Editing Osaka (section)

=== Entertainment and performing arts ===
{{See also|Kamigata}}
[[File:National Museum of Art, Osaka.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[National Museum of Art, Osaka|National Museum of Art]], a subterranean museum of Japanese and international art]]

* Osaka is home to the [[National Bunraku Theatre|National Bunraku Theater]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/english/index.html|title=National Theatre of Japan|publisher=Ntj.jac.go.jp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021004001515/http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/english/index.html|archive-date=October 4, 2002|access-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> where traditional puppet plays, [[bunraku]], are performed.
* At Osaka Shochiku-za, close to Namba station, [[kabuki]] can be enjoyed as well as [[manzai]].
* At Shin Kabuki-za, formerly near Namba and now near [[Ōsaka Uehommachi Station|Uehommachi]] area, [[enka]] concerts and Japanese dramas are performed.
* [[Yoshimoto Kogyo]], a Japanese entertainment conglomerate operates a hall in the city for manzai and other comedy shows: the Namba Grand Kagetsu hall.
* The Hanjō-tei opened in 2006, dedicated to [[rakugo]]. The theater is in the [[Ōsaka Tenman-gū]] area.
* [[Umeda Arts Theater]] opened in 2005 after relocating from its former 46-year-old Umeda Koma Theater. The theater has a main hall with 1,905 seats and a smaller theater-drama hall with 898 seats. Umeda Arts Theater stages various type of performances including musicals, music concerts, dramas, rakugo, and others.
* The Symphony Hall, built in 1982, is the first hall in Japan designed specially for classical music concerts. The Hall was opened with a concert by the [[Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra]], which is based in the city. Orchestras such as the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] and [[Vienna Philharmonic]] have played here during their world tours as well.
* [[Osaka-jō Hall]] is a multi-purpose arena in [[Osaka Castle Park|Osaka-jō park]] with a capacity for up to 16,000 people. The hall has hosted numerous events and concerts including both Japanese and international artists.
* Nearby City Hall in [[Nakanoshima Park]], is Osaka Central Public Hall, a [[Neo-Renaissance]]-style building first opened in 1918. Re-opened in 2002 after major renovation, it serves as a multi-purpose rental facility for citizen events.
* The [[Shiki Theatre Company|Osaka Shiki Theater]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shiki.gr.jp/siteinfo/english/theatres/osakashiki.html |script-title=ja:劇団四季 サイトインフォメーション Theatres |publisher=Shiki.gr.jp |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813120320/http://www.shiki.gr.jp/siteinfo/english/theatres/osakashiki.html |archive-date=August 13, 2010 }}</ref> is one of the nine private halls operated nationwide by the [[Shiki Theatre Company|Shiki Theater]], staging straight plays and musicals.
* [[Festival Hall, Osaka|Festival Hall]] was a hall hosting various performances including [[noh]], [[kyōgen]], kabuki, ballets as well as classic concerts. The Bolshoi Ballet and the [[Philharmonia Orchestra|Philharmonia]] are among the many that were welcomed on stage in the past. The hall has closed at the end of 2008, planned to re-open in 2013 in a new facility.