Performance hall · Akasaka, Minato

Nippon Foundation Bau Room

A room off the ground-floor lobby of the Nippon Foundation Building in Akasaka, where the Sasakawa Music Foundation holds free lunchtime concerts by young performers.

Nippon Foundation Bau RoomAkasaka, Minato

THE PLACE & THE MUSIC

A place to pause.

A room off the ground-floor lobby of the Nippon Foundation Building in Akasaka, where the Sasakawa Music Foundation holds free lunchtime concerts by young performers.

Second and fourth Wednesdays, 12:10. No booking; seating is limited and you may eat lunch during the concert.

Your visit

Address & arrival

Bau Room, Nippon Foundation Building (ground-floor lobby), 1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan

In the ground-floor lobby of the Nippon Foundation Building, 1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku. Walk about five minutes from Toranomon Station (Ginza Line, exit 3) straight along Sotobori-dori towards Tameike-Sanno, from Toranomon Hills Station (Hibiya Line, exit A2), from Tameike-Sanno Station (Namboku and Ginza lines, exit 9) or from Kokkai-gijidomae Station (Marunouchi and Chiyoda lines, exit 3). The building is the eight-storey block with a café on the ground floor at the Tokkyocho-mae crossing.

Accessibility

The Nippon Foundation’s access page lists step-free routes using lifts to street level at Toranomon Station (exits 3 and 11), Toranomon Hills Station (exits A1 and A2), Tameike-Sanno Station (exit 7) and Kokkai-gijidomae Station (Marunouchi Line side, exit 2); the exit 3 route from Kokkai-gijidomae has steps on the Patent Office side of the street. The official pages checked do not describe wheelchair arrangements in the Bau Room itself; contact the Sasakawa Music Foundation before travelling if you need assistance. Seating is limited and entry may be restricted when full; you may eat lunch and come and go during the concert.

Contact the venue

+81 3 6229 5566info@s-mf.or.jpSasakawa Music Foundation, organiser of the lunchtime concerts; weekdays 9:00–17:00. Seats cannot be reserved; all seating is unreserved.Visit the official website