Sakurazaka46 Pilgrimage: From the BAN Music Video to Tokyo Dome and the National Stadium

Awaji Yumebutai in “BAN,” Moriya Station in “Guzen no Kotae,” and the Kashima Naval Air Corps Ruins in “Nightmare Shokogun”: Sakurazaka46's music videos take the Japanese girl group into outdoor architectural spaces, working railway stations, and preserved historic sites.

The group began performing as Sakurazaka46 in 2020, went on to play Tokyo Dome, and celebrated its fifth anniversary at the National Stadium in 2026. This guide follows the songs and concert records to the facilities involved in their videos and the venues that marked milestones onstage.

Music Video Locations and Anniversary Concert Venues

1Awaji Yumebutai | Where “BAN” Was Filmed and Miu Murayama Later Visited

Awaji Yumebutai hosted the music video shoot for Sakurazaka46's second single, “BAN.” The video was released in March 2021. Newly recruited third-generation member Miu Murayama later visited its location in the official YouTube feature “Sakurazaka46 Third-Generation Vlog: Miu Murayama,” released on January 14, 2023.

The grounds overlook the sea and include Hyakudan-en, an arrangement of 100 terraced flowerbeds, as well as circular and elliptical forums. The Circular Forum is approximately 32 meters across and 11 meters high. Sea and mountain corridors, sky gardens, and water gardens offer further ways to explore the architecture and the stairways that follow the contours of the land.

The address is 2 Yumebutai, Awaji, Hyogo. Outdoor areas including Hyakudan-en and the observation terraces are normally free to enter from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Hyakudan-en elevator operates from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; the greenhouse has its own hours and admission charges.

Sources: Awaji Yumebutai: filming and Miu Murayama's visit (in Japanese) / Architecture and opening hours (in Japanese)

Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center and Grand Nikko Awaji also supported the “BAN” shoot. The single's special website includes behind-the-scenes photographs by Yosuke Kamiyama, preserving glimpses of the members during filming.

If the music video brings you here, look beyond the stepped flowerbeds to the sweeping walls of the forums and the shapes of the corridors. Within the same complex, some spaces open directly to the sky while others frame the view with walls and columns. The scale of a person against the concrete changes as you move from looking at the buildings at a distance to walking through their corridors.

Murayama's vlog appeared while the group was introducing its third-generation members one by one. The same facility features in both an established music video by the senior members and an introduction to a new recruit. Watching the vlog after becoming familiar with the scenery of “BAN” reveals how a location can pass from one generation of the group to another.

Sources: Awaji Yumebutai: facilities supporting the shoot (in Japanese) / Second single: behind-the-scenes photographs (in Japanese)

2Kanto Railway Moriya Station | The Station in “Guzen no Kotae”

Kanto Railway's Moriya Station is a filming location for “Guzen no Kotae,” a track on Sakurazaka46's second single, BAN. The TYPE-C edition includes its music video.

The Ibaraki Film Commission's location map identifies Moriya Station as a site used for “Guzen no Kotae.” Kanto Railway's station guide also records a Sakurazaka46 music video shoot in February 2021. This is a different station from nearby Shin-Moriya.

“Guzen no Kotae” tells a story in which Karin Fujiyoshi plays a high-school student struggling with love. The railway station helps establish the world the characters inhabit, extending the video beyond spaces for dance performances. On a visit, you can recall those characters while watching the everyday scene of trains arriving and departing.

The station is at 2-18-3 Chuo, Moriya. Its ticket counter is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Access to the platforms is subject to the railway's rules for train tickets, platform admission tickets, and other valid forms of entry. The official station guide also shows elevators and accessible restrooms.

Sources: Kanto Railway: station facilities and filming record (in Japanese)

Sources: Ibaraki Film Commission: filming at Moriya Station (in Japanese) / Track listings and the edition containing the video (in Japanese)

3Kashima Naval Air Corps Ruins | The Historic Site in “Nightmare Shokogun”

The Kashima Naval Air Corps Ruins in Miho, Ibaraki, were used to film “Nightmare Shokogun.” Filming took place in February 2025, and the video was released on February 17 that year.

