Taico Club ’14

Long one of Japan’s better dance festivals, this big-time outdoor bash has been picking up speed in recent years, and will once again see a great many fans make the pilgrimage to the mountainside Kodama no Mori campsite in Nagano Prefecture. Taico Club is within relatively easy striking distance from Tokyo, albeit more convenient by car than public transport. This year's lineup is beefy to say the least, containing names like Thurston Moore, Nick the Record, Takkyu Ishino, Bibio, Sakanaction, Lightning Bolt and Jon Hopkins.