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#MUSIC 2025.10.15

Hitsujibungaku Announce First-Ever European Tour This October

NiEW 2025.7.31｜10:07

#MUSIC 2025.10.9

Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming

NiEW 2025.6.19｜14:12

Hitsujibungaku’s “mild days” Released Digitally, Music Video Shot During US Tour

NiEW 2025.5.14｜18:14

#MUSIC 2025.9.15

Hitsujibungaku Kicks Off Asia Tour, Headlining First Shows at Budokan and Osaka Castle Hall

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:34

“INSPIRE TOKYO 2024”: A Cultural Melting Pot Attracts Music Lovers and Market Goers

Hideo Miyamoto 2024.7.26｜13:59

Riko’s Secret Garden Odyssey – Inspired by Hitsujibungaku: 12 Butterfly Embraces

Atsutake Kaneko 2024.6.27｜12:28

Hitsujibungaku’s ‘Secret Garden’ Exhibition in Jinbocho Extends Due to Popular Demand

NiEW 2024.6.19｜10:54

“Secret Garden” Exhibition Reinterprets Hitsujibungaku’s Album “12 hugs (like butterflies)” at New Gallery in Jinbocho

NiEW 2024.5.30｜15:47

#MUSIC 2024.4.21

Hitsujibungaku to Release First Live Album from 2023 Tour “if i were an angel”

NiEW 2024.2.5｜17:59

#OTHER 2023.11.28

Hitsujibungaku and SEIBU SHIBUYA’s Festive Christmas Collaboration Project: By Your Side

NiEW 2023.11.21｜21:10

Hitsujibungaku’s new music video for “more than words” where Moeka Shiotsuka runs through the streets of Shibuya

NiEW 2023.9.8｜18:18

Hitsujibungaku to release a new single “more than words” on September 1 ahead of their tour

NiEW 2023.8.29｜14:46

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#MUSIC 2025.8.22

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NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:30

#MOVIE 2025.8.22

Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu

NiEW 2025.6.27｜14:28

#MUSIC 2025.8.22

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#MUSIC 2025.8.23

Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”

NiEW 2024.8.23｜11:45

Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

NiEW 2024.12.4｜17:19

#MUSIC 2025.8.23

ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu

NiEW 2025.5.29｜13:23

#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Maximum10 Compilation Released on HOLIDAY! RECORDS with POP DISASTER, sfpr and More

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:37

#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide

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#MUSIC 2025.8.16

ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:24

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

beabadoobee’s Pop-Up Shop Debuts at Shibuya 109 to Mark Summer Sonic Visit

NiEW 2025.8.7｜15:05

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King Gnu Announces Largest Asian Tour from February 2026 UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Björk’s Live Album “cornucopia: live” Gets Six Physical Release Formats

PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026 Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”

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