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Opened
  
1993

Phone
  
+81 4-2998-6500

Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse

Location
  
1-9-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Owner
  
Tokorozawa Cultural Foundation

Type
  
concert hall drama theatre exhibition gallery

Capacity
  
3,118 Ark Hall: 2,002 Marquee Hall: 798 Cube Hall: 318

Address
  
1-9-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture 359-0042, Japan

Similar
  
Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial, Kōkū‑kōen Station, Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, Tokorozawa Station, Shin‑Tokorozawa Station

Profiles

Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse (所沢市民文化センター ミューズ, Tokorozawa Shimin Bunka Sentā Myūzu) is a concert hall complex consisting of the main "Ark Hall", with a pipe organ, and other facilities, located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, west of Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1993, and is operated by the Tokorozawa Cultural Foundation. It is also called "Tokorozawa Muse", or sometimes just "Muse" for short.

Contents

Facilities

Ark Hall (large-sized main hall), Marquee Hall (medium-sized hall), Cube Hall (small-sized hall), and The Square (exhibition gallery space), and some other facilities

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Montreal Symphony Orchestra have performed here.

Ark Hall

2,002-seat symphony hall for classical music with a pipe organ

Pipe organ

5,563 pipes / 75 stops, manufactured by Rieger Orgelbau of Austria

Marquee Hall

798-seat horseshoe-shaped theatre

Cube Hall

318-seat hall designed for chamber music performances

The Square

Exhibition gallery space

Access

  • 8 minutes' walk, or one stop one coin(100yen) ride by bus, from East exit of Kōkū-kōen Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, approximately 30 to 45 minutes from central Tokyo.
  • Surrounding area

    "Muse" is located next to Kōkū-kōen Park, and Tokorozawa Aviation Museum

  • Tokorozawa City Library
  • Tokorozawa City Office
  • Tokorozawa Central Post office
  • Tokorozawa Police Station
  • Tokorozawa Transmitter Site
  • Other uses

    Concert halls, or sometimes the route to Kōkū-kōen Station, can be seen in some Japanese TV dramas and movies, as they are often used as filming locations.

    References

    Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse Wikipedia