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Nao Toyama Announces Upcoming Hiatus

Nao Tōyama announces upcoming hiatus!
Final live performance at the Nippon Budokan to be held next year!


Nao Tōyama's 10th Anniversary Final Live “Over The Rainbow at Nippon Budokan” https://youtu.be/HxwuUS83dk8

Voice actress and singer Nao Tōyama's long-held dream “to reunite with everyone at the Nippon Budokan” will be coming true next year. The 10th Anniversary Final Live “Over The Rainbow at Nippon Budokan” will be held on March 11, 2027 and her upcoming hiatus from musical activities was also announced.

The announcement was made during a solo concert on February 8 in front of an in-person and livestream audience. She conveyed her message with a letter and requested her fans' help in making her dream come true. She described her reason for the upcoming hiatus as “a positive decision to deliver a culmination of her decade-long journey and to think about the next phase of her career.” She did not announce when her upcoming hiatus will end. Her final concert will be held next year on her birthday, March 11, and promises to be a special event filled with emotions and shared alongside all those who've walked this path together with her, as they step forward into the future. Tickets to the concert will go on sale Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10 AM, Japan Standard Time.

Furthermore, a new album will be coming out as a culmination of her ten year-long musical career leading up to the Budokan concert. More details will be announced at a later date.

In addition, a live birthday countdown stream will be hosted on YouTube on Tuesday, March 10 at 11 PM (JST) where she'll share more information about tickets and exclusive details regarding her final concert.

Nao Tōyama's Special 10th Anniversary Website:
https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/toyamanao/10th

Nao Tōyama's Birthday Countdown Livestream:
https://YouTube.com/live/HcBI1q8Eluw?feature=share

Concert Information:
Title: 10th Anniversary Final Live “Over the Rainbow at Nippon Budokan”
Performer: Nao Tōyama
Date/Time: Thursday, March 11, 2027 at 6 PM (Doors open at 5 PM)
Place: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo

Nao Tōyama Profile
Birthday: March 11
Blood Type: A
Hometown: Tokyo
Hobbies: Dancing, coffee, collecting penguin goods

Nao Tōyama made her voice acting debut in 2010. She attracted a lot of attention for her role as Kanon Nakagawa in the TV anime The World God Only Knows. After that, she went on to play characters in numerous popular works, such as Karen Kujo in Kin-iro Mosaic, Chitoge Kirisaki in Nisekoi, Reina Prowler in MacrossΔ, Rin Shima in Yuru CampΔ and Cure Arcana Shadow in Star Detective Precure!.

She also belongs to popular groups Rhodanthe* and Walküre, both of which were born in anime, and has enthralled fans with her clear voice and flawless performances. On February 1, 2017, she made her debut as a singer with “True Destiny/Chain the world,” tie-up songs for the anime Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari, and on February 3, 2018, she held her first solo live at the Nippon Budokan.

In 2019, she held her first solo tour and performed overseas in Taipei and Shanghai. In 2020, she celebrated her 10th anniversary as a voice actress by releasing her character song best album Special Thanks! and holding a 10th anniversary concert titled “Special Thanks! Festival” at Tokyo Garden Theater. After celebrating her 5th anniversary as a singer in 2022, she went on to perform a solo concert, an acoustic tour at Billboard Live in Tokyo, and perform at a large-scale anime song festival. Her 10th anniversary concert and final live performance “Over The Rainbow at Nippon Budokan” will be held next year on March 11, 2027.

Social Media
Official X (formerly Twitter): @naobou_official
Line account search ID: toyamanao
Artist homepage: http://toyamanao.com/
Official blog: https://ameblo.jp/naobouofficial
Official YouTube channel: https://www.YouTube.com/c/naobou_channel
Instagram: @naobou_official
TikTok account: https://www.TikTok.com/@official_naotoyama?_t=8gmDdIinnTG&_r=1

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