Places of Interest: Concert Venues

This is a list of all the places where he has held concerts before. The concert venues are arranged in alphabetical order.

Alpha Anabuki Hall (Kagawa-ken) (アルファあなぶきホール（香川県）)
This concert hall is in Kagawa prefecture ( Shikoku ) and the closest station is Takamatsu Chikkou station on the Kotohira line, which is 8 minutes walk away. JR Takamatsu station is also within walking distance. You will need to take the train or plane to get to Kagawa from Tokyo , and the airport ( Takamatsu Airport ) is 30 minutes drive away.
http://www.kenminhall.com/institution/access/index.html

Akita Kenmin Kaikan (秋田県民会館)
Located in Akita prefecture up north (Tohoku), you can reach the hall by bus, train, or plane from Tokyo . It’ll take 40 minutes to drive to the hall from Akita Airport . The closest station, Akita station, is only 10 minutes walk away.
http://www.akisouko.com/ken_kai/access.html

Aomori Civic Cultural Hall (青森市文化会館)
Also in Tohoku, this hall is located in Aomori city. It takes 10 minutes by bus to reach the hall from Aomori station. Alight at “Bunka Kaikan Mae (in front of Bunka Kaikan)”
http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/koho/ksi/mp017.html

Asahikawa Civic Cultural Hall (旭川市民文化会館)
This hall is in Asahikawa city, Hokkaido . You need to take a plane or bus and ferry to get to Hokkaido . The city is in the middle of Hokkaido , so it will take you a few hours to get there by train or even bus. Upon reaching Asahikawa Station, you can either take a bus, taxi (5 minutes) or walk (15 minutes). If you are coming from Asahikawa Airport , it will take 40 minutes to reach the area by bus or 30 minutes if you take a taxi. 
http://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/files/bunkashinko/siminbunka/annaizu.htm

Chiba Prefectural Culture Center (千葉県文化会館)
You can get to the hall from JR Chiba Station by taking a bus or by taking the monorail and alighting at the Ken-chou mae Station.
http://www.cbs.or.jp/

Fukuoka Sunpalace (福岡サンパレス)
Fukuoka prefecture is in Kyuushuu region. To get here from Tokyo , you have to take either shinkansen or go by plane. The closest station is Hakata Station, after which you will have to take a bus to get to the hall.
http://www.f-sunpalace.com/access/index.htm

Gunma Prefectural Citizen’s Function Hall (群馬県民会館)
Gunma is roughly 2.5 hours away from Tokyo by train. The nearest station to the hall is Maebashi Station and you need to take a bus from there to get to the hall. Alternatively, you can take a taxi from the station and that will take 10 minutes. Click アクセスon the sidebar on the left-hand side to view the map.
http://www.gunmabunkazigyodan.or.jp/kenmin/

Gunma Music Center (群馬音楽センター)
The nearest station is Takasaki Station on JR Takasaki line. The center is 10 minutes walk away from the west exit.
http://www.takasaki-bs.jp/center/index.htm 

Hakodate City Civic Hall (函館市民会館)
The hall is in Hakodate , Hokkaido . It takes about 10 minutes to get to the hall by taxi from Hakodate airport. But if you are coming from Hakodate Station, you need to take a bus for close to 40 minutes and alight at Shimin Kaikan mae bus stop.
http://www.zaidan-hakodate.com/kaikan/kai.htm#acsess

Himeji-shi Bunka Center (姫路市文化センター)
Himeji city is in Hyogo prefecture in Kinki region. From Himeji station, you can take a bus (10 min) or a taxi (5 min). You can save money if you like and walk 25 minutes to the hall from the station. Alternatively, you can alight at Tegara station on the Sanyo Dentetsu line and walk 15 minutes to the concert hall.
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~bunka/center/TIZU/bunka1.html

