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A celebration of electronic music and digital creativity, the Montreal-born Mutek festival has firmly established itself in Tokyo over the past decade. Mutek.jp, the festival’s Japanese edition, celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, and is now taking on a new neighbourhood for its 11th run.
Held over the long Labour Thanksgiving Day weekend on November 20–23, Mutek.jp 2026 will unfold at MoN Takanawa, the experimental museum opened earlier this year within the glistening Takanawa Gateway City mega-complex. This marks a clear break with tradition for Mutek, which had become strongly associated with Shibuya during its decade in that district.
By teaming up with JR East, Takanawa Gateway City’s main operator, the independent festival has secured major backing for its mission of supporting experimental artists and fostering creative communities.
Perhaps relatedly, the 2026 edition of Mutek.jp boasts one of the strongest line-ups in recent memory. Among the more than 20 participants are Belfast-bred Max Cooper, who merges electronic music with installations and dazzling visuals to create immersive audiovisual experiences that utilise surround sound.
In addition to a showcase built around Cooper’s new album, Feeling Is Structure, probable highlights include a show by cult post-rock outfit To Rococo Rot’s frontman Robert Lippok and visual artist Lucas Gutierrez; Neuroscan, a ‘scientific and poetic’ project by French producer Canblaster and creative technologist Neurotypique; and Tokyo- and London-based audiovisual duo Tamanaramen.
The organisers are also teasing appearances by ‘leading names in the techno scene’ for the concluding party on November 23, so it’s worth staying tuned for more details.
Notably, club stamina isn’t a must at Mutek: seating tickets will be available for some of the events, making the festival as accessible to the hard-partying crowd as to those who’d rather just sit back and take in the show.
As always, during the day Mutek.jp will feature a smattering of panels and workshops open to the public, as well as the Eternal Art Space exhibition of media art.
Four-day passes (¥25,000) and single-day tickets can be purchased now via the official website.
Time Out Tokyo is a media partner of Mutek.jp 2026.
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