The NHK Hall is a
concert hall
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located at the
NHK Broadcasting Center, the main headquarters of Japan's
public broadcaster
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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
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK ne ...
''.
History
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'', ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'', and ''Personal Secrets''.
In 1973, a new NHK Hall was established in
Shibuya, Tokyo
Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of April ...
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.
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On April 9, 2019, it announced that it will be closed for a long period from March 2021 to June 2022 due to seismic retrofit
Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. With better understanding of seismic demand on structures and with our recent e ...
ting construction, renovation & reopening. The 72nd NHK Kouhaku Utagassen, scheduled to be broadcast on December 31, 2021, will be held at the Tokyo International Forum
The is a multi-purpose exhibition center in Tokyo, Japan. The complex is generally considered to be in the Yūrakuchō business district, being adjacent to Yūrakuchō Station, but it is administratively in the Marunouchi district.
Tokyo I ...
. It will be held at venues other than NHK Hall for the first time in 49 years since the 23rd, and for the first time since the hall started operation.
See also
* NHK Osaka Hall
References
External links
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Music venues in Tokyo
Theatres in Tokyo
Concert halls in Japan
Hall
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Music venues completed in 1973
Buildings and structures in Shibuya
1973 establishments in Japan
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