Facility Guide

Details of the facilities and the Center can be found here.

If you wish to use the facilities, please refer to the Center Users’ Guide for application procedures, precautions, etc.

Please contact us in advance to make a preliminary inspection of the venue and to discuss the use of the venue. Please understand that we are not able to accommodate visitors without prior notice.

Joetsu Cultural Center   Click the title of the 1st Floor facility you wish to use

Joetsu Cultural Center   Please click the title of the 4th Floor facility you wish to use
Large conference room、 Medium conference room、 Small conference room、 Japanese-style tatami room

Large Hall

The Large Hall can hold up to 1,504 people. Designed with a so-called “one slope” design, it allows all members of the audience to see the stage with ease from any seat.

The one-slope design for the first- to third-floor seats lets the audience have a sense of presence. The hall can be used for a wide range of events, including theater and ballet performances, as well as concerts and lectures. An orchestra pit and a large stage lift are also available for a variety of stage possibilities.

Facility Overview

Capacity

1,504 seats (including 92 orchestra pit seats)
12 wheelchair seats & 12 attendant seats

Attached Facilities

5 dressing rooms (3 western-style rooms, 2 Japanese-style tatami rooms), rehearsal room, backstage office, restrooms, 2 bathrooms, organizer’s office, lighting control room, sound room, projection room

Dimensions

• Proscenium–20 m frontage
• Height: 8 m
• Depth: 14.5 m

Stage equipment

• Drop curtain (Front curtain) ・Draw curtain ・Complete Acoustic Effect Set
• Screen (effective surface width 14.4 m x height 5.2 m)
• Large stage lift (width 12 m x 3 m, ±0 m to +1.2 m above the stage floor)
• Orchestra pit (width 20 m x length 4.3 m, +1 m to -0.8 m above/below audience level)
• Side walkway ( width 1.2 m to 1.5m x length 6.5 m )
• Theatrical rigging system (1-10 battens with 300 kg maximum weight limit)
• Sound and lighting equipment

Facility Details Download

• Stage Plan（PDF・Image）
• Cross-Section View（PDF・Image）
• Stage Fixtures(PDF)　
• Sound Equipment（PDF）
• Lighting Equipment, Machinery, Circuits, and DIM/DMX Chart（PDF）
• Seating Chart（PDF・Image）　

Middle Hall

The red bricks give the hall an elegant atmosphere. It can be used for a variety of events, such as piano recitals, lectures, and small-scale events.

Facility Overview

Capacity

170 movable seats

Dimensions

• Depth: 14 m
• Width: 11.8 m
• Height: 3.3m

Equipment Details

【Stage】

• Suspended signboard frame 4.5 m x 60 cm
• 12 flatbeds: 10 pieces (90 cm x 180 cm) and 2 square (180 cm x 180 cm)
• 30 wooden floor blocks
• 1 podium
• 1 long desk (45 cm x 180 cm)
• 1 piano (Yamaha)
• 3 piano seats: 2 with back, 1 without back
• 4 music stands: 2 fixed, 2 folding
• 1 whiteboard (90 cm (H) x 180 cm (W))
• 1 conductor’s stand (70 cm x 90 cm)
• 1 full-length mirror

【Sound Equipment】

• 2 wireless microphones
• 3 wired microphones
• 1 pin microphone set
• 1 CD player
• 1 cassette tape player recorder
• 1 microphone stand (straight)
• 5 desktop microphone stands

Download

• Floor Plan and List of Equipment（PDF）

Backstage

Rehearsal Room (Dressing Room)

Capacity

32 people

Notes:

1 upright piano
Makeup mirrors for 19 people, 36 lockers
*Large Hall only

Dressing Room 1

Capacity

16 people

Notes:

Makeup mirrors for 9 people, 15 locker
*Large Hall only

Dressing Room 2

Capacity

10 people

Notes:

Makeup mirrors for 9 people, 12 lockers
*Large Hall only

Dressing Room 3 (Japanese-style tatami room)

Capacity

8 people

Notes:

6 lockers
*Large Hall only

Dressing Room 4 (Japanese-style tatami room)

Capacity

8 people

Notes:

6 lockers
*Large Hall only

Dressing Room 5

Capacity

8 people

Notes:

Makeup mirrors for 5 people, 6 lockers
*Large Hall only

Backstage Office

Capacity

4 people

Notes:

Catering equipment is available. Can also serve as an office kitchenette.
*Large Hall only

Conference Rooms

Large Conference Room

Capacity

81 people, 27 non-foldable desks

Notes:

• 2 wireless microphones
• 3 wired microphones
• 2 microphone stands
• 3 tabletop stands
• Podium
• Whiteboard (180 cm (W) x 90 cm (H))
• Screen (300 cm (W) x 225 cm (H))

Middle Conference Room

Capacity

24 people,  12 non-foldable desks available

Small Conference Room

Capacity

16 people, 8 non-foldable desks available

Notes:

• The large, medium, and small meeting rooms share the following equipment:
• Video projector
• Overhead projector
• Whiteboard (120 cm (W) x 90 cm (H))
• Portable screen (Projection area : 187 cm (W) x 131 cm (H))

*In addition, a portable microphone is also available.

Japanese-Style Tatami Room

Capacity

54 people

Notes:

• Area of 18 tatami mats (approx. 5.40 m x 5.40 m) with a tea ceremony preparation facility
• 62 zabuton cushions
• 14 legless chairs
• 4 desks (150 cm x 70 cm x 33 cm(H))
• Television (32-inch)

The room can be used for tea ceremonies, kimono fitting classes, or as a nursery room.

*Projector, portable screen, and portable microphone must be reserved in advance.

Others

Community Salon

Tables and chairs are available. Please use them as you wish.

First Floor (Ground Floor) Lobby

Entrance to the Large and Middle Halls, with information boards.

Chairs and vending machines are available.