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Our guide
The Orix Theater in Nishi Ward, Osaka, formerly the Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, is a concert hall with 2,400 seats. It opened on 14 April 1968 as the largest concert hall in Osaka at the time, and its main hall has hosted artists from Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Queen, Santana and James Brown to Red Velvet and NCT 127. The complex once included a smaller hall, lodgings and two restaurants; in October 2009 it was sold to Orix Real Estate, which runs it under its present name.
Nishiōhashi Station is about 350 m away in a straight line, and Amerikamura about 700 m. We have not checked the performance schedule.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- ORIX Theater — KishujiRapid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Wel-City-Osaka — Bittercup · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- ORIX Theatre — Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Orix Theater (オリックス劇場, Orikkusu Gekijō) (formerly Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan) is a 2,400-seat concert hall in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Artists that performed in the main hall include Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Robin Trower, Rainbow, Queen, Santana, The Jackson 5, James Brown, UFO, Iron Maiden, Red Velvet, Amalia Rodrigues, NCT 127, and Jun. K from 2PM. It officially opened on 14 April 1968 and was the largest concert hall in Osaka at the time. The complex included a smaller hall, lodging facilities and two restaurants. The building was sold in October 2009 to Orix Real Estate, who currently run it under the name the Orix Theater.
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What to expect at this type of place: Art
Nearby station
Nearby station: Nishiōhashi (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line), about 350 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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