Location Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Type concert hall Built 1972 Capacity 3,800 | Owner NHK Service Center Seating type Reserved Opened 20 June 1973 Phone +81 3-3465-1751 | |
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Address Japan, 〒150-8001 東京都渋谷区神南２丁目２−１ Similar Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo International Forum, Bunkamura, Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi National Gymnasium | ||
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The NHK Hall is a concert hall located at the NHK Broadcasting Center, the main headquarters of Japan's public broadcaster NHK. The hall is the main venue for the NHK Symphony Orchestra, but it has also played host to other events, such as the 1979 Japan Music Awards, and NHK's annual New Year's Eve special Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
The original NHK Hall opened in 1955 at a location in Tokyo's Uchisaiwai-cho district. Several live programs were broadcast from the hall, such as Song Plaza and Personal Secrets. In 1973, a new NHK Hall was established in Shibuya, Tokyo at the site of NHK's new headquarters, the NHK Broadcasting Center.
The acoustics for the hall were designed by Minoru Nagata, later of Nagata Acoustics, while TOA Corporation provided the hall's sound equipment.