The Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall opened in 1954 as the first full-scale music hall in Japan as a public facility. The hall, which was modeled after the London Royal Festival Hall and designed to give the best acoustic effect, was highly praised as "the best sound of the Orient" at the time of opening, and the sound has been highly evaluated both in Japan and abroad. I will. The walls of the hall are all made of wood, and its acoustic sound continues to impress people even 60 years after its opening. In addition, in 1998, the Ministry of Construction selected the "100 Best Public Buildings" as an excellent public facility rooted in the region, and in 1999, as an important cultural heritage of the 20th century, DOCOMOMO (modern It has been selected as "20 selections of modern movement architecture in Japan" by the international organization established to record and preserve the building and environment formation related to the movement.