This is the ceremony that decorates the start scene of the FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX.
| Date and Time |
March 29 (Sun) 1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Racing Course Pole Position Front |
Around 1:30 p.m. Performance by Avangardi
Around 1:44 p.m. National anthem performance on piano and drums by YOSHIKI
<Avangardi>
A dance team of 16 members produced by choreographer akane, known for the Bubble Dance. Founded in 2022, they have gained worldwide popularity on TikTok and Instagram as the "Mysterious Uniformed Bobbed Hair Group."
<YOSHIKI>
Lyricist, composer, and leader of "X JAPAN," responsible for piano and drums. In 2025, he was the first Japanese artist selected for TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World (TIME100)."
Active globally, composing celebratory songs for the 10th anniversary ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor's enthronement, the official image song for the Aichi Expo, theme songs for Hollywood movies, and the official theme song for the world’s highest-level Golden Globe Awards in the U.S. Successfully held solo performances at Madison Square Garden, the U.S. Rock Hall of Fame (2014), Wembley Arena, the U.K. Rock Hall of Fame (2017), and Carnegie Hall, the U.S. Classical Hall of Fame, becoming the first Asian to conquer the three major music halls of fame. Furthermore, in October 2023, achieved the remarkable feat of conquering three historic venues: the Royal Albert Hall in the U.K., the Dolby Theatre in the U.S., and Carnegie Hall in the U.S.