National Theatre of Japan

National Theatre of Japan
国立劇場
The exterior of the National Theatre building recalls the ancient azekura-zukuri style of the Shōsōin.
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Address4-1 Hayabusa-chō, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°40′53″N 139°44′35″E / 35.68139°N 139.74306°E / 35.68139; 139.74306
Capacity1,610 (The Large Theatre)
Construction
Opened1966
ArchitectHiroyuki Iwamoto
Website
http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/kokuritsu.html

The National Theatre of Japan (国立劇場, Kokuritsu Gekijō) is a complex consisting of three halls in two buildings in Hayabusachō, a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan Arts Council, an Independent Administrative Institution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, operates the National Theatre. It primarily stages performances of traditional Japanese performing arts.


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