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Osaka-jō Hall

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 (391,280 sq ft), 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 Osakajōkōen 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 such as those for the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion for their annual NJPW Dominion event and recently have also used the venue for The New Beginning in Osaka in 2020, New Japan Cup finals in 2020 and 2022, and Castle Attack in 2021. The venue is popular for concerts, with many native and international pop and rock music artists.


Every December, 10,000 people come to the hall to participate in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

Opening date: October 1, 1983

Building area: 19,351.22 m2 (208,294.8 sq ft)

Total floor area: 36,173.80 m2 (389,371.5 sq ft)

Building: 3 floors, 1 basement

Architecture:

Nikken Sekkei

Construction: , Matsumura-Gumi

Taisei Corporation

Total cost: 10.6 billion yen

List of indoor arenas in Japan

Official website (in English)

Osaka Government Tourism Bureau entry

Japan National Tourism Bureau