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2025

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！2025年1月4日（土）18:00より日本ガイシアリーナにて開催！

static.chunichi.co.jp

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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2024-2025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新感覚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】 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

氷艶 2025年7月開催決定！

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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www.chunichi.co.jp

 

[YukiNieve]

Nagoya Figure Skate Festival

名古屋フィギュアスケートフェスティバル2025

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！2025年1月4日（土）18:00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）"

801 likes, 4 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）

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[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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