2024-2025 Winter Ice Shows in Japan (Echoes of Life, Kassouya, Nagoya Figure Skate Festival, PIW & more)

[YukiNieve]

Here is the list of ice shows taking place in Japan this winter.

Note 1: if you find any spelling mistakes (especially in the names), please feel free to correct them.
Note 2: The organizers are still adding more information, including invited skaters. Please check the official websites for the latest information.

Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story 3rd - Echoes of Life - Tour
This the 3rd ice shows following Gift and Re_Pray.

Yuzuru Hanyu ICE STORY 3rd “Echoes of Life” TOUR　｜　2024-2025 羽生結弦　ICE STORY 第3弾

羽生結弦 ICE STORY 第3弾、開催決定。

echoesoflife.jp

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12/7, 12/9, 12/11/2024 - Saitama
1/3, 1/5/2025 - Hiroshima
2/7, 2/9/2025 - Chiba
Yuzuru Hanyu

Nagoya Figure Skate Festival

名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバル2026

日本のトップスケーターから活躍が期待される地元のジュニア、ノービス選手らが一堂に会する年明け最初のエキシビション！2026年1月4日（日）より日本ガイシアリーナにて開催！

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1/4/2025 - Nagoya
Yuma Kagiyama, Sota Yamamoto, Kazuki Tomono, Kao Miura, Shun Sato
Wakaba Higuchi, Rinka Watanabe, Rino Matsuike, Kaoruko Wada, Rena Uezono

Prince Ice World (PIW): A New Progress - Broadway Rocks!

プリンスアイスワールド2025-2026特設サイト

1978年に始まったアイスショー「プリンスアイスワールド」。フィギュアスケート×ミュージカル、最高の出会いが生んだ氷上のエンターテインメント！

www.piw-official.com

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1/18, 1/19/2025 - Nagasaki
2/21-2/24/2025 - Tokyo
Shizuka Arakawa, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Marin Honda, Daisuke Takahashi & Kana Muramoto - to be added
PIW skating team

Kassouya

滑走屋オフィシャルサイト

滑走屋オフィシャルサイトです。

kassouya.jp

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3/8, 3/9/2025 - Hiroshima
Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto, Kanako Murakami - to be added

 

[YukiNieve]

I heard that Daisuke was at both the Eastern and Western Sectionals looking for young skaters to invite to skate for his show, Kassouya, to give them show experience. He did the same thing last year.

 

[Sylvia]

"Yes, it’s that time of year for another Hanyu Yuzuru show - ‘Echoes of Life’, the third chapter in the Olympic champion figure skater’s Ice Story saga. It will premiere at the Saitama Super Arena on Saturday (7 December), Hanyu’s 30th birthday." https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-hanyu-yuzuru-echoes-of-life-preview

 

[Wynter]

I attended Yuzuru's Echoes of Life show at Saitama Super Arena (Attendance: 14,000 x 3 shows) and had a great time. ?

The setting for the show is a dystopian society as VGH-257 NOVA. VGH are humans who were born as a result of having their DNA manipulated so that they would possess specific knowledge required for a variety of professions and lifestyles. Yuzuru wrote the story. Since it is based on a new story he chose to use (mostly) new programs for it.

Here's the set list for the show:

First Part:
1. "First Pulse" (Original composition for the show by Kenji Hiramatsu)
2. "First Echo" and "Circulation" (From Wolf Children by Masakatsu Takagi)
3. "Utai IV: Reawakening" (From Ghost in the Shell by Kenji Kawai)
4. "Mass Destruction: Reload" (From Persona 3 Reload by Lotus Juice)
5. Piano Collection by Shinya Kiyozuka:

- No. 3 Ballade in G minor (from Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 by Johannes Brahms)​

- Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach)​

- Keyboard sonata in D minor, K. 141 (by Domenico Scarlatti)​

- Étude Op. 25, No. 12 in C minor – Ocean (by Frédéric Chopin)​

- Étude Op. 10, No. 4 in C-sharp minor – Torrent (by Frédéric Chopin)​

6. Ballade No. 1 in G minor (by Frédéric Chopin)
7. "Goliath" (by MoppySound)

Second Part:
8. "Aqua no tabiji" (by MoppySound, piano version)
9. "Eclipse/Blue" (by Nosaj Thing feat. Kazu Makino)
10. "Gate of Steiner – Aesthetics on Ice" (from Steins;Gate by Takeshi Abo, piano version)
11. "Danny Boy" (by Keith Jarrett)
12. "Hymn of the Soul" (from Persona 3 by Haruko Komiya)

