Bringing kids? Here’s 5 tips

June 26, 2017 ● Essentials, Experiences

Kid in a swing couldn’t be happier

My kids (Finn, aged 7) and Meara (aged, 2) perfectly bookend the kid spectrum at Fuji Rock. Any older and he may be too cool for Gorillaz and any younger they may not be able to keep down the curry at Queen Sheeba’s. Finn went to his first EDM show years before many of you even heard of the genre, checking out (Diplo, the better half of Major Lazer) when he was just 7 months in his mama’s belly. Here’s a few tips for you to have kid-stravagant experience.

Asagiri Jam 2016

October 13, 2016 ● Experiences

A Red Fuji sunset, the Skatalites, and so much more!

by Dave Frazier

Japanese music fans variously refer to Asagiri Jam as “the real Fuji Rock”, “the festival with the original Fuji Rock idea” and “the Fuji Rock afterparty.” I was also told, “The music is not even that important, people just want to go there and hang out.”

The 2-day event, which attracts around 10,000 every year, saw performances by the Skatalites, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Floating Points, Toe and others bands, was held Oct. 8 and 9 on the lower slopes of Mount Fuji, and the main stage and camping area afford incredible views of the mountain when the weather cooperates. It is organized by Smash Japan, which also organizes Fuji Rock, and has been held in early October — about two and a half months after Fuji Rock — annually since 2001.

7th line-up announcement is here!

May 13, 2016 ● Bands

As summer draws ever closer in Japan and the warm weather teases us with thoughts of beautiful days up in the mountains, 15 more artists joined have joined this year’s line-up.