The iconic, century-old Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall in Tokyo’s Hibiya Park, generally abbreviated as “Yaon” in Japanese, shall be knocked down and rebuilt greater and higher after fiscal 2024.
As the host to quite a few legendary concert events, Yaon is named the “Holy Land of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and the “Folk Hall of Fame.” It shall be reborn as a extra accommodating facility for performers and friends whereas sustaining the identical openness as an outside music corridor.
“It is an outdoor stage smack in the middle of Tokyo, and the scenery is always different depending on the season and weather. It is a one-of-a-kind location,” mentioned Seiji Kikumoto, 62, director of the live performance corridor.
Yaon is the bigger of the 2 music halls in Hibiya Park, which is about amongst authorities and different workplace buildings in central Tokyo.
Opened in July 1923, it covers an space of 5,700 sq. meters and has an viewers capability of as much as 3,053. It was spared harm within the Great Kanto Earthquake in September of the identical yr.
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