The site now opens to the public on weekends to convey the history of the war. Guided tours also visit the remains of a light-oil store and parts of the headquarters' second floor that are closed to ordinary visitors.

The music video uses the space for an unsettling story, but the site itself is preserved and opened to communicate its history. Follow the visitor guidance and leave room to understand the actual buildings beyond their role as a setting for the work. Standard admission does not give unrestricted access to every area used during filming.

Guided tours are included in admission, and visitors are asked to assemble at least ten minutes before the start. If you are interested in the buildings' history and the sections normally closed to visitors, checking tour times with the facility will allow a visit that goes beyond viewing the exterior. From December through February, the site closes at 4 p.m., with last admission at 3 p.m. It is closed over the year-end and New Year holidays.

From March through November, opening hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, with last admission at 3:30 p.m. Adult admission is ¥800 and reservations are not required. Tours run at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The address is 2014-8 Oyama, Miho.

Sources: Miho Village: music video filming record (in Japanese) / Ibaraki Film Commission: video release (in Japanese) / Opening hours and guided tours (in Japanese)

4Tokyo Dome | From the First Sakurazaka46 Shows in 2022 to a Three-Day Run

Sakurazaka46 first performed at Tokyo Dome under its current name in November 2022. After that two-day engagement, the group returned on June 15 and 16, 2024, followed by a three-day run from July 24 to 26, 2025.

The first shows, on November 8 and 9, 2022, featured a piano sequence featuring member Ten Yamasaki during “Joken Hansha de Nakete Kuru.” Another distinctive feature was the group's first moving stage. The platform carrying the members traveled toward the audience, bringing the performance closer to the seats.

The 2022 Tokyo Dome concerts also marked the departure of captain Yuka Sugai. Sugai stood before the arch associated with “Sono Hi Made,” and Rina Matsuda succeeded her as captain. Looking back on the 12-show tour, including those two nights, Akiho Onuma wrote about the performances and the feelings Sugai had passed on to her.

Across the two encores, the group also performed six songs from its Keyakizaka46 years: “10-gatsu no Pool ni Tobikonda,” “Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai,” “Heel no Takasa,” “Aozora ga Chigau,” “Fukyowaon,” and “Sajin.” Their first Dome concerts as Sakurazaka46 thus carried songs from their previous incarnation into the new setting. Onuma wrote that she took the position previously held by Akane Moriya in “Fukyowaon” and prepared by watching earlier footage.

The 5th TOUR 2025 “Addiction” expanded to three days at Tokyo Dome and two at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Murayama's account describes snow falling during “TOKYO SNOW,” a stage created with a circus team for “UDAGAWA GENERATION,” and an acrobatics team in “Nagaredama.” Her record reveals movement and collaborators onstage that a list of song titles alone cannot convey.

The nine newly recruited fourth-generation members also joined this tour. Murayama wrote about the younger members nervously heading into rehearsals with their seniors. Graduation and succession in 2022; performing alongside a new generation in 2025. A visit to Tokyo Dome can bring to mind the different shows that successive lineups have made here.

Sources: Akiho Onuma: the 2022 Tokyo Dome concerts (in Japanese) / Miu Murayama: the 2025 tour onstage (in Japanese)

Admission to the audience seating requires a ticket for the event in question. Outside, the public plazas of Tokyo Dome City offer views of the Dome's exterior.

Sources: The first Tokyo Dome concerts in 2022 (in Japanese) / Announcement during the 2024 Tokyo Dome concerts (in Japanese) / The two Tokyo Dome shows in 2024 (in Japanese) / Tokyo and Osaka Dome dates in 2025 (in Japanese)

5MUFG Stadium (National Stadium) | The Fifth-Anniversary Venue

On April 11 and 12, 2026, Sakurazaka46 held its 5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE at MUFG Stadium, the National Stadium. The concerts celebrated the group's fifth anniversary and included a dance performance choreographed by member Yui Takemoto.

