NHK Hall

{{Infobox venue

| name = NHK Hall

| image = NHK-Hall 2016.jpg

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| nickname =

| location = Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|39|58.85|N|139|41|50.56|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| type = concert hall

| broke_ground =

| built = 1972

| opened = 20 June 1973

| renovated = 2021-2022

| expanded =

| closed =

| publictransit = {{rint|tokyo|C|size=20}} Chiyoda Line at {{STN|Yoyogi-Koen|x}}
{{JRLS|JY|size=20}} Yamanote Line at {{STN|Harajuku|x}}

| demolished =

| owner = NHK Service Center

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| seating_type = Reserved

| seating_capacity = 3,800

| website = [http://www.nhk-sc.or.jp/nhk_hall/ nhk-sc]

}}

The NHK Hall is a concert hall located at the NHK Broadcasting Center, the main headquarters of Japan's public broadcaster NHK.{{cite web |title=Tokyo, 2-2-1 Jinnan |url=http://www.operabase.com/mkhouse.cgi?house=fjtok&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413230853/http://www.operabase.com/mkhouse.cgi?house=fjtok&lang=en |archive-date=13 April 2015 |access-date=15 February 2007 |website=www.operabase.com}} The hall is the main venue for the NHK Symphony Orchestra, but it has also played host to other events, such as the 1979 Japan Music Awards and NHK's annual New Year's Eve special Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

History

The original NHK Hall opened in 1955 at a location in Tokyo's Uchisaiwai-cho district. Several live programmes were broadcast from the hall, such as Song Plaza, Kōhaku Uta Gassen, and Personal Secrets.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/digitalmuseum/nhk50years_en/categories/p56/index.html|title=50 Years of NHK Television|website=www.nhk.or.jp}} In 1973, a new NHK Hall was established in Shibuya, Tokyo, at the site of NHK's new headquarters, the NHK Broadcasting Center.

The acoustics for the hall were designed by Minoru Nagata, later of Nagata Acoustics,{{cite web|url=http://www.nagata.co.jp/news/news0101-e.htm|title=NAGATA ACOUSTICS NEWS|website=www.nagata.co.jp}} while TOA Corporation provided the hall's sound equipment.[http://www.proaudiomiddleeast.com/paa/article.asp?cid=811 Pro Audio Middle East] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929070716/http://www.proaudiomiddleeast.com/paa/article.asp?cid=811|date=29 September 2007}}

On April 9, 2019, it was announced that it will be closed from March 2021 to June 2022 due to seismic retrofitting, construction, renovation and reopening.{{Cite news |date=9 April 2019 |title=NHKホール長期休館へ　耐震工事、紅白は別会場 |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO43543970Z00C19A4000000/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=The Nihon Keizai Shimbun |language=ja}} The 72nd Kōhaku Uta Gassen, broadcast on 31 December 2021, was held at the Tokyo International Forum. It was held outside the NHK Hall for the first time in 49 years since the 23rd edition in 1972 and for the first time since the hall started operation.{{Cite news |date=7 October 2021 |title=ＮＨＫ「紅白歌合戦」２年ぶりに有観客で開催「万全の対応をとりたい」 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202110070000544.html |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=Nikkan Sports |language=ja}}