The Tokyo Idol Festival (stylized in all caps; abbreviated as TIF) is an annual music festival featuring live performances by female idol groups and solo idols from all over Japan.
History The first edition of the Tokyo Idol Festival was held in 2010 in Shinagawa.
In 2011, the location of the festival was moved to Odaiba.
In 2014, The Wall Street Journal included the TIF as one of five places in Japan to enjoy summer music festivals.
In 2017, more than 200 idol groups and about 1,500 idols performed, attracting more than 80,000 spectators. Rino Sashihara of HKT48 and STU48 was appointed chairman that year.
The festival was held completely online in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in hybrid form in 2021. Former Keyakizaka46 member Neru Nagahama succeeded Sashihara as chairman in July that year.
Nagi Inoue of Nogizaka46 was appointed the chairman of Tokyo Idol Festival on March 10, 2026, succeeding Nagahama.
Editions 2010
Dates
August 6 – Night before festival
August 7 – Day/Night 1 August 8 – Day/Night 2
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
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2011
Dates
August 24–26 – Nights before festival
August 27 – Day 1 August 28 – Day 2 August 29 – Night after festival
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
9nine Aell. Afilia Saga East Alice No. 10 BA5 Bitter Sweetz Choice? Chu! Lips Circadian Rhythm Dempagumi.inc Dorothy Little Happy Erina Mano Fanta Peace Feam Fine Forchun Fudanjuku G Girls Gal Doll Hopclub Idol College Idol Street Street-sei Idoling!!! Jewel Kiss JK21 KNU23 Lovely Doll Mai×Nao Minami Momochi Mini Cheer Bears Mugiwara Musume Nakano Fujo Sisters Natural Point Oh Campee Okite Porsche Panda Neko~zu Passpo Pinkish Predia Ram Rizumu Sakura Gakuin Secret Girls Sexy All Stars Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Shizukaze with Kizuna Space Girls Planet Super Girls Survive Zero Techpri The Possible Tokyo Cheer Party Tokyo Girls' Style Usa Usa Shoujo Club Vanilla Beans Vic:cess W Anna YGA
2012
Dates
August 3 – Night before festival August 4 – Day 1 August 5 – Day 2
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
Bis E-girls Idol Street Lyrical School Sakura Gakuin SKE48 Super Girls
2013
Dates
July 27 – Day 1 July 28 – Day 2
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
Afilia Saga Especia Lyrical School LinQ Sakura Gakuin Super Girls
2014
Dates
August 2 – Day 1 August 3 – Day 2
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
Sakura Gakuin
2015
Dates
July 25 – Night before festival August 1 – Day 1 August 2 – Day 2
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
9nine Akishibu Project Ayami Mutō HKT48 Idol College Idoling!!! Idol Renaissance ORANGE PORT OtomeBrave Passcode Sakura Gakuin SKE48
2016
Dates
August 5 – Day 1 August 6 – Day 2 August 7 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
9nine Idol College LinQ Marina Kawano Sakura Gakuin You Kikkawa
2017
Dates
August 4 – Day 1 August 5 – Day 2 August 6 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
=Love 9nine AKB48 Ayane Fujisaki Band Ja Naimon! Bis Camellia Factory Crown Pop Erabareshi Gang Parade HKT48 Idol College Junsui Coffee Latte LinQ Mirin Furukawa Niji no Conquistador Nogizaka46 Sakura Gakuin Super Girls You Kikkawa Yui Moriwaki
2018
Dates
August 3 – Day 1 August 4 – Day 2 August 5 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
=Love 9nine AKB48 Band Ja Naimon! Bish Camellia Factory Cynhn Gang Parade HKT48 Idol College Yū Serizawa
2019
Dates
August 2 – Day 1 August 3 – Day 2 August 4 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
=Love AKB48 Atarashii Gakko! Band Ja Naimon! Beyooooonds Bish Camellia Factory Gang Parade Idoling!!! Lily of the Valley LinQ Lyrical School Super Girls Yufu Terashima Yū Serizawa
2020
Dates
October 2 – Day 1 October 3 – Day 2 October 4 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
AKB48 Amefurasshi Crown Pop Cyberjapan Dancers Dialogue+ Hinatazaka46 Lily of the Valley LinQ Lyrical School Momoiro Clover Z Niji no Conquistador Ukka Yufu Terashima
2021
Dates
October 1 – Day 1 – Canceled due to weather October 2 – Day 2 October 3 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
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2022
Dates
August 5 – Day 1 August 6 – Day 2 August 7 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
AKB48 Bis Fruits Zipper iSPY Juice=Juice LinQ Nogizaka46 Onipan's! Super Girls Ukka
2023
Dates
August 4 – Day 1 August 5 – Day 2 August 6 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
@onefive AKB48 Bis Fruits Zipper iSPY Juice=Juice LinQ Super Girls Ukka
2024
Dates
August 2 – Day 1 August 3 – Day 2 August 4 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
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2025 Dates
August 1 – Day 1 August 2 – Day 2 August 3 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
≒Joy ≠Me =Love @onefive AKB48 Amefurasshi Beyooooonds Camellia Factory Candy Tune Cutie Street Cynhn Devil Anthem. ExWhyZ Gang Parade HKT48 Juice=Juice Yuki Kashiwagi Kiss Kiss LinQ NGT48 NMB48 Ocha Norma Yū Serizawa SKE48 STU48 Super Girls Sweet Steady Team Shachi The Dance for Philosophy Ukka
2026 Dates July 31 – Day 1 August 1 – Day 2 August 2 – Day 3
As listed on the official Tokyo Idol Festival website.
≒Joy ≠Me =Love @onefive AKB48 Candy Tune Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu Cutie Street Cynhn Devil Anthem. ExWhyZ Gang Parade HKT48 Iris Issue Juice=Juice Kiss Kiss LinQ NGT48 NMB48 Ocha Norma Piggs SKE48 STU48 Super Girls Sweet Steady
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