Rohm Theatre Kyoto, officially known as Kyoto Kaikan, is a concert hall and performance venue located in Kyoto, Japan. The main hall was first opened in 1960 and seated 2,005 patrons. The facility closed in 2012 and was redeveloped over a four-year period, reopening in January 2016. As well as the main concert hall, the facility also has two additional performance spaces seating 700 and 200 guests.
Kyoto-based Rohm semiconductor saved the landmark post-modernist building from possible demolition by granting ¥5.25 billion towards the cost of refurbishment. In recognition of this contribution, Rohm received naming rights to the building.
In popular culture EXILE vocalist Atsushi Satō filmed the music video for his cover of the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" at an empty Rohm Theatre; this cover and its music video were released on April 30, 2021, coinciding with Atsushi's 41st birthday.
See also List of concert halls Kyoto Concert Hall
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Heritage Alert ICOMOS International Scientific Committiee on Twentieth Century Heritage Reply City of Kyoto