Hiroshima ALSOK Hall (広島ALSOKホール) [The old Hiroshima Yuubin Chokin Hall]
Hiroshima prefecture is in Chuugoku region. To get here from Tokyo , you have to take either  the shinkansen or go by plane. You can take a taxi from Hiroshima Station (10 mins) or Yokogawa Station (5 mins). If you’d like to save money, I believe Yokogawa Station might also be within walking distance. You can also take a bus from Hiroshima station (25 mins) or from Hiroshima Bus Center (5 mins) and alight at Hakushima Kitamachi. Alternatively, you can take the Astram line and alight at the Hakushima Station.
http://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/www/contents/1180012419018/files/access.pdf

Hiroshima Kouseinenkin Kaikan (広島厚生年金会館)
Also in Hiroshima prefecture, the closest station to the hall seems to be Kuyakusho-mae Station on Hiroshima Dentetsu Ujina line (certainly a mouthful!) Click on the map to view a bigger picture of the map.
http://www.kjp.or.jp/hp_31/access/

Hiroshima Yuubin Chokin Hall (広島郵便貯金ホール) [Now called Hiroshima ALSOK Hall]

Hokkaido Kouseinenkin Kaikan (北海道厚生年金会館)
This is in Sapporo , Hokkaido . The closest subway station is Nishi 11 Chou-me Station on subway Tozai line, which is a 3 minutes away from the Hall. You can also take a taxi (5 mins) or a bus (7 mins) from Sapporo Station.
http://www.kjp.or.jp/hp_17/access/

Ichikawa Cultural Hall (市川市文化会館)
Ichikawa city is in Chiba prefecture. There are two different stations with three different lines near the hall. Yawata Station on the Keisei line which is 15 mins walk away; Motoyawata Station on JR line (exit from the South gate) and on Toei Shinjuku Line (exit from A3), both of which are 10 mins walk away from the hall. If you are taking a bus, alight at Bunka Kaikan Mae.
http://www.tekona.net/bunkakaikan/access.html

Ishikawa Kouseinenkin Kaikan (石川厚生年金会館)
This is in Kanazawa , Ishikawa prefecture and is rather far away from Tokyo . The closest station to the hall seems to be Kanazawa Station on the JR Hokuriku Line, after which you have to take a bus for 20 minutes.
http://www.kjp.or.jp/hp_22/access/

Joetsu City Cultural Hall (上越文化会館)
Joetsu city is in Niigata prefecture, Koushinetsu region. The closest station is Kasuga Station, which is within walking distance. However, only a few trains stop at this station every hour, so taking a taxi or a bus (alight at Shiyakusho Mae) from Naoetsu Station is also an option.
http://www.joetsu-bunkakaikan.com/access.html

Kagoshima Citizens Culture Hall (鹿児島市民文化ホール)
It takes about an hour to get to the hall from the airport. If you are going by train, alight at Kagoshima Chuo Station and take a taxi (15 mins). Of course, there are also city buses available.
http://www.kagoshima-hall.or.jp/map.htm

Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall (神奈川県立県民ホール)
The closest station is Nihon Dai Doori Station on Toukyu Toyoko line (or Minato Mirai Line), which is only 6 minutes walk away. If you alight at Yokohama Station, you need to transfer to the Minato Mirai Line. Kannai Station is also nearby (15 mins walk), and a few major train lines such as Keihin-Tohoku line and the local Negishi subway line passes through Kannai.
http://www.kanagawa-kenminhall.com/kh_access_f.html

Kawaguchi Culture Center Lilia (川口総合文化センターリリア)
Kawaguchi is in Tokyo . Alight at Kawaguchi Station if you are taking JR Keihin Tohoku Line. The Hall is out the west exit, right outside the station. 
http://www.lilia.or.jp/info/access.html

Kobe International House (神戸国際会館)
This hall is in Kobe , Hyogo prefecture. The closest station is San-no-miya Station, which is within walking distance. The JR Kobe Line, Hankyuu Kobe Line, Hanshin Line, and Kobe Shiei Yamanote Subway Line all pass through this station.
http://www.kih.co.jp/map/index.html

