Johnny's WEST have announced that they will hold an arena tour and dome concerts in 2020.
The arena tour is scheduled to kick off on March 29 at Marine Messe Fukuoka and wrap up on May 24 at Ecopa Arena for a total of 23 shows in seven locations. As for the dome concerts, they will be held sometime during summer in Tokyo and Osaka.
Hinatazaka46 have announced that they will hold a nationwide arena tour next spring. In addition, they will hold a two-day Christmas live called 'Hinakuri 2020' next December at Tokyo Dome.
This announcement was made on December 18 during their Christmas live at Makuhari Messe. The members didn't know about next year's Christmas live, so they were surprised when the announcement was made.
SEKAI NO OWARI, who will be celebrating their 10 year debut anniversary next year, will hold a 4-major dome tour titled 'SEKAI NO OWARI DOME TOUR 2020: Du Gara Di Du' next September.
This announcement was made on November 27 during NTV's 'Best Artist 2019.' The tour will kick off on September 5 at Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome and will run until September 17 at Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Pope Francis has held a mass at Tokyo Dome on Monday in front of a packed audience.
The pontiff arrived at the site on Monday afternoon after taking part in a meeting with young people in Tokyo.
The city of Hiroshima has been forced to postpone plans to carry out preservation work on the Atomic Bomb Dome after receiving no expressions of interest from specialist companies.
The city government was hoping to begin work on the site, which has UNESCO World Heritage listing, by the end of March.
Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE will hold a five major dome tour called 'Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS LIVE TOUR 2019: RAISE THE FLAG' from April.
The tour is scheduled to kick off on April 13 and 14 at Kyocera Dome Osaka and wrap up on September 22 and 23 at Tokyo Dome for a total of 15 shows. Prior to the tour, the group will release a new single (currently untitled) on March 13.
Mr.Children will embark on a dome tour titled 'Mr.Children Dome Tour 2019: Against All GRAVITY' in April.
The upcoming tour will kick off on April 20 at Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome, and will wrap up on May 26 at Nagoya Dome for a total of nine shows in five locations.
Arashi have added 32 new dates to their 20th-anniversary dome tour.
At first, the group had announced 18 dates from November to January. With the newly added dates, the group will be spending the entire year touring.
Yuzu will hold a dome tour called 'Yuzu Hikigatari Dome Tour 2019 Yuzu Nomi' starting in May.
The two made the announcement on December 19 when they made a live appearance on AbemaTV. Kitagawa Yujin announced, "We talked it over with the staff, and we, Yuzu, have made a big decision. Next spring, we will hold the first dome tour in Japanese history where we sing to our own accompaniment."
Nissy will release his first best-of album "Nissy Entertainment 5th Anniversary BEST" on Nissy day, February 4. In addition, he will hold his first dome tour titled 'Nissy Entertainment "5th Anniversary" BEST DOME TOUR' from March.
Nissy's best-of album will feature a total of 29 tracks including songs he's already released as well as brand new songs. The Nissy Edition will come with six DVDs or Blu-rays with PVs, making-of footage, and a documentary.
Hoshino Gen will release his new album "POP VIRUS" on December 19. To coincide with this release, he will hold a dome tour from February to March of next year.
The new album will include Hoshino's hit songs, such as "Koi," "Family Song," and "Idea." It will be released in four different versions: Limited Edition A (CD+Blu-ray), Limited Edition B (CD+DVD), Regular Edition First Press, and Regular Edition. The Limited Editions and First Press will come with a special booklet.
Kis-My-Ft2 will hold a dome tour called 'Kis-My-Ft2 DOME CONCERT 2018' in December.
The last time the groups held a winter dome tour was five years ago. For their upcoming tour, they are scheduled to perform two shows in Osaka and two shows in Tokyo. Their official fan club is currently accepting applications for tickets.
L'Arc-en-Ciel will hold a Christmas live titled 'L'Arc-en-Ciel: LIVE 2018 L'ArChristmas' on December 19 and 20 at Tokyo Dome.
The last time the band has held a live was '25th L'Anniversary LIVE' in April of last year. Fans can look forward to hearing Christmas numbers, such as "Hurry Xmas" at the upcoming live.
Arashi will hold a live tour titled 'ARASHI ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR' from November to next January.
This tour will be held to celebrate Arashi's 20th debut anniversary. They are slated to perform a total of 18 shows at Sapporo Dome, Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome, Tokyo Dome, Nagoya Dome, and Kyocera Dome Osaka. On the group's official website, it says "and more" at the end of their tour schedule indicating that there may be more dates added in the future.