The dance footage was released after the concerts. A live video release followed in September of the same year, preserving the performances onstage.

The stadium is at 10-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku. It is a one-minute walk from Exit A2 of Kokuritsu-kyogijo Station and a five-minute walk from either Sendagaya or Shinanomachi Station. On days without a concert, the public perimeter offers views of the large building and its layers of timber eaves.

The fifth floor also has Sora no Mori, an 850-meter walkway that circles the stadium. Its opening days are set out in a monthly calendar; it is not always accessible. Seating areas and the pitch are accessed through events or stadium tours, under different conditions from a walk around the public exterior.

Sources: MUFG Stadium: address and access (in Japanese) / Sora no Mori opening information (in Japanese)

Sources: Fifth-anniversary dance performance (in Japanese) / Live video release of the concerts (in Japanese)

6Tokorozawa Sakura Town | A Facility That Supported “Ikutsu no Koro ni Modoritai no ka?”

Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Tokorozawa, Saitama, supported filming for the “Ikutsu no Koro ni Modoritai no ka?” music video. Its outdoor central plaza is open to the public, with exterior views of the main building, Kadokawa Culture Museum, and other structures.

The address is 3-31-3 Higashi-Tokorozawa Wada, Tokorozawa. The complex contains both an outdoor plaza and indoor facilities with their own opening hours and admission rules. To go inside, follow the ticketing requirements and visitor information for the particular facility you wish to visit.

Sources: Sakurazaka46 official video: filming-support credits (in Japanese) / Outdoor visitor information (in Japanese) / Tokorozawa Sakura Town: facility layout (in Japanese)

7Kenashi Pass | The Mountain Setting for Yui Kobayashi’s “Sukimakaze yo”

Kenashi Pass, on the boundary between Nagano and Gunma, is the filming location for the 2023 music video “Sukimakaze yo.” First-generation member Yui Kobayashi takes the center position. Seventeen members from the first and second generations perform against the expansive mountain landscape.

Kira Masumoto wrote about the strong wind during filming, while Marino Kosaka recorded the cold. The video was directed by Kazuma Ikeda, choreographed by TAKAHIRO, and filmed by Ryohei Watanabe. Unlike songs performed inside buildings, this video sets its 17 dancers within the vast open space of the mountain.

Masumoto particularly recalled filming the final chorus, which involved fire. It was a one-time scene that could not be reshot, and she wrote that the feelings of the members standing together came through in their expressions. Even within such a broad landscape, the video eventually draws attention to individual faces.

Kosaka recalled that, despite the cold, several days in the sun left her sunburned. Their accounts reveal aspects of the mountain filming conditions that are difficult to grasp from the music video alone. The fire and filming equipment belonged to the production; they are not permanent displays to be seen at the pass today.

The Nagano Approach and Winter Road Closures

During the normal access season, ordinary passenger cars can reach Kenashi Pass from Prefectural Route 112 on the Nagano side. Large buses cannot enter, and the road beyond the pass toward Gunma is closed.

Nagano Prefecture's published schedule for fiscal 2026 sets a winter closure for the 3.7-kilometer stretch from Oinokura to Kenashi Pass, from 3 p.m. on November 11, 2026, until 3 p.m. on May 19, 2027. However, the road has already been closed since October 28, 2026, until further notice because of snow and ice. Snowfall can change both the start and the lifting of the closure, so check the road information before visiting. Views should be enjoyed from areas around the accessible public road on the Nagano side.

Sources: Tsumagoi Village: filming record (in Japanese) / Gunma location map: Kenashi Pass (in Japanese) / Music video crew and participating members (in Japanese) / Kira Masumoto: wind during filming (in Japanese) / Marino Kosaka: the cold on location (in Japanese) / Nagano Prefecture: fiscal 2026 winter closure schedule (in Japanese) / Suzaka Construction Office: the road to Kenashi Pass (in Japanese)

8LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY | From a Music Video Shoot to a Concert by Nine New Members

LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY in Funabashi is the filming location for the 2026 music video “The growing up train.” Director Kazuma Ikeda and choreographer TAKAHIRO shaped its performance using microphone stands. During filming, Hikaru Morita sang as though the group's fans, known as Buddies, were right in front of her.

