# K-Arena Yokohama
**K-Arena Yokohama** (Ｋアリーナ横浜) is a music-specific indoor arena in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Japan, with 20,033 seats, opened on 29 September 2023.[1](https://k-arena.com/news/20230126-1/) • [2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/) It forms the core of the Music Terrace mixed-use development, which also includes the Hilton Yokohama hotel and the K-Tower Yokohama office building, and it was developed by KEN Corporation with K-Arena Management Co. as operator.[2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Opened | 29 September 2023 (Hilton Yokohama opened 24 September 2023; K-Tower completed July 2023)[1](https://k-arena.com/news/20230126-1/) • [2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/) |
| Capacity | 20,033 seats[2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/) |
| Location | 6-2-14 Minato Mirai, Nishi Ward, Yokohama; 9-minute walk from Yokohama Station east exit, 5 minutes from Shin-takashima Station on the Minatomirai Line[3](https://k-arena.com/en/access/) |
| Owner / operator | KEN Corporation (developer); K-Arena Management Co. (operator)[2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/) |
| Sound system | More than 200 permanently installed speakers, including large L-Acoustics line arrays; system designed and installed by Yamaha Sound Systems[4](https://www.yamaha-ss.co.jp/halls-in-japan/kanagawa-k-arena.html) • [5](https://www.bestecaudio.com/case-k-arena) |
| Complex | Music Terrace: site about 31,800 m², total floor area about 119,200 m², 28 floors, about 100 m tall[2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/) |
| Attendance | Cumulative visitors exceeded 7 million by the third anniversary in September 2026[6](https://k-arena.com/) |
## Development and opening
The arena is the centerpiece of the K-Arena Project, a large-scale mixed-use development in blocks 60 and 61 of the Minato Mirai 21 district, given the block name Music Terrace. KEN [Corporation](https://www.edgepedia.org/corporation) announced in January 2023 that the arena would open on 29 September 2023, together with a Grand Opening Series of performances.[1](https://k-arena.com/news/20230126-1/) Construction began in August 2020 and finished in July 2023; the building is steel construction with parts in reinforced concrete and steel-reinforced concrete, with a total floor area of about 119,200 m², and was built by Kajima Corporation's Yokohama branch to designs by Azusa Sekkei and others.[7](https://www.kajima.co.jp/news/digest/oct_2021/feature/05/index.html) • [8](https://www.azusasekkei.co.jp/en/work/view/683)
The complex combines the arena with the 339-room Hilton Yokohama and the K-Tower Yokohama office building, and a pedestrian deck in front of the arena separates foot traffic from vehicles while providing a public plaza for music and dining.[2](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/) [Kanagawa Prefecture](https://www.edgepedia.org/kanagawa-prefecture) tourism material had listed the venue, described as one of the largest music arenas in the world, among the region's unique venues before opening.[9](https://trip.pref.kanagawa.jp/media/UvAAq3VrUbC1B4BMpEIr33VRECaQenZkM42sz0Z0/Unique-Venues-En-Ja-Jan2023.pdf)
## Design for music
The arena's stated design concept is a venue built for music rather than for sports or multi-purpose use. All seats are arranged in a fan shape facing the front of the stage, so that every seat looks directly at the performance, and all seats use upholstered fabric seating intended to keep long shows comfortable.[6](https://k-arena.com/)
