13th] ◎Toyama Ensemble Series Vol. 2 Joint Concert 【Date and Time】 September 13th (Sat) 3:00 PM – 【Venue】 Toyama Civic Plaza Ensemble Hall (9-28 Ushijima-cho, Toyama City) 【Admission】 Invitation required / Unreserved seating / Admission with invitation ticket *Invitation tickets can be purchased at the Asnet counter or the Kitanippon Shimbun Play Guide. 【Inquiries】 Toyama Music Culture Association Matsushita Phone 076 (462) 3664
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/117252/38/117252-38-cf4b6b9d1b4728568b876d1f9b6ce2ea-900×900.jpg [Sunday, September 14th] ◎Brass & Harmony Special Concert A special concert by the Toyama City Fire Department Band and the Toyama Prefectural Police Band. Popular pop and film music, along with color guard performances, will add a touch of color to the stage for you to enjoy. Date Sunday, September 14th Time 1. 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM [Performer] Toyama City Fire Department Band 2. 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM [Performer] Toyama Prefectural Police Band [Venue] Aubade Hall Main Hall 【Admission】 Free admission, no advance application required
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Clarinet/Hidetaka Tsubaki, Double Bass/Kotone Higuchi, Cello/Miyu Komatsu, Bassoon/Kensuke Nishibori, Flute/Kaori Saito, Horn/Junna Wakiyama
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(Monday/Holiday)] ◎Station Music In addition to “Piani Street,” where pianists perform one after another, “Station Music” is a regular event where you can freely play the street piano yourself. It’s happening again this year! Station Pianistreet Date and Time Sunday, September 14th, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM / 14:00-16:00 [Performers] Masashi Yabushita & Ayaka Otsuka, Shizuka Takao & Junrei Senoue, Miyuki Maruyama, Yoshiyoshi Kubo, Suzue Tamaki, Saori Tsunoda, [amica] Tomoko Takakuwa & Yaso Fukuhara, [CozyTrio] Cozy Trio/Yuki Ishiyama, Mr. N & Hanako Iwadera, Yumena Nakata, Akiho Taira, Noa Kameda, Shogo Tsukada & Emi Wakui September 15th (Monday, National Holiday) 11:00-13:30 / 14:00-16:00 [Performers] Piano duo “Seur” Chihiro Mori & Yumika Mori, [Melody Palette] Miyoshi Ito, [Melody Palette] Tsukino Ando, [Melody Palette] Yuzuki Watanuki, [Melody Palette] Hinata Kusunoki, [Melody Palette] Palette] Yamagishi Karin, Melody Palette] Maekawa Kana, Kaikatsuki Rinka, Asao Mei, Ui Yusuke, Omori Miku, Yabushita Masashi, Nakagawa Ayumi, Pororonkai] Members of the hobby piano circle Pororonkai, Kondo Yohei, Hoshino Izumi, Nishida Mitsuteru, Koya Let’s play together! Station Street Piano 【Date & Time】 September 14th (Sun) and 15th (Mon, National Holiday) 9:00-10:55 / 16:00-16:55 【Venue】 All venues are located in the Toyama Station North-South Passageway.
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