The same venue hosted the Fourth Generation Live on June 2 and 3 that year. During the music video shoot, fourth-generation member Konomi Asai had imagined what a concert here would be like. She later returned to the stage with all nine fourth-generation members for those two days.

The concerts included the first performance of the fourth-generation song “We got your back.” Asai also moved alone to the B-stage to dance to “Kogen.” A venue used for a video shoot became a concert venue for the newly recruited generation.

One feature to watch in the music video is choreography in canon, in which the same movement passes between dancers at staggered intervals. The microphone-stand performance is joined by a band, dancers, and visual effects. Morita also introduced the blue-green costumes, which she found easy to move in, and the ear cuff she wore. The broad arena becomes a shared performance space for the singers and the people around them.

At the Fourth Generation Live, meanwhile, Asai took on her first small-unit song with “Manatsu no Daitoryo.” When she stood on the B-stage during “Kogen,” she watched her fellow recruits on the main stage from a distance. The venue where she had once imagined a concert now gave her a new sense of her connection with her peers.

Neo Sato documented the same concert from a different set of roles: opening with “Shinda Furi,” performing in the “Hyoshiki” unit, taking center for “Shoninyokkyu,” and dancing solo in the new song. She also played a toy piano before the transition to “UDAGAWA GENERATION.” Reading both members' accounts reveals how the show connected full-group scenes with individual moments in the spotlight.

Exterior Views from Minami-Funabashi and Event Admission

The address is 2-5-15 Hamacho, Funabashi. The arena is a six-minute walk from the south exit of JR Minami-Funabashi Station or a 16-minute walk from the south exit of Keisei Funabashi-Keibajo Station. There is no visitor parking for cars or bicycles. The exterior can be viewed from public roads. Interior admission and opening hours depend on the event, and entry to audience seating requires that event's ticket. The facility does not offer inspection visits or tours to people other than those involved in renting it.

Sources: Music video filming venue and production (in Japanese) / Hikaru Morita: filming the music video (in Japanese) / Konomi Asai: from filming to performing (in Japanese) / Konomi Asai: after the concerts (in Japanese) / Neo Sato: the new song's first performance (in Japanese) / Getting to the arena (in Japanese) / Arena visitor information (in Japanese)

9Roppongi Sakurazaka | A Cherry-Lined Slope Discussed Alongside the TV Show’s Name

When the group's new television show title, Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka?, was announced in October 2020, Yui Kobayashi explained that turning off Keyakizaka in Roppongi leads to Sakurazaka. The change from Keyakizaka46 to Sakurazaka46 was discussed through the names of two real slopes and their relationship in the city.

Roppongi Sakurazaka is a public walking path behind the Roppongi Hills residences. Seventy-five cherry trees line the route, with Sakurazaka Park to the south. The slope mentioned on the program can be experienced through the street's shape and its rows of cherry trees.

Sources: The 2020 program announcement and Yui Kobayashi's comments (in Japanese) / Roppongi Hills: the Sakurazaka walking path (in Japanese)

A Closer Look at the Songs, Music Videos, and Performances

Return to the videos introduced through their locations, this time focusing on the songs and the members' roles. From the choreography of “BAN” to the acting in “Guzen no Kotae,” these works use architecture and streets to create their worlds.

Hikaru Morita’s “BAN” and the Architecture of Awaji Yumebutai

“BAN,” released on April 14, 2021, is Sakurazaka46's second single. Hikaru Morita takes the center position at the heart of the performance, and P.I.C.S. participated in producing the music video.

