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The "Japan Alps Music & Outdoor Freedom Festival" (JAM-OFF) is a grass roots festival of Japanese and foreign bands, DJs, graffiti & tattoo artists, outdoor companies, workshops, outdoor activities and music sessions.

This years main-stage music line-up includes Ras Kanto (Dubsensemania), Riddimates Inc., Tengaku, Lickerish Quartet, Zion Hi-Fi, Sabunyuma, Mihhi & LooseMan; DJ's Mighty Mark, Tomoki A Heart, Yuchee, U39 and Dorobo, and MC Brimm War; with a second DJ stage, "Refugee Music Camp" featuring DJ's Highly, Sakti aka Haruka, Ogee, Yasu, Barbala, Fuyuki, Tanaka, Kempo & Miho.

The JAM-OFF also features a separate free day-party and MTB dirt-bike clinic at the Red-Bull Digger Dirty Green Park, a Sweetriders MTB clinic, a full-day guided multi-discipline adventure (HIAQ), yoga workshops, ethnic food vendors, African dance & drumming workshops, live art, live tattooing, a kids play area, a SK8 clinic & comp and much more.

HIAQ:

The Hakuba International Adventure Quest...a one-day, guided, non-competitive adventure quest combining Mountain Biking, High Ropes, Canyoning and a complimentary Onsen with all gear, guides and BBQ lunch included. Contact Evergreen for pre-registration. Click here for the HIAQ Schedule.

Saturday 13th 10-5, Beginning at the JAM-OFF main area.
13,650 yen (1 day JAM-OFF entry incl.)
15,000 yen (3 day JAM-OFF entry incl.)

MTB & BMX Dirt-Jump Jam:

Held at the newly made and opened, Red-Bull-Digger-designed, Happo 'Dirty Green Park'; expect dirt, MTB's, M, L & XL jumps, air, riding workshops, DJs and fat-beats.

Sunday 14th 10-5, Dirty Green Park, Kokusai Line, Happo-One Skifield. Free to watch.

Sweetriders MTB Clinic:

These clinics cater to individual riders skill levels and introduce the fundamental skills of mountain biking going at a pace that is suitable to the group. The focus will be on things like neutral position, ready position, bike body separation, straight line riding, climbing, descending, braking, shifting, basic front wheel lifts, slow speed cornering, and switchbacks. Clinic will end with an instructional group ride. See Sweet Riders web site for more information about Sweetriders.

Sunday 14th 09:30-12:30, Main JAM OFF Area, 1,500 yen

Tattoo Artists:

Some of Nagano's best tattoo artists will be drawing blood for the entire three days of the JAM-OFF. Check out others getting inked, the full-sleeves some of these artists rock, and choose to make your own body a canvas. This years artists (contact details below under Ticket Outlets) will be

PHAT PAIN TATTOO STUDIO (Horisen), 13th-15th
BLACK ROSE TATTOO STUDIO (Toyoshina), 13th-15th. Artist: Pedro Molino (Peru)
7TH HEAVEN TATTOO STUDIO (Matsumoto), 13th & 14th. Artist: Horiei (Japan)

Vendors:

Asian Shop Khush Khush - Accessories, Cafe Style Food
Uncle Stevens - Tacos, Beer and Margueritas
Aosora - Real Indian Curry, Chapati & Chai
Slow Cafe - Organic Curry & Beer, Fair Trade Coffee
Zero-Grau - Brasilian Favourites
Spicy Rentals
Outdoor Japan
Massage Tent, a dog run and a kids play area. Let them run wild..

Other Workshops:

Yoga, drumming, african dance, massage, recycling, chopstick making, vegan cooking, didgeridoo & patika, graffiti, SK8 boarding, and more. Click here to see the Clinic & Workshop Schedule.

Tickets

3 day ticket: 4,000 yen (3,000 pre-sale) 1 day ticket: 2,000 yen (1,500 pre-sale)

Ticket Outlets:
EVERGREEN OUTDOOR CENTER. 0261-72-5150. HAKUBA
GARAGE 902. 0261-75-0902. HAKUBA
ACROSS NAGANO. 0262-63-0559. NAGANO
ZERONIROKU RECORDS. 0262-64-5947. NAGANO
KENT'S HIP-HOP SHOP. 0262-64-7627. NAGANO
KEF ACCESSORIES & HEADSHOP. 0262-24-0110. NAGANO
ASIAN NIGHT MARKET. 0262-14-5656. NAGANO
PHAT PAIN TATTOO STUDIO. 070-5565-8819. NAGANO
7TH HEAVEN TATTOO STUDIO. 0263-48-2274. MATSUMOTO
BLACK ROSE TATTOO STUDIO. 080-1081-5477. TOYOSHINA