MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL 2015 in Tokyo has revealed the third wave of artists confirmed to perform at its Tokyo edition! The festival, organized by the MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON PROJECT, will showcase the latest J-pop culture and trends at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium from Nov. 6 – 8.
【MOSHI ANI】 on Nov. 6 will be headed by nine J-pop artists and idols, including LinQ, Rinne Yoshida, drop and livetune+, which is livetune’s latest project with Harajuku-based model Anna Yano. This will be their first performance as livetune+.
【MOSHI COOL】 on the Nov. 8 will invite seven more artists, including HSMS＜HISASHI(GLAY)×DJ Mass MAD Izm*.
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL 2015 in TOKYO will offer all kinds of shows and content on the stage, including a Wadaiko team called DIA＋, Nihon Buyo performer Kotoomi Hanayagi, Syamisen artist Yuji Kubota and several ukiyoe artists as well as something more edgy in the form of a fashion show accompanied by Eiichi Saeki’s modern music. For anime fans, the festival will also hold a special runway show featuring professional cosplayers, and the World Cosplay Summit Stage, where Japanese representatives of the summit will showcase a special performance.
What’s more, a food festival titled JAPAN FOOD FESTIVAL, will take place in the outdoor area. Aside from offering a wide variety of delicious Japanese dishes, the area will also present some of the most well-known meat dishes with the help of Niku Fes. At Niku Fes, a total of nine restaurants will join the festival, including Kadozaki Jukuseiniku Kakunoshin, which won three awards in autumn 2014 and spring 2015, Nishi-Azabu Kimuratetsu Aburiya Midori, a t op-notch sirloin katsu restaurant and Shibuya Horuichi, which is famous for its grilled beef tongue topped with spring onions and sesame oil.
More exciting news will be released in the weeks leading up to the event!
Free admission for foreign-passport holders!
＞＞Click here to register for the festival!
■MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL 2015 in TOKYO
Date: Nov. 6 (Fri.) – 8 (Sun,), 2015
Nov. 6: Open 4:00pm (main stage opens at 5:00pm and starts at 6:00pm)
Nov. 7 & 8: 12:00pm （main stage opens at 12:00pm and starts 2:00pm）
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (1-17-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
▼Participating artists
Nov. 6【MOSHI ANI】
Afilia Saga・Shinjuku・TEMPURA KIDZ・drop・Hachioji P・Runa Haruna・May’n・Nagi Yanagi・Rinna Yoshida・Yun*chi livetune+・LinQ・Luce Twinkle Wink☆・Wasuta …and more
Nov. 7【MOSHI POP】
Misaki Iwasa・Osaka☆Shunkashuto・Caramel・Cupitron・Silent Siren・sora tob sakana・Cheeky Parade・Devil ANTHEM TEMPURA KIDZ・Shiho Namba・Niji no Conquistador・NEKO PUNCH・Hanae・Natsumi Hanaoka・Hayabusa・ PiiiiiiiN・Faint⋆Star・predia・Natsume Mito・Musubizm・Tsukasa Mogamigawa・Yamaguchi Kassei Gakuen・Lovely★DOLL LisaMelody, Devil ANTHEM, Faint Star PiiiiiiiN, Osaka☆Shunkashuto, predia and more…
8th【MOSHI COOL】
Leaders・AMIAYA・HSMS＜HISASHI(GLAY)×DJ Mass MAD Izm*＞・m-flo（DJ SET）・OOPARTZ・CAPSULE・Charisma.com・Kyary Pamyu Pamyu・CREAM ・CTS・Suiyobi no Campanella・DAISHI DANCE・TEMPURA KIDZ・TeddyLoid・TEMPURA KIDZ・hy4_4yh・vivid undress・MAAKIII・Una・Yoshida Brothers(Young brother Kenichi Yoshida)・RAM RIDER・WORLD ORDER and more…
◯Participating models（listed in Japanese alphabetical order）
Nov. 7【MOSHI POP】
Fumiko Aoyagi・Hiko Achinami・AMIAYA・Hitomi Ueno・Nana Ikeda・Miyu Ikeda・Airi Otsuka・Tetsuko Okuhira・Misa Kimura・Ren Koseki・Natsuko Kondo・Saki Sato・Saki Shibata・Hikari Shibata・Ayumi Seto・Shiho Takechi・Rina Tanaka・Ema Tanioku・Eri Tanioku・Asaka Taniguchi・Mai Nakaseko・Culumi Nakada・Himezawa・POCHI・MANON・Rinko Murata・Anna Yano・Yuna Yabe・Una・Yura・YuRi・Chisato Yoshiki・Ryucheru and more…
◯JAPAN FOOD FESTIVAL ※Free admission※
Niku Fes …and more
▼Admission（All prices include tax）
Advanced one-day ticket (Nov. 6) ¥4,320 (Nov. 7 or 8) ¥4,860
Nov. 7 & 8 two-day ticket ¥8,100 Three-day ticket ¥10,800
Free admission for foreign-passport holders!
＞＞Click here to register for the festival!
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL 2015 in TOKYO Official Website
http://fes15.moshimoshi-nippon.jp
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL 2015 in TOKYO Official English Website
http://fes15.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/en
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