[Follow-up] Skapara Announces Sakana-kun as Guest for 2026 Full Orchestra Tour Tokyo Performance! Hanaregumi, Takao Tajima, Yoshie Nakano, and more diverse guests to appear.

Hanshin Contents Link Co., Ltd. has announced that Sakana-kun will be a new guest performer for the Tokyo performance of the [Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra billboard classics Symphonic Tour 2026] to be held in May 2026.

This tour is a premium concert of overwhelming scale, featuring a fusion of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Japan's world-renowned ska band, and a full orchestra led by one of Japan's leading musicians, Takayuki Hattori (*1).

In addition to previously announced guests Hanaregumi, Takao Tajima (Original Love), and Yoshie Nakano (EGO WRAPPIN'), Sakana-kun, with their unique presence, will also appear at the Tokyo performance on May 12th. Expectations are high for a tour where guests with strong personalities, Skapara, and a total of 70 members of the full orchestra will weave a "NO BORDER" worldview, allowing audiences to enjoy different guest combinations at each performance.

◎Performance Information

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra billboard classics Symphonic Tour 2026

<Date and Venue>

(1) [Hyogo] Saturday, May 2, 2026

Hyogo Performing Arts Center KOBELCO Grand Hall Doors open 17:30, Performance starts 18:30

(2) [Yamagata] Sunday, May 10, 2026

Yamagin Kenminkaikan (Yamagata Prefectural Museum of Art) Doors open 15:00, Performance starts 16:00

(3) [Tokyo] Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Tokyo International Forum Hall A Doors open 17:30, Performance starts 18:30

<Performers>

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Music Supervisor, Conductor, Arranger: Takayuki Hattori (*1)

Orchestra:

(1) [Hyogo] Osaka Symphony Orchestra

(2) [Yamagata] Yamagata Symphony Orchestra

(3) [Tokyo] Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Guests:

(1) [Hyogo] Hanaregumi, Yoshie Nakano (EGO-WRAPPIN')

(2) [Yamagata] Takao Tajima (Original Love), Yoshie Nakano (EGO-WRAPPIN')

(3) [Tokyo] Sakana-kun, Yoshie Nakano (EGO-WRAPPIN')

<Tickets> (Tax included, preschoolers not allowed)

General ticket agency pre-sale reception ongoing (lottery)

All seats reserved tickets: 12,000 yen

All seats reserved student tickets: 6,000 yen (for high school students and younger)

<Official Performance Website>

https://billboard-cc.com/tokyoska2026

Organizer/Planning & Production: Billboard Japan (Hanshin Contents Link)

Co-organizer: [Yamagata] Yamagata Prefectural Museum of Art Management Corporation Minguru Yamagata

Cooperation: Sony Music Artists

Sponsorship: [Hyogo] Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., [Yamagata] Denroku Co., Ltd.

Support: Billboard USA, [Yamagata] TUY TV-U Yamagata / FM Yamagata

Operations: [Hyogo] Kyodo Group, [Yamagata] Kyodo...