Ending Credit:
"Nova" (Original composition for the show by Masakatsu Takagi)

Encore:
1. "Let Me Entertain You" (by Robbie Williams)
2. "Ashura-chan" (by Ado; day 1), "Megalovania" (from Undertale by Toby Fox; day 2)
3. Seimei (from Onmyōji I and II by Shigeru Umebayashi; choreo sequence)

Here's the videos of some of my favorite programs from the show:

"Utai IV: Reawakening" (From Ghost in the Shell by Kenji Kawai)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1865420264588312715

"Mass Destruction: Reload" (From Persona 3 Reload by Lotus Juice)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1867948043137679419

Piano Collection by Shinya Kiyozuka

https://twitter.com/x/status/1865618897329959105

Add Megalovania encore just for the scream ?

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1haelrs/yuzuru_hanyu_encore_megalovenia_from_undertale

 

[Sylvia]

I know this is the Winter shows in Japan thread - just putting this info in here for now because news about the April 5-6, 2025 Stars on Ice show in Osaka was announced today (Dec. 23, 2024).

Scheduled skaters (initial group): Mao Asada (first SOI appearance since 2016), Satoko Miyahara, Isabeau Levito, Amber Glenn (her first SOI invite ), Ilia Malinin, Keegan Messing, Jason Brown, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier: https://figureskate-soi.com/2025/skaters.html

 

[Wynter]

Notte Stellata 2025 just got announced.

7-9 March 2025 in Sekkisui Heim Arena, Miyagi.

Performers: Yuzuru Hanyu, TBD

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871390349345615947

 

[YukiNieve]

Thanks, Wynter!

notte stellata 2025

【公式】 東和薬品 presents 羽生結弦 notte stellata 2025 | ノッテステラータ 2025

羽生結弦が座長をつとめるアイスショー。トップスケーターたちとともに被災地から希望を発信します。2025年3月7日～9日開催

nottestellata.com

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March 7-9, 2025 - Grande 21, Miyagi
Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez, Jason Brown, Shae-Lynn Bourne-Turok, Satoko Miyahara, Akiko Suzuki, Keiji Tanaka, Takahito Mura, Rika Hongo, Violetta Afanasieva
Special guest: Mansai Nomura (Kyogen performer who holds the honor of important intangible cultural assets)

 

[Wynter]

HYOEN 2025 is coming on July.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873226186370756812

 

[YukiNieve]

This is really not in winter, but Hyoen just made an announcement that they will be back in July, 2025.

氷艶 hyoen 2025 -鏡紋の夜叉-

2025年7月5日（土）〜7日（月）横浜アリーナにて開催！

hyoen.jp

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[ostile17]

The Hyoen 2025 spot shown during the movie theatre screening of Hyoen 2024

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[denise3lz]

Some photos from Nagoya Fes.

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[YukiNieve]

Nagoya Figure Skate Festival

名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバル2026

日本のトップスケーターから活躍が期待される地元のジュニア、ノービス選手らが一堂に会する年明け最初のエキシビション！2026年1月4日（日）より日本ガイシアリーナにて開催！

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sponichi tokyo's IG account also uploaded some photos for this event:

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One of the most interesting costumes I've ever seen ?:

スポニチ写真映像部公式インスタグラム on Instagram: "〈名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバル〉榎本ミク（撮影・長久保　豊）"

1,472 likes, 6 comments - sponichitokyophoto on January 4, 2025: "〈名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバル〉榎本ミク（撮影・長久保　豊）".

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[denise3lz]

Hana Yoshida skated to Godzilla.

