Culture

Music

MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall

MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall

MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall was opened in 2004, has a vineyard-style arrangement, with the stage surrounded 360º by a spirally configured audience seating area. In addition to the scheduled season performances by its franchise orchestra – Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, all of the orchestras in the metropolitan Tokyo area are invited to play in the Festa Summer MUZA held here in the summer.

Pipe organ

Pipe organ

The Swiss-made 5,248-tube pipe organ fills the vineyard-style symphony hall and resonates with symphonic sounds.

044-520-0100

1310 Omiya-cho, Saiwai-ku   MAP

www.kawasaki-sym-hall.jp

Kawasaki Nohgakudo Hall

Kawasaki Nohgakudo Hall

The most renowned Nohgakudo Hall in the Tokyo metropolitan offers traditional Japanese music and performing arts such as Noh.

044-222-7995

1-37 Nisshin-cho, Kawasaki-ku   MAP

homepage2.nifty.com/k-bunkazaidan/noh/index.htm

Street Musician

Street Musician

The “Kawasaki Street Music Battle” is held monthly at the central fountain plaza at LA CITTADELLA. Local musicians compete with each other for a round of applause from the crowds. Other music events around town fill the street corners with live music.

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Kawasaki - City of Music Project Promotion Committee
Ongakunomachi Kawasaki

As part of the citizens’ efforts to build Kawasaki into a “ vibrant and prosperity city,” Kawasaki-City of Music Promotion Committee was established with members like ordinary citizens, musicians, education institutions such as music conservatories, music related organizations, the music industry, and other relevant groups to promote the music culture in Kawasaki through the broad effects derived from the utilization of the vitality in the private sector.

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Museum

Kawasaki City Museum

Kawasaki City Museum

Comic strips and photographs related to the theme of “City and People” are on exhibit. Archeological, historical, and cultural artifacts of Kawasaki area and art works associated with Kawasaki are also on display.

044-754-4500

1 Todoroki, Nakahara-ku (inside Todoroki Park)   MAP

www.kawasaki-museum.jp

Kawasaki Art Center

Kawasaki Art Center

This culture and arts center was openedc in fall 2007. It has a theater for live performances of plays and screening movies.

180-1 Manpukuji, Asao-ku   MAP

Masayoshi NakamuraArt Museum

Masayoshi Nakamura
Art Museum

This museum collects the works of Masayoshi Nakamura, a painter who painted not only Japanese-style paintings, but ceaselessly presented paintings of his own unique style.

044-953-4936

7-2-8 Hosoyama, Asao-ku   MAP

Kouji Hall

Kouji Hall

Kouji Hall, built by Iwasaki Liquor Store on Oyama Road, has a gallery and a small hall for casual performances of classical music.

044-812-6090

3-11-15 Mizonokuchi, Takatsu-ku   MAP

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Movie

Shin-Yurigaoka
SATY VIVRE

A 9-screen cinema complex here is located in SATY VIVRE, near Shin-Yurigaoka station. Shopping and movies can be enjoyed in here.

044-965-1122

1-19-1 Kamiasao, Asao-ku, Kawasaki (Shin-Yurigaoka SATY VIVRE 6F)   MAP

http://www.warnermycal.com/

Kawasaki ShinyuriFilm Festival

Kawasaki Shinyuri
Film Festival

This annual film festival in fall is held jointly by the community residents and local businesses.

044-953-7652

www.siff.jp

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