Kochi Kenmin Bunka Hall (高知県民文化ホール)
If you are coming from the airport, you can take the bus and alight at Kenchou Mae bus stop. The hall is 3 minutes walk away. If you are taking the train, you need to transfer once at Kouchi Station and then again at Harimaya-bashi before alighting at Kenchou Mae bus stop. Alternatively, you can also walk 20 minutes to the hall from Harimaya-bashi.
http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~hall/koutuu1.htm

Koriyama City Cultural Center (郡山市民文化センター)
Koriyama City Cultural Center is located in Koriyama City, Fukushima prefecture, Touhoku region. The nearest station, Koriyama Station, is about 1.5 hours away from Tokyo by shinkansen. If you’re taking the plane, you can take a taxi or a limousine bus, both of which will take about 40 mins, from Fukushima Airport to Koriyama Station. From the station, you can walk (20 mins), take a bus (5 mins) or take a taxi (5 mins).
http://www.bunka-manabi.or.jp/kc-center/

Kumamoto Shimin Kaikan [Sojo University Citizens Hall] (熊本市民会館 [崇城大学市民ホール])
Kumamoto is in Kyuushuu region. From Kumamoto Station, you can take a taxi (10 mins), or a bus (15 mins) and alight at Koutsu Center, which is only 2 mins walk away from the hall. If you are coming from Kumamoto airport, you can take the airport bus (50 mins) and alight at Koutsu Center or take a taxi (40 mins).
http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/content/web/asp/kiji_detail.asp?NW=1&ID=4119&LS=25

Kurashiki City Auditorium (倉敷市民会館)
This is in Okayama prefecture in Chuugoku region. To get here, you'll probably have to take either the shinkansen or the plane. The nearest station to the hall is Kurashiki Station, and is 20 minutes walk away. Alternatively, you can alsot ake a bus and alight at the Shimin Kaikan Mae bus stop. Click アクセスon the sidebar on the left-hand side to view the map.
http://www.kcpf.or.jp/hall/shimin/index.html

Makomanai Ice Arena (真駒内アイスアリーナ)
It looks like this hall is close to Hokkaido Kouseinenkin Kaikan. You can alight at the same station, Nishi 11 Chou-me Station, from Tozai line and take a bus to get there. It also says that shuttle buses will be provided from Makomanai Station during concerts. Click 交通案内on the sidebar on the left-hand side to view the map.
http://www.makomanai.com/icearena/

Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ)
This site provides information in English. The hall is in Chiba. The closest station to the hall is JR Kaihin Makuhari Station on JR Keiyo line.
http://www.m-messe.co.jp/access/train_access_e.html

Marine Messe Fukuoka (マリンメッセ福岡)
This site provides information in English. The hall is just a few minutes away from Fukuoka Sunpalace by bus.
http://www.marinemesse.or.jp/eng/access/index.html 

Matsuyama Shimin Kaikan (松山市民会館)
This is in Shikoku region, in Ehime prefecture. To get here from Tokyo, you have to take either shinkansen or go by plane. The hall is 10-15 minutes walk away from both JR Matsuyama Station and Matsuyama-shi Station.
http://www.maps.or.jp/mcph/06_location.htm

Misato-shi Bunka Kaikan (三郷市文化会館)
The hall is located in Saitama prefecture, and is about 1 hour away from Tokyo by train. The nearest station is Misato Station on the Musashino Line. From the north exit, you can take a bus and alight at Bunka Kaikan Higashi. 
http://bunka.misato-hall.com/akusesu/access.htm 

Mie Prefecture Fine Arts Center (三重県文化会館)
Mie prefecture is in Toukai region. A few lines, JR Kintetsu Nagoya Line, Kisei Line, and Ise Tetsudou Line, stop at the nearest Station, Tsu Station, and you can walk for 20 mins to the hall or take a bus (5 mins).
http://www3.center-mie.or.jp/center/koutsu/main.html

