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Tokyo

Natasha | Contemporary Theatre in Tokyo 2025

Performing Arts

Natasha
Contemporary Theatre in Tokyo 2025

Back to the Future: The Musical by Shiki Theatre | Stage Show in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Back to the Future: The Musical by Shiki Theatre
Stage Show in Tokyo 2026

RAVEN RISE | Underground Performing Arts in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

RAVEN RISE
Underground Performing Arts in Tokyo 2026

Encounters vol.1 | Live Performing Arts in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Encounters vol.1
Live Performing Arts in Tokyo 2026

History Live: Military Strategist and Foot Soldier | Theatrical History in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

History Live: Military Strategist and Foot Soldier
Theatrical History in Tokyo 2026

Black Cat -273.15 Hinata Graduation | Underground Idol Live in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Black Cat -273.15 Hinata Graduation
Underground Idol Live in Tokyo 2026

Akira Kawashima Talk Show at LOFT/PLUS ONE | Comedy Night in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Akira Kawashima Talk Show at LOFT/PLUS ONE
Comedy Night in Tokyo 2026

Kaidan KAWANA Bookstore Wakamoto Kiori SP | Ghost Story Performance in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Kaidan KAWANA Bookstore Wakamoto Kiori SP
Ghost Story Performance in Tokyo 2026

Coward / Scaredy-cat / Timid Person | Independent Theatre in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Coward / Scaredy-cat / Timid Person
Independent Theatre in Tokyo 2026

Rasher Miyoshi 70th Birthday Party | Live Celebration at LOFT/PLUS ONE Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Rasher Miyoshi 70th Birthday Party
Live Celebration at LOFT/PLUS ONE Tokyo 2026

Divine Oracle Radio 2nd Public Recording | Live Talk Event in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Divine Oracle Radio 2nd Public Recording
Live Talk Event in Tokyo 2026

Mountainman 'Screams of the Heart' Tour | Folk A Cappella Live in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Mountainman 'Screams of the Heart' Tour
Folk A Cappella Live in Tokyo 2026

Liquid Play at Flowers Loft | Live Music Night in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Liquid Play at Flowers Loft
Live Music Night in Tokyo 2026

Voice Trigger 2026 Yotsuba Heights | Live Seiyuu Show in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Voice Trigger 2026 Yotsuba Heights
Live Seiyuu Show in Tokyo 2026

Cinema Treasure Hall 90 | Independent Short Films in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Cinema Treasure Hall 90
Independent Short Films in Tokyo 2026

Joyu Fumihiro & Oshima Teru Flame Talk Show Vol.15 | Live Comedy in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Joyu Fumihiro & Oshima Teru Flame Talk Show Vol.15
Live Comedy in Tokyo 2026

Helichrysum vol.5 | Performing Arts at Flowers Loft Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Helichrysum vol.5
Performing Arts at Flowers Loft Tokyo 2026

First Round: Sea Camp Three-Man Show | Live Comedy at Flowers Loft Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

First Round: Sea Camp Three-Man Show
Live Comedy at Flowers Loft Tokyo 2026

Bizarre! Strange Tale Battle | Experimental Theater in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Bizarre! Strange Tale Battle
Experimental Theater in Tokyo 2026

Tanabe Kaeru × Chibiruma Kaidan Stories | Japanese Ghost Storytelling in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Tanabe Kaeru × Chibiruma Kaidan Stories
Japanese Ghost Storytelling in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

Vienna Boys Choir Tokyo 2026
World-Class Choral Performance in Japan

Below Below Below Solo Tour | Experimental Theater in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Below Below Below Solo Tour
Experimental Theater in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

Yunchan Lim & Camerata Salzburg
Classical Concert in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

Sayaka Shoji & Camerata Salzburg
Classical Concert at Suntory Hall 2026

Not a Single Star Visible All-Night Show | Experimental Theatre in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Not a Single Star Visible All-Night Show
Experimental Theatre in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

Vienna Boys Choir Tokyo June 2026
World-Class Choral Performance in Japan

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

Vienna Boys Choir Tokyo
Classical Choral Performance in Japan 2026

MAD3 Final Oneman Show | Farewell Concert in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

MAD3 Final Oneman Show
Farewell Concert in Tokyo 2026

June Noh Appreciation Class: Busshi & Aoi no Ue | Traditional Theatre in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

June Noh Appreciation Class: Busshi & Aoi no Ue
Traditional Theatre in Tokyo 2026

THE MUJINA SHOW VOL.2 | Alternative Performance Art in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

THE MUJINA SHOW VOL.2
Alternative Performance Art in Tokyo 2026

Momosu Momosu ONE MAN LIVE 'I Like Pain, Pain, Pain' | Underground Idol Concert in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Momosu Momosu ONE MAN LIVE 'I Like Pain, Pain, Pain'
Underground Idol Concert in Tokyo 2026

Light Music & Comedy Night at Flowers Loft | Live Entertainment in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Light Music & Comedy Night at Flowers Loft
Live Entertainment in Tokyo 2026

Procession Orchestra Creators Session Vol. 2 | Contemporary Music in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Procession Orchestra Creators Session Vol. 2
Contemporary Music in Tokyo 2026

Oshima Kaoru and Geist Viewing Party | Experimental Screening in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Oshima Kaoru and Geist Viewing Party
Experimental Screening in Tokyo 2026

Alaska Nights Zen Kyoku One Man | Indie Live Music in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Alaska Nights Zen Kyoku One Man
Indie Live Music in Tokyo 2026

Outside dandy Reunion Concert 'Get Back Our Innocence' | Live Music in Tokyo 2026

Performing Arts

Outside dandy Reunion Concert 'Get Back Our Innocence'
Live Music in Tokyo 2026

Osaka

Yoshida Gō New Zatsudantenngoku vol.37 | Comedy Talk Show in Osaka 2026

Performing Arts

Yoshida Gō New Zatsudantenngoku vol.37
Comedy Talk Show in Osaka 2026

Yoshida Gō's New Zadan Tengoku Vol. 38 | Live Talk Show in Osaka 2026

Performing Arts

Yoshida Gō's New Zadan Tengoku Vol. 38
Live Talk Show in Osaka 2026

Tomoda Ore 'Youdou' Album Talk Event | Indie Music in Osaka 2026

Performing Arts

Tomoda Ore 'Youdou' Album Talk Event
Indie Music in Osaka 2026

Middle School Dad's TOEIC 900 Study Seminar | English Learning Event in Osaka 2026

Performing Arts

Middle School Dad's TOEIC 900 Study Seminar
English Learning Event in Osaka 2026