Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall opened in 1954 as the first full-fledged music hall in Japan as a public facility. The hall, which was designed to give the best sound effects, modeled on the Royal Festival Hall in London, was highly acclaimed as “The Sound of Toyo” at the time of its opening. The The walls of the hall are all made of wood, and its acoustic sound continues to impress people even after 60 years since its opening. In 1998, it was selected by the Ministry of Construction as one of the “100 Best Public Architectures” as an excellent public facility rooted in the region. It was selected as one of “20 Modern Movement Architectures in Japan” by an international organization established for the purpose of surveying and preserving the records of building and environment related to the movement.