Tōkagakudō Concert Hall

Tokyo


Built in 1966 for the 60th birthday of Empress Kojun, this concert hall inside the Imperial Palace East Garden has a petal-shaped roof and outer scalloped walls covered with delicate murals made from ceramics and pottery shards.

Transportation

  • subway: Tōzai line to Takebashi, exit 1b

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