It is located in the Nissay Hibiya Building, designed by the architect Togo Murano.

It was completed in 1963 and opened with the Japanese premiere of Beethoven's opera Fidelio by the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

[1] Since then, a wide variety of performing arts have been staged at the theatre, including kabuki, operas, musicals, and family programs.

[1] Inside the 1,330-seat theatre, the walls and ceilings are curved and there are no straight lines.

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