3 Best Performing Arts Venues in Japan

This three-story, city-run performance hall showcases classical music, ballet, opera, dance, and drama. Performances puppets, wind music, and Japanese Kabuki dance are especially interesting.

Since the 1960s and '70s, this hall has been an important venue for classical ballet, orchestral music, and visiting soloists.

A 45,852-seat sports arena, the dome also hosts big-name Japanese and international acts. Originally known as "Tokyo Big Egg," the stadium popularly serves as a shorthand unit of measure in Japan, as the size of any large structure might be gauged in terms of how many Tokyo Domes it equals.