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Kirishima International Concert Hall

Kirishima International Concert Hall, Modern concert hall in Kirishima, Japan.

The Kirishima International Concert Hall, nicknamed Miyama Concerto, is a reinforced-concrete concert hall in Makizono-cho Takachiho, Kirishima, completed in 1994 at a cost of about 3.6 billion yen. Its exterior suggests a large ship putting out to sea, and its roof is a 24-faceted pyramid echoing the Kirishima range. The main hall seats 770 (518 on the ground floor, 252 in the balcony), with a stage 17 m wide, 9 m deep and 14 m high.

Built by Kagoshima Prefecture at a cost of about 3.6 billion yen, the hall opened on 22 July 1994 as the main venue of the Kirishima International Music Festival. Its nickname Miyama Concerto was chosen in November 1993 from 1,074 public entries; the winner, a housewife from Sendai, took the name from the Miyama kirishima azalea in the local song "Hana wa Kirishima".

The nickname Miyama Concerto was chosen in 1993 from 1,074 public entries; a Sendai housewife took it from the Kagoshima Ohara-bushi lyric "hana wa Kirishima" and the Miyama-kirishima azalea, with "concerto" from the French for concert. The hall is the main venue of the Kirishima International Music Festival, and its free "Kyodo Geino no Yube" evenings present Kirishima Kuzume-daiko drumming and Kirishima kagura, which visitors may photograph.

The venue is located in Kirishima and holds regular musical events throughout the year. It is helpful to check the schedule ahead of your visit to find performances that interest you.

The hall's acoustics were designed by Yoichi Ando, who used his preference theory to calculate even sound quality at every seat. The side walls, seen from above, form a leaf shape, the rear stage wall is split into six angled sections, and the ceiling is shaped like a ship's hull. The hall was praised as a "miracle hall" at an international acoustics congress.

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Architects
Fumihiko Maki
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July 22, 1994
Part of
100 concert halls in Japan, 100 Best Public Buildings in Japan
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31.88000,130.80556
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November 1, 2026 04:15
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