THOU(SA)NDS 2026 Music Project Set for Kamo on October 10
The project treats the shrine's 1300th year as a starting point for linking the old Aoimi district's history across Kamo, Sanjo and Tagami, with backing from Itoigawa, whose own Aoimi district shares the same enshrined deity.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
A cultural and music project tied to the 1300th anniversary of Aoimi Shrine's founding in Kamo, Niigata, will hold its first edition on October 10 at Kamo Mountain Park's outdoor stage. Kotone, Iku no Takagi and Miwa Sasagawa headline, with HIROMASA and Roux Halbe as prelude acts. Six ticket types are on sale, starting at 7,500 yen for general standing.
The organizer, the THOU(SA)NDS executive committee, frames the event around the old Aoimi district, a historical area said to span present-day Kamo, Sanjo and Tagami. The shrine's traditional account holds that the Aoimi no Obito clan founded it in 726, enshrining Shiinetsuhiko no Mikoto and Okunitama no Mikoto.
The project follows the Aoimi name beyond the host region: an Aoimi district in Itoigawa, an Aoimi River area in Kashiwazaki, and a former Aoimi Shrine that became Kanbara Shrine in Niigata. Itoigawa, its board of education and its tourism association back the event. A finale is planned with local schoolchildren, along with collaborations between local goods and the performers.
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