【フィギュア】名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバルが開催　吉田陽菜「ゴジラ」に会場沸く - フィギュア写真ニュース : 日刊スポーツ

新春恒例の「名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバル」が2年ぶりに行われた。21度目の開催となった今回は22人が出演。昨年末の全日本選手権で4連覇を達成した女子… - 日刊スポーツ新聞社のニュースサイト、ニッカンスポーツ・コム（nikkansports.com）

www.nikkansports.com

 

[ostile17]

Kazuki Tomono, Koshiro Shimada, Yuna Aoki and Sena Miyake have been added to the cast of Kassouya.

滑走屋 | 公式アカウント on Instagram: ". ?追加出演者発表のご案内 友野 一希　(@k0515ki ) 島田 高志郎 (@koshiro.shimada ) 三宅 星南 (@sena_miyake ) 青木 祐奈 (@yuna_skate ) の出演が決定しました！? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?現在各プレイガイドにてチケット

1,436 likes, 14 comments - kassouya_official on January 9, 2025: ". ?追加出演者発表のご案内 友野 一希　(@k0515ki ) 島田 高志郎 (@koshiro.shimada ) 三宅 星南 (@sena_miyake ) 青木 祐奈 (@yuna_skate ) の出演が決定しました！? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?現在各プレイガイドにてチケット発売中！...

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[ostile17]

2/21- PIW in Tokyo

Shizuka Arakawa, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Marin Honda, Daisuke Takahashi & Kana Muramoto

 

[YukiNieve]

Shoma Uno plans to do his own Ice show:

Ice Brave2 SHOMA UNO｜アイスブレイブ2 宇野昌磨アイスショー2025

氷上の勇者たちの物語は、まだ終わらない。初演を超える衝撃を── あの衝撃は、始まりにすぎなかった。2025年初夏、見る者すべての心を掴んだ宇野昌磨アイスショー「Ice Brave」。熱狂の余韻が残る中、ついに新章が動き出す。演じる自由を手に入れた世界王者は、さらなる高みを目指し、仲間と共に新たな物語を描き出す。「Ice Brave2」── 2025年11月、開幕。

icebrave.shomauno.com

 

[YukiNieve]

Kassouya

滑走屋オフィシャルサイト

滑走屋オフィシャルサイトです。

kassouya.jp

Kassouya allows guests to take videos with their cell phone, so there are lots of nice clips on SNS, such as these HQ clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ6PDGPWKSg

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Picture quality that some of the cell phones take are amazing.

Others (there are really quite many posting):

https://x.com/ekko4411/status/1899168175620866487

 

[YukiNieve]

It's almost spring, but let me use this thread for now.

Prince Ice World (PIW): A New Progress - Broadway Rocks!
https://www.piw-official.com/

4/26-4/30/2025 (except 4/28) - Yokohama

(All Days) Shizuka Arakawa, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Wakaba Higuchi, Daisuke Takahashi & Kana Muramoto, PIW skating team, (4/26-27) Kazuki Tomono, Rio Nakata, (4/29-30) Shun Sato, Kao Miura

 

[On My Own]

THE ICE has been canceled for this summer apparently.

Will be so fun to see who all is screaming about who all in solo ice shows or whatever Uno wishes to do with this new show of his.

 

[Debbie S]

THE ICE has been canceled for this summer apparently.

Not surprising given that it's an Oly season. Skaters would rather stay home and prep than disrupt their training for several weeks. Presumably, it will be back in 2026.

 

[On My Own]

Not surprising given that it's an Oly season.

Wasn't there THE ICE 2013 and 2017? There wasn't one in 2021, because COVID.

Just for whatever it's worth, Mao Asada, Yuzuru Hanyu, and to an extent Takahashi/Uno were massively popular in Japan. It's not necessary that the ice shows continue to find profit in the pre-existing models. I note that Asada and Hanyu's shows have continued to be successful, and haven't been canceled.

 

[Wynter]

Wasn't there THE ICE 2013 and 2017? There wasn't one in 2021, because COVID.

Just for whatever it's worth, Mao Asada, Yuzuru Hanyu, and to an extent Takahashi/Uno were massively popular in Japan. It's not necessary that the ice shows continue to find profit in the pre-existing models. I note that Asada and Hanyu's shows have continued to be successful, and haven't been canceled.

