The , formally called , often abbreviated as ''HHF'', is a

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located in

Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Summary

Established in 1997, the building is owned by the , known for having a huge organ built by

Karl Schuke Berliner Orgelbauwerkstatt Karl Ludwig Alexander Schuke (6 November 1906 – 7 May 1987) was a German organ builder. The son of the organ builder Alexander Schuke, he continued, together with his brother Hans-Joachim Schuke, to run their father's company in Potsdam until ...

in the main music hall. The

acoustics Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician ...

for the hall were designed by

Nagata Acoustics is an international acoustical consultancy firm. In Japan they have been involved in the design of over seventy concert halls, including the Suntory Hall, Sapporo Concert Hall, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kyoto Concert Hall and Hyogo Performin ...

, while

Nikken Sekkei Nikken Sekkei (日建設計) is an architectural, planning and engineering firm from Japan, with headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Today (2019), Nikken Sekkei ranks as the second largest architectural practice in the world. Staff and Offices As o ...

carried out its general design.

Facilities

The building of the Harmony Hall Fukui houses a large main hall, small chamber music hall, and rehearsal rooms.

Main hall

The shoebox-style main hall has

seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ...

of 1,456. A large concert pipe

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

made by Karl Schuke GmbH. has set up in the centre rear of the Hall since the improvements carried out in 2004. This instrument has 70 stops and 5,014 pipes.

Small hall

The small chamber music hall has seating capacity of 610.

Access

*Three minutes walk from

Harmony Hall Station is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Lines Harmony Hall Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 13.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . S ...

(

Fukui Railway is a bus and railway company located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Fukubu Line between Tawaramachi Station in Fukui and Echizen-Takefu Station in Echizen. Overview Although Fukui Railway's name refers to its fo ...

Fukubu Line The is a 21.4 km railway line operated by Fukui Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line runs from Echizen-Takefu Station in Echizen to and stations in Fukui. Although it has its own right-of-way for most of the route, the Fukubu Line runs wi ...

) *Fukui Railway Bus Harmony Hall-mae Bus Stop

References

External links

Official Website
Concert halls in Japan Buildings and structures completed in 1997 Fukui (city) Music venues completed in 1997 Buildings and structures in Fukui Prefecture {{Japan-theat-struct-stub