Miyazaki Municipal Culture Hall (宮崎市民文化ホール)
Miyazaki is in Kyuushuu region and the closest station is Minami Miyazaki station. You can take a bus departing from Miyakou City and alight at Fukushi Bunka Kouen. There is also a bus departing from Miyazaki station.
http://www.miyazaki-bunkahall.jp/05_access/index.html

Morioka Civic Cultural Hall (盛岡市民文化ホール)
Morioka is a city located in Iwate prefecture, Touhoku region. The closest station, Morioka Station is only a few minutes walk away from the hall.
http://www.mfca.jp/institution/shiminBunka/map.html

Nagano Prefectural Culture Hall (長野県県民文化会館)
This hall is in Nagano prefecture and is almost as far away from Tokyo as Gunma. The closest station is Nagano Station and you can take taxi or bus if you are not feeling adventurous enough to walk the 15 minutes distance to the hall from the west exit.
http://www.n-bunka.jp/access/access.html

Nagano Prefecture Matsumoto Cultural Hall (長野県松本文化会館)
This page is available in English. Matsumoto is in Nagano prefecture, which is in Koushinetsu region. Matsumoto is close to 2.5 hours away from Tokyo by train. You need to take a bus (20 mins) from Matsumoto Station to get to the hall.
http://www.matsumoto-bunkakaikan.jp/english.html

Nagasaki Brick Hall (長崎ブリックホール)
The hall is located in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyuushuu region. The closest station is Urakami Station, which is within walking distance.
http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/brick/map.html

Nagaragawa Convention Center (長良川国際会議場)
Nagaragawa is in Gifu prefecture in Toukai region. You need to take a bus (20 mins) from Gifu Station and alight at Nagaragawa Kokusai Kaigiba (Nagaragawa Convention Center). Alternatively, you can also take a taxi, which will only take 10 ~ 15 mins. Click 交通アクセスon the sidebar on the left-hand side to view the map.
http://www.g-ncc.jp/

Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall (名古屋国際会議場センチュリーホール)
This site provides information in English with detailed descriptions on how to get to the hall from the airport as well as other major train stations in Nagoya.
http://www.ncvb.or.jp/ncc_e/koutu/index.html

Nagoya Rainbow Hall (名古屋レインボーホール)
This site also shows various ways of getting to the hall, depending on where you board the train. There are a few train stations nearby, of which the closest seems to be Kasadera Station. The hall is only 3 minutes walk away.
http://www.nespa.or.jp/rainbow_h/access.html

Niigata Prefectural Civic Center (新潟県民会館)
Niigata is rather far away from Tokyo and it will take about 2-3 hours by shinkansen. You will have to take a bus or taxi from Niigata station or you can transfer and alight at Hakusan Station on Echigo line and walk from there. The hall is 12 minutes walk away from Hakusan Station. Clickアクセスat the bottom to view the map.
http://www.niigata-bunka.jp/kenmin/

Nippon Budokan (日本武道館)
This hall is located in Tokyo. The nearest station is Kudanshita Station and a few subway lines, Tokyo Metro Touzai Line, Hanzomon Line, and Toei Shinjuku Line, stop at this station. http://www.nipponbudokan.or.jp/about/access.html

Okayama Civic Hall (岡山市民会館)
Okayama prefecture is in the Chuugoku region. The closest station to the hall is Okayama station, but you need to take a bus to get there. Alight in front of Okayama Symphony building and walk 3 minutes to the hall.
http://www.okayama-shiminkaikan.com/access/access.html

Okinawa Convention Center (沖縄コンベンション劇場)
This site provides information in English. From the airport, you can take the airport limousine or bus to get to the center. It takes roughly an hour to reach Ginowan City and from there you should be able to see the center. It is also accessible by monorail and slightly cheaper, though you still have to take a bus from the various stations.
http://www.oki-conven.jp/en/modules/tinyd7/page/page1.html