There are too many ice shows in Japan. Imagine going to 50 performances in 2024 to see your favorite skaters skated 3-4 programs repeatedly. That is a huge financial burden and naturally fans will be more selective in choosing which ice shows to attend.

As far as I know (Out of Mao, Yuzu, Takahashi, and Uno) Mao and Yuzu had the least show appearances last year. I guess that's one of the reasons why their shows have continued to be successful.

 

[On My Own]

There are too many ice shows in Japan. Imagine going to 50 performances in 2024 to see your favorite skaters skated 3-4 programs repeatedly. That is a huge financial burden and naturally fans will be more selective in choosing which ice shows to attend.

As far as I know (Out of Mao, Yuzu, Takahashi, and Uno) Mao and Yuzu had the least show appearances last year. I guess that's one of the reasons why their shows have continued to be successful.

I actually kind of feel bad for The Ice. It used to be Mao's show. I didn't really enjoy it after she left, and the last year's idea was a disaster (I don't think I'd even watched, not least because... boring men).

I know there are many ice shows in Japan. I wonder if we'll get more news of cancellation or not. I doubt Asada/Hanyu's will be part of any cancellation lists though.

 

[Wynter]

I actually kind of feel bad for The Ice. It used to be Mao's show. I didn't really enjoy it after she left, and the last year's idea was a disaster (I don't think I'd even watched, not least because... boring men).

I know there are many ice shows in Japan. I wonder if we'll get more news of cancellation or not. I doubt Asada/Hanyu's will be part of any cancellation lists though.

Last year was a complete disaster.

There are rumors since last year that Yuzu won't join FAOI this year. And from the FAOI info we got so far, he won't be there.
But in Yuzu's case, I think never planned to join lots of show anyway.

IMHO, shows like The Ice, SOI, and FAOI will have the hardest hit.

 

[On My Own]

There are rumors since last year that Yuzu won't join FAOI this year. And from the FAOI info we got so far, he won't be there.
But in Yuzu's case, I think never planned to join lots of show anyway.

IMHO, shows like The Ice, SOI, and FAOI will have the hardest hit.

Yeah he just has better things to do.

I'm fine with these 'joint' shows getting shut down, I think. You go to competitions, or you go to solo shows (if a skater can open one to carry it off anyway). Silly to keep paying for 'debut' shows for programs, and then watching them 100+ times per season. Like even ignoring ice shows, that's tedious, and nobody but the most obsessed cares enough.

Shows like The Ice and ATS and others were good back when program choreography actually mattered, so it made sense to debut them early and start refining the programs early in the summer. Choreography doesn't anymore, it looks like a mish mash of unpleasant pap. So no point in letting skaters have shows for them, IMO.

 

[kwanette]

I loved "The Ice"in 2022 and 2023..

 

[kwanette]

I am also happy to see that Mao and Daisuke are doing Stars on Ice..

 

[YukiNieve]

Shoma Uno plans to do his own Ice show:

Ice Brave2 SHOMA UNO｜アイスブレイブ2 宇野昌磨アイスショー2025

氷上の勇者たちの物語は、まだ終わらない。初演を超える衝撃を── あの衝撃は、始まりにすぎなかった。2025年初夏、見る者すべての心を掴んだ宇野昌磨アイスショー「Ice Brave」。熱狂の余韻が残る中、ついに新章が動き出す。演じる自由を手に入れた世界王者は、さらなる高みを目指し、仲間と共に新たな物語を描き出す。「Ice Brave2」── 2025年11月、開幕。

icebrave.shomauno.com

The ice show that will be produced by Shoma is named Ice Brave.

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Ice brave
6/14-6/15 - Aichi
6/21-622 - Fukuoka
7/12-7/13 - Niigata
Shoma Uno, Stephane Lambiel, Marin Honda, Rika Hongo, Yoji Nakano, Tsunehito Karakawa, Kazuki Kushida

 

[kwanette]

The Mao/Daisuke collaboration including their pasts..Kana Muramoto and my favorite boy..Kazuki Tomono..plays Dai's past.. https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202504020000068.html?Page=1 When Kazuki was quite young..he used to reenact Daisuke's foot work from "Cyber Swan"..