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Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

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東京芸術劇場

A major cultural facility in Ikebukuro featuring world-class concert halls and one of the world's largest rotating pipe organs.

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China CC BY-SA 2.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A comprehensive cultural facility opened in October 1990 for performing arts.
  • Designed by architect Yoshihiko Ashihara with a unique space-saving stacked structure.
  • Managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture.
  • Led by playwright Hideki Noda as the first artistic director.

What to see

  • The Concert Hall which features one of the world's largest rotating pipe organs.
  • A large orchestral performance space containing 1,999 seats.
  • The Playhouse which serves as a medium-sized hall seating 834 people.
  • Two smaller performance venues named Theatre East and Theatre West.
  • The only post office in Japan located inside a theatre building.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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