Niigata Prefectural Civic Center

The Niigata Prefectural Civic Center is a large multi-purpose public cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, which opened on 1 December 1967.

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Facilities

The main concert hall seats 1,730, and the smaller hall seats 300.

History

Construction of the building started on 20 September 1966. The total construction cost was 923 million yen, and was partially funded using relief donations following the June 1964 Niigata earthquake. The building opened on 21 November 1967.

Performances

Musical artists and groups that have appeared on stage at the Niigata Prefectural Civic Center include the following.

Iron Maiden december 10 1982.
A-ha, World tour 1986 – 1987, 11 July 1987
Mark Morris Dance Group, Japan Tour with Yo-Yo Ma, 7 June 2002
Dir En Grey, Tour 05: It Withers and Withers, 10 April 2005
Kodo, One Earth Tour 2011, 21 December 2011
Every Little Thing, 15th Anniversary Concert Tour 2011-2012 "Ordinary", 3 April 2012Blast!, 20 July 2012
Hideaki Tokunaga, Concert Tour 2012, 28 October 2012
Chage and Aska, Aska Concert Tour 2012-2013, 15 February 2013

Access

The complex is located within Hakusan Park, and the nearest station to the Niigata Prefectural Civic Center is Hakusan Station on the JR Echigo Line, 15 minutes' walk away. It is 15 minutes by car or bus from the main Niigata Station.