Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall (Ã¥ÂÂå¤å±Âå¸Âå ¬ä¼Âå Â, Nagoya-shi Kà Âkaidà Â) is a concert and civic hall located in Tsuruma Park, Shà Âwa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
Opened on 10 October 1930 to commemorate the marriage of Emperor Shà Âwa (Hirohito), the 3,000-seat hall was hailed at the time as one of the largest auditoriums in the country. https://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/news-events/course/2021/02281449.html
The reinforced-concrete building survived the World War II air raids and the subsequent Allied requisition and remains one of the cityâÂÂs best-preserved examples of early Shà Âwa-period public architecture.
The exterior presents a symmetrical composition with tall arched windows and vertical ribbed pilasters; the interior was renovated in 2018âÂÂ2019 with historically sensitive seating supplied by the original manufacturer, Kotobuki Seating, restoring the 1930 colour palette and art deco motifs.
Besides classical concerts by the Nagoya Philharmonic and visiting orchestras, the hall has long served as a key boxing venue for the Japan Boxing Commission, hosting national title fights since the 1950s. Pop, rock, and comedy tours (including King Crimson in 2021) and graduation ceremonies for nearby universities are also staged here.
A major refurbishment began in 2018, upgrading barrier-free access, stage machinery, and air-conditioning while retaining the historic façade; the hall reopened in April 2019. In 2023 the city government announced a digital-archive project to publish 3-D scans of the interior for virtual tourism.
1-1-3 Tsuruma, Shà Âwa-ku, Nagoya 466-0064
3-min walk from Tsurumai Station (JR Chà «à  Line & Tsurumai Subway Line). Public parking is available beneath Tsuruma Park. https://tsurumapark.info/pdf/map_english.pdf