Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse

{{Short description|Concert hall complex in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse

| image = 250px

| image_caption=

| location = 1-9-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.80064|N|139.473000|E |format=dms |region:JP-11_type:landmark |display=inline,title}}

| type = concert hall
drama theatre
exhibition gallery

| opened = 1993

| seating_capacity= 3,118
Ark Hall: 2,002
Marquee Hall: 798
Cube Hall: 318

| owner = Tokorozawa Cultural Foundation

| promotions =

| website = [http://www.muse-tokorozawa.or.jp www.muse-tokorozawa.or.jp]

}}{{Travel guide|date=July 2023}}File:Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre MUSE 20090815.jpg

{{nihongo|Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Muse|所沢市民文化センターミューズ|Tokorozawa Shimin Bunka Sentā Myūzu}} is a concert hall complex consisting of the main "Ark Hall", with a pipe organ, and other facilities, located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, west of Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1993, and is operated by the Tokorozawa Cultural Foundation. It is also called "Tokorozawa Muse", or sometimes just "Muse" for short.

Facilities

Ark Hall (large-sized main hall), Marquee Hall (medium-sized hall), Cube Hall (small-sized hall), and The Square (exhibition gallery space), and some other facilities

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Montreal Symphony Orchestra have performed here.

= Ark Hall =

2,002-seat symphony hall with a pipe organ, for classical music

==Pipe organ==

5,563 pipes / 75 stops, manufactured by Rieger Orgelbau of Austria

= Marquee Hall =

798-seat horseshoe-shaped theatre

=Cube Hall=

318-seat hall designed for chamber music performances

= The Square =

Exhibition gallery space

History

Access

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8 minutes' walk, or one stop one coin(100yen) ride by bus, from East exit of Kōkū-kōen Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, approximately 30 to 45 minutes from central Tokyo.

=Surrounding area=

"Muse" is located next to Kōkū-kōen Park, and Tokorozawa Aviation Museum

Tokorozawa City Library
Tokorozawa City Office
Tokorozawa Central Post office
Tokorozawa Police Station
Tokorozawa Transmitter Site

Other uses

Concert halls, or sometimes the route to Kōkū-kōen Station, can be seen in some Japanese TV dramas and movies, as they are often used as filming locations.