Osaka-jō Hall
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| Location | Chūō-ku, Osaka |
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| Coordinates | 34°41′22″N 135°31′47″E / 34.68944°N 135.52972°ECoordinates: 34°41′22″N 135°31′47″E / 34.68944°N 135.52972°E |
| Owner | Osaka-jo Hall Foundation |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Opened | 1983 |
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Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール Ōsaka-jō Hōru) is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of the Castle and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984.
The hall may be reached on a short walk from either Osaka Business Park Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line or Osakajō-kōen Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line. The hall is located in Osaka-jō Park, near Osaka Castle and is across a river from two other smaller concert halls.
It is used for some sports, such as judo championships and wrestling matches, and is popular for concerts, with many native and international pop and rock music artists.
Each year, 10,000 people come to the hall to participate in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
Events
Many popular musical acts have played the arena, including Ayumi Hamasaki, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Tina Turner, Prince, David Bowie, George Michael, Bon Jovi, Alanis Morissette, Rod Stewart, Oasis, Alice in Chains, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Björk, David Guetta, Avril Lavigne, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Sarah Brightman, Westlife, Justin Bieber and BTS.