**Permanent sound system.** The most distinctive technical feature is a permanently installed, high-grade line array speaker system of more than 200 speakers, unusual at this scale. According to K-Arena Management's technical manager, Koya Nakayama, the permanent rigging serves two purposes: efficiency and quality. Because promoters do not need to truck in and hang their own main arrays, setup and teardown time falls by 3 to 5 hours, making single-day concerts feasible, from load-in to strike within one day.[4](https://www.yamaha-ss.co.jp/halls-in-japan/kanagawa-k-arena.html) The system was designed and installed by Yamaha Sound Systems, which adopted the Milan protocol for networked audio control; power amplifiers are distributed near each speaker to keep speaker cable runs short for sound quality, with their power managed centrally through an industrial programmable logic controller.[4](https://www.yamaha-ss.co.jp/halls-in-japan/kanagawa-k-arena.html) The venue chose L-[Acoustics](https://www.edgepedia.org/acoustics) for the main arrays, using Soundvision prediction software to model coverage when seating configurations change.[5](https://www.bestecaudio.com/case-k-arena)
## Operation and use
The arena hosts a near-daily schedule of top-artist concerts, from Japanese acts such as Yuzu, whose 30th-anniversary shows are booked for October 2026, to international tours and virtual-YouTuber live events.[6](https://k-arena.com/) A membership program, K-Arena Club, started in April 2025 and gives members access to member-only ticket lotteries.[4](https://www.yamaha-ss.co.jp/halls-in-japan/kanagawa-k-arena.html) • [6](https://k-arena.com/) On the arena's seventh floor, Arena Bar 7 operates as a bar lounge tied to the venue, offering original cocktails and sweets themed to each day's performance after shows.[10](https://jp.yamaha.com/news_events/2024/proaudio/case/arena_bar_7.html)
By its third anniversary in September 2026, cumulative attendance had surpassed 7 million visitors.[6](https://k-arena.com/) The venue is also linked to Music Port YOKOHAMA, a joint project of music businesses and local government intended to build urban vitality through music, and cooperates with the adjacent Hilton Yokohama.[4](https://www.yamaha-ss.co.jp/halls-in-japan/kanagawa-k-arena.html)
## Access
The arena sits at 6-2-14 Minato Mirai, Nishi Ward. It is a 9-minute walk from the east exit of [Yokohama Station](https://www.edgepedia.org/yokohama-station), 5 minutes from Shin-takashima Station on the Minatomirai Line, and about 12 minutes from Minatomirai Station; train times are about 25 minutes from Tokyo, 22 minutes from [Haneda Airport](https://www.edgepedia.org/haneda-airport), and 11 minutes from Shin-Yokohama, with a Keikyu bus from Haneda Airport to Yokohama Station (YCAT) taking about 30 minutes from Terminal 1.[3](https://k-arena.com/en/access/)
## References
1. [「Ｋアリーナ横浜」2023年9月29日開業決定, K-Arena Yokohama official news](https://k-arena.com/news/20230126-1/)
2. [ミュージックテラス 60・61街区, みなとみらいエリアマネジメント (MM.A.M.)](https://ymm21.jp/database/music-terrace/)
3. [Access, K-Arena Yokohama official website](https://k-arena.com/en/access/)
4. [Kアリーナ横浜 様│納入実績│ヤマハサウンドシステム株式会社](https://www.yamaha-ss.co.jp/halls-in-japan/kanagawa-k-arena.html)
5. [世界最大級 2万席の音楽アリーナ「Ｋアリーナ横浜」がL-Acousticsを採用, ベステックオーディオ株式会社](https://www.bestecaudio.com/case-k-arena)
6. [Kアリーナ横浜 official website](https://k-arena.com/)
7. [特集 発展！みなとみらい21×鹿島：Project 3 Kアリーナプロジェクト, 鹿島建設 KAJIMAダイジェスト October 2021](https://www.kajima.co.jp/news/digest/oct_2021/feature/05/index.html)
8. [Music Terrace (K-Arena Yokohama, Hilton Yokohama, K-Tower Yokohama), AZUSA SEKKEI](https://www.azusasekkei.co.jp/en/work/view/683)
9. [Unique Venues Kanagawa (January 2023), Kanagawa Prefecture](https://trip.pref.kanagawa.jp/media/UvAAq3VrUbC1B4BMpEIr33VRECaQenZkM42sz0Z0/Unique-Venues-En-Ja-Jan2023.pdf)
10. [〖導入事例〗Arena Bar 7 様, ヤマハ](https://jp.yamaha.com/news_events/2024/proaudio/case/arena_bar_7.html)
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