COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27: December 27-31 at Makuhari Messe, With Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Among 144 Artists

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One of Japan's biggest year-end music festivals has confirmed its December dates, with a major lineup wave already announced.

Dates and Venue

COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27 runs December 27 (Sunday) through 31 (Thursday), 2026 — five days — at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.

144 Artists Announced

The lineup already includes 144 artists, among them Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Kyuso Nekokamiu, and Conton Candy, spanning a wide range of Japan's current music scene.

What To Know

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's inclusion is a genuine crossover moment for TBM's audience — she's one of the most internationally recognized names in Japan's kawaii and alt-pop scenes — and a five-day festival that runs right through New Year's Eve is a distinctly Japanese way to experience the turn of the year live.

年越しフェス (toshikoshi fesu, "New Year's crossing festival") events like COUNTDOWN JAPAN are a genuinely Japanese take on ringing in the new year — rather than a single midnight countdown event, fans spend multiple full days at a festival that culminates in the New Year's Eve countdown itself.

What Fans Are Saying

• "Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at CDJ is such a good booking."
• "5 days ending on New Year's Eve sounds like an incredible way to end the year."
• "144 artists already and it's still months away."

Original Japanese

• 「CDJにきゃりーぱみゅぱみゅさんが出演するのは嬉しい」
• 「大晦日まで5日間というのは最高の年越し方」
• 「まだ数ヶ月先なのに144組はすごい」

Easy Japanese

「COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27」が、12月27日から31日まで幕張メッセで開催されます。きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅさんなど144組が出演します。