Hidejin Kato directed the video, with cinematography by Koretaka Kamiike, art direction by Yuichi Hatakeyama, and choreography by TAKAHIRO. It was filmed at several locations within Awaji Yumebutai and released on March 17, 2021. Morita recalled being fortunate with the weather on Awaji Island, while Ten Yamasaki described a shoot that repeatedly made her feel she had pushed beyond her physical limits.

Miu Murayama, who visited roughly two years after the shoot, joined the third generation in 2023. The connection between the facility and the song continued through a feature in which a new member visited a place used by her seniors.

Morita introduced two sets of costumes, one navy and one white. The navy outfits have ruffled sleeves and socks in different colors on the left and right. The white outfits reveal a marble pattern inside their slits as the performers dance. The designs consider not only a still pose, but also the colors and patterns that emerge through movement.

After taking in the architecture and formations in the wider shots, watching the movement of the costumes brings a different set of details into view within the same video.

Sources: Sakurazaka46: song formations (in Japanese) / P.I.C.S.: music video production (in Japanese) / Hikaru Morita: filming on Awaji Island (in Japanese) / Ten Yamasaki: the “BAN” shoot (in Japanese) / Awaji Yumebutai: filming and a return visit (in Japanese)

Karin Fujiyoshi’s “Guzen no Kotae” | A Music Video Built Around Acting

“Guzen no Kotae” appears on the same single as “BAN” and features Karin Fujiyoshi at center. Nozumu Hayashi directed the music video, TAKAHIRO choreographed it, and actor Riko Nagase also appears.

Fujiyoshi plays a high-school student struggling with her feelings for another girl. Hayashi proposed a story-led music video that would bring the members' ability to convey emotion and a world through dance into their acting as well. The video connects Fujiyoshi and Nagase's expressions and dialogue with the dance scenes.

Hikaru Morita and Ten Yamasaki play members of the field hockey club. Members beyond the center performer therefore have specific roles in the video. The costumes were designed down to the lettering on their backs, and feathers were attached to the shoes for filming.

The footage shot at Moriya Station forms part of this song's drama. The audio track is also included on the regular-edition CD, while the TYPE-C Blu-ray is the disc edition containing the music video.

Sources: Nozumu Hayashi: combining acting and dance (in Japanese) / The director's introduction to the work (in Japanese) / Hikaru Morita: roles and costumes (in Japanese) / Official music video: cast and production credits (in Japanese) / Contents of the different single editions (in Japanese)

Hear “BAN,” “Guzen no Kotae,” and “Sakurazaka no Uta” on the Regular CD

The regular-edition BAN CD has catalog number SRCL-11756. It contains “BAN,” whose video was filmed at Awaji Yumebutai; “Guzen no Kotae,” which used Moriya Station; and “Sakurazaka no Uta.” Released on April 14, 2021, this edition consists of one audio CD.

It also includes an off-vocal version of each song, making six tracks in total. Switching to these after listening to the vocal versions brings the accompaniment and rhythms supporting the same songs into focus. There is no Blu-ray of the music videos in this edition. If you also want the videos on disc, check the differences between releases before choosing.

TYPE-C, for example, is a two-disc CD-and-Blu-ray set containing the “BAN” and “Guzen no Kotae” videos and conversations between members. Its third CD track is “Microscope,” rather than the regular edition's “Sakurazaka no Uta.” TYPE-A's Blu-ray includes footage from the 2020 debut countdown concert. Releases bearing the same title therefore offer different combinations of songs and video.

Sources: Sakurazaka46: regular-edition specifications (in Japanese) / Songs and video included in each edition (in Japanese)

“Ikutsu no Koro ni Modoritai no ka?” | Waitresses Dancing and the Lift That Raises Ten

In the video for “Ikutsu no Koro ni Modoritai no ka?,” which received filming support from Tokorozawa Sakura Town, the members each play a character. Rina Matsuda and the other third-row members portray waitresses. Initially reluctant to dance, their characters are drawn into the space led by Ten Yamasaki and dance freely in the latter part of the video.