Omiya Sonic City (大宮ソニックシティ)
This site provides information in English. They have a list of train lines that you can take, depending on where you board the train. The hall is 3 minutes walk away from Omiya Station. The Hall is in Saitama prefecture.
http://www.sonic-city.or.jp/modules/access/

Ooita Iichiko Grand Theater (大分・iichikoグランシアタ)
This is in Ooita prefecture, in Kyuushuu region. You can get to the hall from Ooita Station and walk 10 minutes from there. It takes about 1 hour to reach Ooita Station from the airport.
http://www.emo.or.jp/access/index.html

Osaka Kouseinenkin Kaikan (大阪厚生年金会館)
You can get to the hall from a few train stations. Yottsubashi Station (Exit 2) or Honmachi Station (Exit 22/23) on Yottsubashi line, both of which are about 5 minutes walk away from the hall.
http://www.kapara.jp/tizu.html

Osaka-Jo Hall (大阪城ホール)
There are two stations nearby, Osaka Business Park or Osaka Jo Park, both of which are within walking distance. A few train lines pass through these two places as well.
http://www.osaka-johall.com/access/index.html

Saitama Super Arena (さいたまスーパーアリーナ)
This site provides information in English. The closest station is Saitama Shintoshin Station on JR Keihin Tohoku line. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the hall from Tokyo Station.
http://www.saitama-arena.co.jp/e/access.html

Sendai Sunplaza (仙台サンプラザホール)
This site provides information in English. This place is in Miyagi prefecture, and is quite a few hours away from Tokyo. You need to take either the shinkansen or go by plane to get to Sendai. You can take Senseki line from Sendai Station and alight at Tsutsujigaoka Station.
http://www.sendai-sunplaza.com/english/access.html

Sendai Gymnasium (仙台市体育館)
This hall is also in Sendai, Miyagi. This site provides information in English. To get here, you have to take Sendai Shiei Nanboku subway line from Sendai Station and alight at the Tomizawa Station.
http://www.city.sendai.jp/shimin/sp-koryu/support/english/gymnasium/gymnasium.html

Shimane Prefectural Assembly Hall (島根県民会館)
Shimane prefecture is in Chuugoku region and you can get here from two different airports, Izumo and Yonego airport. The former is 30 mins away by taxi and the latter 45 mins, but there are also airport buses that go to the hall directly from the two airports. The closest station is Matsue station. You can take a bus, which will take 10 mins, and alight at Kenmin Kaikan Mae, or walk 20 mins to the hall.
http://www.civichall.pref.shimane.jp/hall/?access

Shizuoka City Culture Hall (静岡市民文化会館)
Shizuoka prefecture is in Toukai region, west of Tokyo. The closest station is Shin-Shizuoka station, which is 10 mins walk away from the hall. However, if you are taking the shinkansen or JR line, you’ll have to alight at Shizuoka station and either walk 25 mins from the north exit, or take a bus or taxi, both of which will take only 10 mins. The nearest bus stop is Shimin Bunka Kaikan Iriguchi.
http://www17.ocn.ne.jp/~bnk1103/page019.html

Takayama Public Culture Hall (高山市民文化会館)
Takayama city is in Gifu prefecture. The closest station seems to be Takayama station and I am not sure if it’s within walking distance. Click the button below to view the map. This map doesn’t indicate the street names but you can at least see the roads leading to the hall.
http://www.city.takayama.lg.jp/cgi-bin/htmlview/publicview.cgi?admin=contents_view&id=1050201000199&pub=14&type=pub

Toda City Culture Hall (戸田市文化会館)
This is in Saitama prefecture. The nearest station is Toda Station on Saikyo line, which is 7 minutes walk away from the hall.
http://www.todacity-ch.com/map.htm

Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム)
You can get to the dome by various methods as it is right smack in the middle of Tokyo. You can alight at Suidoubashi Station, Kourakuen Station, or Kasuka Station and of course, there are a few train lines passing by those stations as well, such as Nanboku subway line, Marunouchi Subway line, Toei Oedo subway line, Mita subway line and JR Chuo line. There are plenty of signs all around the stations and Tokyo Dome City which will direct you to the dome.
http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/traffic/

Tokyo International Forum (東京国際フォーラムホール)
This site provides information in English. They have a list of train lines that you can take, depending on where you board the train.
http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/english/access.html

Utsunomiya City Cultural Hall (宇都宮市文化会館)
Utsunomiya is in Tochigi prefecture and is about 50 mins away from Tokyo by shinkansen or about 2 hours away by normal train. If you’re taking JR line and alighting at Utsunomiya station, you’ll need to take a bus to get to the hall, which is 20 mins away. Alternatively, you can walk 5 mins from the closest station Minami Utsunomiya station on the Utsunomiya line. Click 交通案内 on top of the web page to view map.
http://www.bunkakaikan.com/

Yamagata Prefectural Hall (山形県県民会館)
This is in Touhoku region and you can get here by plane, shinkansen or bus from Tokyo. Yamagata Airport is 40 mins away by taxi. You can take a bus and alight at Shiyakusho Mae, or take a taxi, which will take about 10 mins.
http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/ou/bunkakankyo/051001/image/annaizu.gif

Yamaguchi Civic Hall (山口市民会館)
This hall is in Yamaguchi prefecture, in between Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Yamaguchi Station is the nearest station and the hall is within walking distance. Scroll down the webpage to view map.
http://www.city.yamaguchi.lg.jp/old-yamaguchi/bunka/shisetsu/siminkan.htm

Yokohama Arena (横浜アリーナ)
This site provides information in English. The nearest station is Shin-Yokohama Station and JR Yokohama line and a few subway lines pass through here.
http://www.yokohama-arena.co.jp/english/access.html

Yonago Convention Center (米子コンベンションセンター)
This site provides information in English. Yonago is in Tottori prefecture, Chuugoku region. Yonago is about 5 hours away from Tokyo by shinkansen.
http://www.bigship.or.jp/en/5.html

Zepp Fukuoka
The nearest station, Toujinmachi Station, is 12 minutes walk away. You can also take a bus and alight at the Kokuritsu Iryou Center Mae bus stop, which is right in front of the hall.
Click the map for a bigger view of the surrounding area.
http://www.zepp.co.jp/schedule/hall_06/about.html

Zepp Nagoya
The nearest station is Sasashima Raibu Station on Aonami line. The hall is only 1 minute walk away. Alternatively, you can alight at Nagoya Station and make your way down to the hall.
Click the map for a bigger view of the surrounding area.
http://www.zepp.co.jp/schedule/hall_04/about.html

Zepp Osaka
The closest station to Zepp Osaka is Cosmosquare Station on Chuo Line.
Click the map for a bigger view of the surrounding area.
http://www.zepp.co.jp/schedule/hall_05/about.html

Zepp Sapporo
The nearest station is Nakajima Kouen Station, and the hall is only a 1 minute walk away.
Click the map for a bigger view of the surrounding area.
http://www.zepp.co.jp/schedule/hall_01/about.html

Zepp Tokyo
Zepp Tokyo is close to Odaiba and the nearest station is Aomi Station, on Yurikamome line. The Tokyo Teleport Station, on Rinkai line is also close to the hall. You should see plenty of signs pointing towards Zepp Tokyo along the way. Zepp Tokyo can be found in Palette Town and the hall is next to the Toyota show room. The Ferris wheel is right in front of it, so just head towards that direction if you can't find the place.
Click the map for a bigger view of the surrounding area.
http://www.zepp.co.jp/schedule/hall_03/about.html

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