MUTEK.JP 2026 Opens November 20 at MoN Takanawa

Event dates: 2026-11-20 – 2026-11-23

Where: MoN Takanawa (TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY)

Genre: Electronic Music & Digital Art Festival

MUTEK.JP 2026, the 11th edition of this electronic music and digital creativity festival, runs November 20-23 at MoN Takanawa inside TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY -- co-presented with JR East for the first time.

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MUTEK, the Montreal-born electronic music and digital creativity festival, returns to Tokyo for its 11th Japanese edition -- this time at a brand-new venue, co-presented with JR East.

When and Where

MUTEK.JP 2026 runs November 20-23, 2026, at MoN Takanawa, a facility inside TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY in Tokyo -- the same redevelopment complex that hosted Godzilla Fest 2026 earlier this month. This marks the festival's first edition co-presented with JR East.

Day One Lineup

Day one, billed as "Play 1" (Nov 20), features a duo performance from Robert Lippok and Lucas Gutierrez, Grand River (the solo electronic project of Aimee Portioli), Montreal-based artist Seulement, and Japan's own Masayuki Azegami and Seiichi Sega.

Beyond the main performances, the festival runs the MUTEK.JP Pro Conference for industry attendees during the day, alongside a concurrent media art exhibition, "ETERNAL Art Space." Techno artist PLASTIKMAN (Richie Hawtin) has also been announced to perform at the festival, though the specific date of that set wasn't confirmed from the sources checked for this article.

What's Not Confirmed

Specific ticket pricing, the full lineup for days 2-4, and PLASTIKMAN's exact performance date were not independently confirmed from the sources checked for this article -- check the official tokyo.mutek.org site for the complete, current program.

Marine's Take

What stands out to me is the JR East partnership -- a festival built around experimental electronic music and digital art is a pretty bold choice for a brand-new commercial district to co-present, rather than something safer and more mainstream. That says something about how much creative credibility MUTEK's Tokyo edition has built up over 11 years.

More About This Event

This Year's Highlights

• 11th edition. First edition co-presented with JR East.
• Day 1 lineup: Robert Lippok & Lucas Gutierrez, Grand River, Seulement, Masayuki Azegami & Seiichi Sega.
• Includes the MUTEK.JP Pro Conference and 'ETERNAL Art Space' media art exhibition.
• PLASTIKMAN (Richie Hawtin) announced to perform; exact date not confirmed.

Scale & Past Events

• This is the 11th edition of MUTEK.JP.

Tickets

Ticket pricing was not independently confirmed for this edition -- check the official tokyo.mutek.org site.

Access

MoN Takanawa, inside TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

What To Know

MUTEK started in Montreal and has grown into one of the more respected international names in electronic music and digital art festivals -- its Tokyo edition reaching an 11th year, and now partnering directly with JR East on a brand-new Tokyo redevelopment venue, signals it's become a fixture of Japan's electronic music calendar, not a one-off import.

International electronic/experimental music festivals establishing a recurring Japanese edition (rather than a one-time tour stop) is relatively uncommon, and MUTEK.JP's ongoing partnership with a major venue operator like JR East reflects how Tokyo's newest redevelopment districts actively court cultural programming to build an identity beyond retail and offices -- the same pattern seen with Godzilla Fest 2026 at the same TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY complex.

Easy Japanese

電子音楽のイベント「MUTEK.JP 2026」が、11月20日から23日まで、高輪ゲートウェイシティの「MoN Takanawa」で開催されます。