SANIMYOK at Nittaiji | Photographs of musical exchange between Chiang Mai and Japan
PHOTO JOURNAL — NAGOYA / CHIANG MAI
A stage backed by a temple gate, umbrellas across an audience in the rain: SANIMYOK and Eito's Japan tours include scenes from Kakuozan Nittaiji in Nagoya. Starting with supplied photographs from 2025, this article follows the 2026 appearance record and the site's history of exchange between Japan and Thailand.
The grounds the day before the show | October 11, 2025
The first photograph was taken on October 11, the day before SANIMYOK's appearance, rather than on the concert day. Its view of the five-story pagoda and temple grounds shows the wider setting of the music event.
The stage beyond the umbrellas | October 12, 2025
The next day, SANIMYOK and Eito performed together at Japan–Thailand Culture Festival 2025. The performance photograph shows the stage before the temple gate and an audience gathered under umbrellas. Alongside the previous day's photograph of the grounds, it offers different perspectives on the venue and performance.
Nittaiji: a place connecting Japan and Thailand
According to Kakuozan Nittaiji's official history, a Japanese delegation received relics of the Buddha from King Chulalongkorn in Bangkok in 1900, and the temple was founded in Nagoya in 1904. The name “Nittaiji” symbolizes friendship between Japan and Thailand.
The buildings in the concert photographs are both a live backdrop and part of a place shaped by exchanges between the two countries. Viewing the Chiang Mai band's Japan performance alongside the venue's history adds a wider perspective to the journey. This is an introduction to the place, rather than a personal account explaining why the venue was chosen.
2026 | Performances return to the same grounds
The following year's Japan–Thailand Culture Festival took place on October 3–4, 2026. The organizer's official page lists Eito × SANIMYOK live on both days. The page already marks the event as finished; this is not an announcement for an upcoming event.
The 2026 Japan tour article gathers the autumn itinerary from Himeji to Kyoto, Osaka and Nittaiji. The photographs in this article are from 2025. When comparing activities across years, photograph dates and concert-announcement years remain clearly distinguished.
Explore the photographs and performances further
Photographs: supplied Japan tour album. Edited by FREE BIRD CHIANGMAI. Photograph dates and formats have been cross-checked against official concert sources. Performance descriptions are based on announcements and records; unverified setlists or remarks are not included. Eito is a collaborating artist represented by another agency.
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