NHK Osaka Hall, Concert hall in Ōtemae district, Japan
NHK Osaka Hall is a concert venue with advanced audio equipment and multiple performance spaces distributed across several floors of the 18-story NHK Osaka Broadcasting Center Building. The complex also houses media production studios alongside public areas designed for visitors to move through.
The venue opened on November 3, 2001, and quickly became a central performing arts location in the Kansai region. Since its establishment, it has developed into a major hub for musical performances and media recording in Osaka.
The hall's programme includes rakugo: since 2002 the NHK Kamigata Rakugo no Kai has been recorded here, moving over from the Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan. Public recordings of shows such as Uta Kon and Kōjō Engei Hall also take place, and the hall was named among Japan's 100 best halls.
The hall occupies the fourth floor of the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station building at 4-1-20 Otemae, Chūō-ku. Viewing of recordings is mostly free but must be applied for online in advance; applicants must belong to a household holding an NHK receiving contract. Winners are chosen by lottery, notified by email, and sent admission tickets by post. Many popular recordings require photo identification such as a My Number card or driver's licence at entry.
The hall sits on the fourth floor of the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station building, which opened on November 3, 2001. It was the second concert hall built by NHK after NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, and it has been named one of Japan's 100 best halls.
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