The Greater Tokyo region has seen a lot of new openings these days. There’s the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu right across from Tokyo Station as well as a gleaming skyscraper in Shinjuku called the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, just to name a few. Adding to this list of new attractions is the K Arena Yokohama. The luxury real estate company Ken Corporation that’s responsible for this property says it is the largest purpose-built music venue in the world.
Set to open on September 29, K Arena Yokohama is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for any type of concert, including high-quality sound systems and flexible seating. In addition to a standing area in front of the stage, the venue boasts 20,000 seats across four tiers. The entire arena occupies a total floor space of over 110,000sqm.
There will be an exclusive 40m-wide VIP lounge in the lobby, plus VIP box seats for those who want to take their live music experience to the next level.
As a thoughtful design touch, the stadium is loaded with a whopping 6,200 coin lockers to accommodate even those who are travelling with big suitcases. There are also 11 concession stands equipped with cashless payment systems.
The seventh floor is home to a bar and lounge that can seat up to 400 people. It looks out to a beautiful city view, and is open to concert-goers and the public to relax and socialise over cocktails.
K Arena Yokohama is actually part of the larger Music Terrace complex, which will open in stages later in the year. Covering two buildings, it will house the first Hilton hotel in Yokohama, which offers 339 rooms plus restaurants, cafés, bars and event spaces.
One of the buildings, named K Tower, is reserved for offices. It will have a café on the first floor.
Built on the waterfront in Minatomirai, Music Terrace is about ten minutes’ walk from Yokohama Station. The development will be registered as part of the global Re100 initiative for its eco-friendly facilities. The concert venue K Arena, especially, is powered by renewable energy and uses stored rainwater. It also offers permanent performance equipment for artists to use, to save them having to transport their own equipment to the venue.
For more information on K Arena, check the website.
This article was originally published on December 24 2021 and updated on August 14 2023.
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