:Niigata Prefectural Civic Center
{{Short description|Multi-purpose cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan}}
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| name = Niigata Prefectural Civic Center
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| image_caption = Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, August 2007{{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=point|zoom=13|frame-align=center|frame-width=250}}
| address = 3-13 Ichibanboridōri-chō, Chūō-ku, Niigata 951-8132
| location = Japan
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| opened = {{Start date|1967|11|21|df=y}}
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| construction_cost = 923 million yen
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| seating_capacity = 1,730 + 300
| website = {{URL|http://www.niigata-kenminkaikan.jp}}
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The {{Nihongo|Niigata Prefectural Civic Center|新潟県民会館|Niigata Kenminkaikan}} is a large multi-purpose public cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, which opened on 1 December 1967.{{cite web |url= http://www.niigata-kenminkaikan.jp/about/index.html|script-title=ja:新潟県民会館とは|trans-title=About the Niigata Prefectural Civic Center|publisher= Niigata Prefectural Civic Center|location= Japan |language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 September 2012}}
Facilities
History
Construction of the building started on 20 September 1966. The total construction cost was 923 million yen, and was partially funded using relief donations following the June 1964 Niigata earthquake.{{cite web |url= http://music.livewalker.com/mdata/detail.aspx?i=7770|script-title=ja:新潟県民会館|trans-title=Niigata Prefectural Civic Center|publisher= LiveWalker|location= Japan |language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}} The building opened on 21 November 1967.
Performances
Musical artists and groups that have appeared on stage at the Niigata Prefectural Civic Center include the following.
- Iron Maiden december 10 1982.
- A-ha, World tour 1986 – 1987, 11 July 1987{{cite web |url=http://a-ha-live.com/world-tour-1986-1987/|title=World tour 1986 – 1987|publisher= A-ha-live.com|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
- Mark Morris Dance Group, Japan Tour with Yo-Yo Ma, 7 June 2002{{cite web |url=http://markmorrisdancegroup.org/resources/performance_archive|title=Performance Archive|publisher= Mark Morris Dance Group|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
- Dir En Grey, Tour 05: It Withers and Withers, 10 April 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.direngrey.co.jp/english/e-timeline/2005.html|title=Timeline: 2005|work=Dir En Grey Official Site|publisher=Sun-krad Co., Ltd.|year=2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704234313/http://www.direngrey.co.jp/english/e-timeline/2005.html|archivedate=4 July 2012|accessdate=9 September 2012|url-status=dead}}
- Kodo, One Earth Tour 2011, 21 December 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.kodo.or.jp/oet/oet2011i_en.html|title=One Earth Tour Schedule Dec. 2011, Japan|publisher= Kodo|year=2012|location= Japan|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
- Every Little Thing, 15th Anniversary Concert Tour 2011-2012 "Ordinary", 3 April 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/09/every-little-thing-announces-dates-for-15th-anniversary-tour/|title=Every Little Thing announces dates for 15th anniversary tour|work=TokyoHive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC.|date=9 September 2011|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
- Blast!, 20 July 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.blasttheshow.com/dates11_12.html|title=Blast 2011-2012 Tour|publisher= Blast|year=2012|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
- Hideaki Tokunaga, Concert Tour 2012, 28 October 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.tokunagaandtonys.com/en/information/article.php?id=702&category=live|title=Schedule for Concert Tour 2012|publisher= Hideaki Tokunaga Official Site|date=9 May 2012|location= Japan |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
- Chage and Aska, Aska Concert Tour 2012-2013, 15 February 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.chage-aska.net/en/information/1202|title=ASKA Concert Tour 2012-2013 has been fixed|publisher= Rockdom Artists|date=1 May 2012|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
Access
The complex is located within Hakusan Park, and the nearest station to the Niigata Prefectural Civic Center is Hakusan Station on the JR Echigo Line, 15 minutes' walk away. It is 15 minutes by car or bus from the main Niigata Station.{{cite web |url= http://concerthallguide.com/chubu-region/niigata/niigata-kenminkaikan.html|script-title=ja:新潟県民会館|trans-title=Niigata Prefectural Civic Center|publisher= Concert Hall Guide|year=2011|location= Japan |language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 9 September 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.niigata-kenminkaikan.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
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{{Coord|37|54|48.2|N|139|2|20.3|E|source:jawiki_region:JP|display=title}}
Category:Concert halls in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures in Niigata (city)