is an arts complex in

Mito, Ibaraki is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 268,036 in 126,055 households and a population density of 1,233 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged ...

, Japan. It opened in 1990 as part of the

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celebrations of the

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of Mito. There is a concert hall that seats 680, a theater for up to 636, a contemporary art gallery, and a landmark tower, which rises 100 meters.

Arata Isozaki Arata Isozaki (磯崎新, ''Isozaki Arata''; 23 July 1931 – 28 December 2022) was a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist from Ōita, Ōita, Ōita. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize i ...

was the architect, with acoustical design by

Nagata Acoustics is an international acoustical consultancy firm. In Japan they have been involved in the design of over seventy concert halls, including the Suntory Hall, Sapporo Concert Hall, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kyoto Concert Hall and Hyogo Perfo ...

. The design is based on the Boerdijk–Coxeter helix.

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* Mito, Ibaraki Concert halls in Japan Theatres in Japan Contemporary art galleries in Japan Buildings and structures in Ibaraki Prefecture Tourist attractions in Ibaraki Prefecture Event venues established in 1990 1990 establishments in Japan Theatres completed in 1990 Art museums and galleries in Ibaraki Prefecture Observation towers in Japan {{japan-struct-stub

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