This beautiful, oak-panelled, A-frame concert hall, with legendary acoustics, hosts the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra among other well-regarded ensembles. Free lunchtime organ performances take place monthly, usually on Fridays. Get information and tickets from the box office next to the entrance to the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
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