During the instrumental break, the members take Ten's hands as she lies on the floor and lift her above them. Shizuki Yamashita took part in the movement, which was difficult because their shoes slipped on the carpet. Choreographer TAKAHIRO tried the move himself as well.

Before filming, director Hidejin Kato gave each member a character note of around three or four lines. Yamashita was advised that, while the others sang powerfully, her expression could retain a sense of sadness. Members dancing within the same scene were given distinct characters and emotions.

Sources: Rina Matsuda and Shizuki Yamashita on filming (in Japanese) / Official music video: filming-support credits (in Japanese)

“Nightmare Shokogun” | Eleven Third-Generation Members Acting in the Cold

“Nightmare Shokogun,” filmed in part at the Kashima Naval Air Corps Ruins, appears on the February 2025 single UDAGAWA GENERATION. It is sung by the 11 third-generation members at that time. The video includes scenes of entering water and being pursued along a corridor.

Mio Matono performed both of those scenes. Nagisa Kojima, who filmed with her, singled out Matono's success on the first take as a memorable moment. Riko Endo's blog also includes photographs taken between scenes: two members looking into a surveillance camera and Miu Murayama investigating a room like a detective. These are records of life on set, separate from descriptions of scenes in the completed video.

Airi Taniguchi, who performs the rap in the first verse, also experienced filming in a cold bamboo grove. The video shifts between spaces that suggest building interiors and the outdoors. For Murayama, it was also the first opportunity in some time for all 11 members to film together.

Sources: The 2025 performers and release edition (in Japanese) / Nagisa Kojima: Mio Matono's scenes (in Japanese) / Riko Endo: moments between takes (in Japanese) / Airi Taniguchi: the bamboo grove and rap (in Japanese) / Miu Murayama: filming with all 11 members (in Japanese)

“Shoninyokkyu” | Costume Movement Expressing Inner Conflict

In the 2023 video “Shoninyokkyu,” Hikaru Morita takes center, Hidejin Kato directs, and TAKAHIRO choreographs. Inflating costumes express the characters' inner conflict. The effect combines bodily movement with the changing shape of the clothes surrounding the performers.

A short teaser for “Shoninyokkyu” appeared unexpectedly at the Sakurazaka46 exhibition Shinsekai, held at Roppongi Museum in 2023. The announcement linked the video's release with the group's exhibition.

Sources: “Shoninyokkyu”: costumes and the exhibition announcement (in Japanese)

“Start over!” | Karin Fujiyoshi Plays a Woman Moving Forward

In 2023's “Start over!,” center performer Karin Fujiyoshi plays a woman breaking through fixed ideas and moving forward. Director Hidejin Kato sought a characterization that also included simplicity and innocence. Although Fujiyoshi is again the performer, this is a different role from the high-school student troubled by love in “Guzen no Kotae.”

The filming venue was YOKOHAMA COAST on the second floor of Asobuild, which connects directly to Yokohama Station. The production also involved specialists in drones, special equipment, and spark effects. Admission to the second-floor space used for filming depends on the events taking place there.

Sources: Hidejin Kato: the character and production (in Japanese) / Asobuild: providing the music video location (in Japanese) / Asobuild: access conditions by floor (in Japanese)

From an Audience-Free Launch to Tokyo Dome and the National Stadium

Beginning as Sakurazaka46 in 2020

After its years as Keyakizaka46, the group began activities under its current name, Sakurazaka46, on October 14, 2020. Yasushi Akimoto serves as its general producer.

On December 8, the day before the release of the first single “Nobody's fault,” the group held a debut countdown concert in Hall A at Tokyo International Forum. There was no audience in the venue; the performance was transmitted to cinemas nationwide. The next day, December 9, brought the first single under the new name.

The group held its first nationwide tour in fall 2021, followed by its first Tokyo Dome concerts the next year. Third-generation members joined in 2023, and the first live project for the nine fourth-generation members was announced in 2025. Each song's video features the members who participated when that work was made.

