Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Music venue in Yamashitacho, Yokohama, Japan
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall is a music venue in Yamashitacho, Yokohama, featuring two large halls for concerts and opera productions. The building also includes several galleries and conference rooms spread across different floors.
The opening in 1975 created a new space for large music productions in the Yokohama region. The facility was designed as a public center for performing arts and has served as a stage for national and international artists over decades.
The two buildings face each other across Workpia Yokohama and are run as one complex: the main hall stages music, art and ceremonies, while KAAT handles theatre and dance. Both host the Kanagawa International Arts Festival (1994–2016) and joint events; the Takarazuka Revue and Shiki Theatre Company use both halls for different productions.
The main hall closed indefinitely on 31 March 2025, and the prefecture plans to rebuild it; check the current status before travelling. Inside, the main hall's lobby has no lifts or escalators, only stairs, though a direct third-tier lift sometimes opens for performances. KAAT has escalators and lifts to every floor, but its escalators stop running downward until the end of a show.
The main hall's stage is 20 m wide and 10 m deep in proscenium form, with an orchestra pit, side hanamichi walkway and two large lifts for scenery. Its rear wall holds a stored acoustic reflector. The hall seats 2,493 including standing and movable seats, and was modelled on NHK Hall.
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