Nagoya City Performing Arts Center

What it is

• A public performing arts facility opened on November 3, 1983.
• The building stands on the former site of the Nagoya Legal Affairs Bureau.
• The facility is managed by the Nagoya City Cultural Promotion Agency.
• The structure consists of six floors above ground and two underground levels.

What to see

• A main performance hall with a seating capacity for 640 people.
• The building design is based on a distinct hexagonal shape.
• The architecture received the Nagoya City Urban Landscape Award in 1984.
• Various internal spaces including rehearsal rooms, practice rooms, and meeting rooms.

Getting there

• The center is a three-minute walk from Shinsakae-machi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.