Fuji Rock Festival

Fuji Rock Festival is Japan’s largest outdoor music event, drawing 100,000 annual attendees since its founding in 1997. Originally held at the foot of Mount Fuji, a catastrophic typhoon forced its relocation to Naeba, where it now sets the benchmark for eco-conscious festival management with strict recycling policies that divert 85% of waste from landfills. This makes it far more environmentally responsible than #10 Burning Man, which generates significant desert waste. The festival's combination of scale (outperforming #2 Glastonbury's 210,000 capacity in density) and green innovation has cemented its reputation as Asia's premier music gathering, offering a lineup spanning rock, electronic, and indie acts across multiple stages.