In January, Sugizo was a guest at film score composer Ikuro Fujiwara's solo piano concert. On March 11, he took part in the Peace on Earth event in Yoyogi Park for a memorial ceremony of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In April, he covered the track "Bike", for Maaya Sakamoto's 20th anniversary tribute album, and was scheduled to appear at the Tanz Too Noise Muzik Festival in Hong Kong, but the event was eventually cancelled. In May, he participated in Juno Reactor's short Japanese tour, performing in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. On May 3, he joined fellow Luna Sea member Ryuichi and conductor Ikuro Fujiwara for a 'Symphonic Luna Sea Reboot' concert. In June, he toured extensively with Luna Sea, performing in 32 concerts in 16 cities across Japan. He performed at Makuhari Messe at Luna Sea's Lunatic Fest, also with X Japan. On July 8, his "Spiritual Classic Sugizo Selection II" compilation album was released. In the same month he performed at the In Order To Dance Vol.1 event, along with Takkyu Ishino and others. X Japan's first domestic tour of Japan in 20 years began with three consecutive dates at Yokohama Arena on December 2, continued with Osaka-jō Hall on December 7, Marine Messe Fukuoka on December 9, Hiroshima Green Arena on December 11, and finished on December 14 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall. They also performed on "Kōhaku Uta Gassen" for the first time in 18 years.