Sources: Sakurazaka46: the beginning (in Japanese) / Debut countdown concert (in Japanese) / The 2021 nationwide tour (in Japanese) / Arrival of the third generation (in Japanese) / The fourth generation's first live project (in Japanese)

Yui Takemoto’s Choreography at the Fifth-Anniversary Concerts

The 2026 National Stadium concerts featured a dance performance choreographed by member Yui Takemoto. The shows took place on April 11 and 12, and footage from the performance was released on April 26.

The fifth-anniversary live release includes “The growing up train,” “BAN,” “Ikutsu no Koro ni Modoritai no ka?,” and “Sakurazaka no Uta,” among other songs. Tracks whose videos connect to Awaji Yumebutai and Sakura Town also appeared on this large anniversary stage.

Sources: Fifth-anniversary concerts: Yui Takemoto's dance footage (in Japanese) / Track listing for the anniversary live release (in Japanese)

Revisit the National Stadium Concert on the Fifth-Anniversary Blu-ray

The limited-production Blu-ray edition of 5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE at MUFG STADIUM was released on September 9, 2026. It is a two-disc set with catalog numbers SRXL-663–664. The first disc contains the main concert, and the second adds live footage and a behind-the-scenes record. The limited-production DVD edition has three discs, so choose the format that matches your player.

The main concert opens with “The growing up train,” followed by “Shoninyokkyu” and “Jigojitoku.” The middle portion includes “Mamoribito,” “Kogen,” and “Seijaku no Boryoku,” with “BAN,” “Start over!,” and “Nobody's fault” later in the show. Alongside the single title tracks, the release brings songs associated with different generations into the same large venue.

To recall the locations through their songs, the concert brings together “The growing up train,” filmed at LaLa arena; “BAN,” from Awaji Yumebutai; and “Ikutsu no Koro ni Modoritai no ka?,” which received support from Sakura Town. It offers a chance to compare music videos shaped within architectural spaces with live performances directed toward an audience.

The second disc adds DAY1 performances of “Make or Break,” “Mou Ikkyoku Hoshii no kai?,” and “Buddies,” as well as behind-the-scenes footage. This additional disc and a photo booklet belong to the limited-production edition. Do not assume that the regular Blu-ray includes the same bonus footage.

Sources: Fifth-anniversary live release: limited-production edition contents (in Japanese)

Sakurazaka46’s History and the Songs Connecting Its Generations

Milestones from the New Beginning to the Fifth Anniversary

Sources: Sakurazaka46: how activities began (in Japanese) / Works and release history (in Japanese) / Record of the 2023 outdoor stadium concerts (in Japanese) / Tokyo Dome concerts in 2024 (in Japanese) / Tokyo Dome concerts in 2025 (in Japanese) / Fifth-anniversary concerts in 2026 (in Japanese)

The Oshi Lab Note: Passing a Location’s Story to a New Generation

Awaji Yumebutai was the filming location for the 2021 'BAN' music video. In 2023, newly introduced third-generation member Miu Murayama visited for an official vlog, and the facility's website presented both videos. This was different from a performer returning to recount her own filming experience: a member who joined later was visiting the setting of her seniors' work. The same architecture now offered a way to follow both an earlier song and a new member's activities.

For a facility, this suggests that a record of filming cooperation can have uses beyond publicity at release. An earlier work may offer material for a new-member introduction or an anniversary retrospective. Keeping the release year and videos together helps the partners discuss what a later project might carry forward and what it could show differently. Alongside finding new locations, revisiting what an existing place means to each generation may offer artists and facilities a way to continue their relationship.

Sources: Awaji Yumebutai: the BAN video and Miu Murayama’s visit (in Japanese)

Sources

• Sakurazaka46 official website (in Japanese)
• Awaji Yumebutai (in Japanese)
• Kashima Naval Air Corps Ruins (in Japanese)
• Contents of the different BAN editions (in Japanese)

Event dates, opening hours, and ticket information reflect the time of writing. Check each official website for current information before your visit.