New National Theatre Tokyo
Honmachi, Japan
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Located in Tokyo's Shinjuku area and completed in 1997, the New National Theatre Tokyo is Japan's premier national centre for the performing arts, designed by architect Takahiko Yanagisawa. The venue hosts opera, ballet, contemporary dance, and drama, presenting approximately 300 performances annually to roughly 200,000 attendees. Since its opening, the theatre has mounted more than 650 productions. The building has garnered widespread acclaim for its architecture and state-of-the-art facilities, which rank among the world's finest theatre spaces.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- opera house, national theatre
- Place
- Honmachi, Japan
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