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, also known as Wel City Tokyo, was a concert hall in Official website
Retrieved February 13, 2010. .
, also known as Wel City Tokyo, was a concert hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
, one of a number of public concert halls in Japan called Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
or Koseinenkin Hall were public halls in Japan supported by welfare pension funds.
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan halls existed in the following locations.
* Hiroshima City Cultural Exchange Hall (formerly ''Hiroshima Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan'') in Naka-ku, ...
. John Coltrane
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Born and raise ...
's quintet performed here on their Japanese tour (1966). Dutch band Shocking Blue
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who were internationally famous after topping the US charts with their hit Venus
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, performed here in July, 1971. Parts of these concerts were used for their 'Live in Japan' - album of 1971. Journey
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* Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations
** Day's journey, a measurement of distance
** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road
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also performed here on their Escape tour (1981).
Opened on 15 April 1961, the hall closed on March 31, 2010.Retrieved February 13, 2010. .
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Concert halls in Japan Buildings and structures in Shinjuku Buildings and structures completed in 1961 {{Japan-struct-stub