Bunkamura Tokyo

Bunka-mura, Japan's first multi-media complex, is the most recent hub of Tokyo's cultural activities. The complex was initiated to champion an interchange of global culture. With a cinema screen, theatre hall, gallery, and shopping zone, the huge building houses every amenity to guarantee a first-rate entertainment. Functioning as a multi purpose entertainment zone and as a patron of contemporary art, Bunka-mura is definitely unique of its kind.

The complex spreads across several floors. The sixth floor houses Le cinema, a hall with the latest screening techniques to promise a memorable experience. The hall has two screens, each equipped to give the finest clarity of sound and picture.

The Orchard hall on the third floor is one of Tokyo's best halls for staging concerts and ballets. It is a typical western 'shoe box' style construction with high ceilings and vertical walls to heighten the acoustic effects. The sound system is so arranged that the hall can serve both as a concert hall and as a theatre. Orchard hall is the largest of its type in Japan, and with the elegantly constructed interior, any performance in the hall is an experience worth cherishing! The hall is complete with its own buffet to offer refreshments in the break.

The Theatre Cocoon on the first floor gives the ideal ambience for theatre and music. The theatre has its own production team to stage a variety of drama, dance and music. It is a scientifically designed structure to fit in about 700 spectators and the balconies surround the stage in a unique way to draw the audience into the performance itself. this complex too has its own buffet and foyer.

The Museum of Art is a wonderful platform for preserving masterpieces. The museum hosts exhibitions of national and international artists and is a pleasure to the connoisseurs.

The first floor also houses a gallery which displays a variety of genres in painting, and thus stands as a promising platform to the future talents.

Bunka-mura as an entertainment zone, is replete with its shopping arcade and restaurants. Les Deux Magots is an elegant wine salon, and I Panini, the Italian restaurant is a delight to the food lovers. The complex even makes room for a Les Deux Magots Book Store, a florist, and a Swarovski shop.

How to reach Bunka-mura: Bunka-mura is on the JR Shibuya route, and roughly a seven minutes walk from the Shibuya station.

Address: Tokyu Bunkamura Inc
24-1, Dogenzaka 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Phone: 03-3477-9111
Bunka-mura, with its world class standard of entertainment, is definitely a major forum of artistic expression, and has naturally established itself as the pulse of the cultural life in Tokyo.

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