Special Feature: A Town for Culture and the Arts		MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall, hosting the "Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI" music festival
	Kawasaki City has many spots where people grow close to culture and the arts, such as the world class MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall, the Kawasaki City Museum that gathers art in various mediums, the Art Center equipped with a performance theater and film hall, and the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art that collects the works of a famous Kawasaki-born artist. In the fall of 2011, the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum (tentative name) will open at Ikuta Ryokuchi Park. The city will continue to present a fresh urban image through its developments in music, film and the arts.

	©Fujiko-Pro		Organizing events for children to freely experience and enjoy music		The Kawasaki City Museum		The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art

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			MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall will host its 5th Anniversary Concert in July 2009.
	5th Anniversary of MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall
	It has been five years since the MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall opened near the JR Kawasaki Station as the symbol of the "Kawasaki - City of Music" initiative. Every year, MUZA invites global orchestras and musicians, beginning with its own franchise orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, while introducing high-class music to local residents. Walk the streets of Kawasaki and one is sure to encounter music. Within the city, there are a wide variety of musical resources available along with locally organized activities, including two music universities, four community orchestras, corporate brass bands, over 150 local choir groups, and a wide variety of street musicians. It is possible to enjoy classical, jazz, rock, pop and folk music at various public and private venues, such as the lobbies of Ward Offices, community centers, and areas around train stations, as well as commercial buildings, schools and parks. Kawasaki is making great strides to develop a "City of Music," where any one can encounter and appreciate the ubiquitous music throughout the city.

			MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall		Lobby concerts, including a Miyamae Ward Office Lobby Concert (left)  and a Nakahara Ward Office Concert (right)				The National Handmade Musical Instrument Idea Contest
	Kawasaki Street Music Battle		Keihin Rock Music Festival

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			The main building of City Hall gets an instant makeover to disguise as a police department. This facility has appeared in a number of movies and TV dramas.
	Kawasaki - A Town of Cinematic Attractions
	From the industrial factories clustered in the coastal area to the rich flow of the Tama River and the natural beauty of its hilly terrains, Kawasaki has a number of unique faces which are often being used as location shoots for television shows and motion pictures. Currently, attractive spots in Kawasaki are featured in works including "Nodame Cantabile," "AIBOU Season 7," "THE CODE" (release in early summer 2009) and many more. Blessed with an ideal locale to "shoot, make, & watch" motion pictures, the city is also host to a wide range of film-related facilities including film studios, a vocational film school, four cinema complexes and the Art Center. In 2008, the "Kawasaki - City of Films" promotional forum was created with the cooperation of local cinemas, television stations, corporations, educational organizations, the municipal administration and other entities. In turn, this initiative shall formulate new activities, such as improving film education programs for future generations as well as for the advancing the film culture and industry of the movie business.

	The Japan Academy of Moving Images, founded by renowned Japanese filmmaker, Shohei Imamura		The film set in the KAWASAKI 5 Studio, a movie studio built inside the "Techno Hub Innovation Kawasaki (THINK)" facility		Fifth-graders getting a taste for scriptwriting and filming on location		The Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2009.		Australia-Japan Students Film Forum held a discussion about 'cineliteracy,' as a way to encourage cinematography in education.

	●There are four major cinemas in Kawasaki City.
	CINECITTA'		109 CINEMAS KAWASAKI		Warner Mycal CINEMAS Shin-Yurigaoka		TOHO CINEMAS KAWASAKI

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			The Art Cente
	Kawasaki-Shinyuri Art Festival (Arte Ricca Shinyuri) 2009
	There are various theatrical halls in the area around Shin-Yurigaoka Station where visitors can appreciate music and performing arts. These facilities, which include the Japan Academy of Moving Images, the Showa Academia Musicae, and the Art Center (achieving its 2nd Anniversary in October 2009) all work collaboratively to foster artists and support the "Shinyuri - City of the Arts" initiative. During an extended national holiday in April and May of 2009, nine local theater halls shall host events for the Kawasaki-Shinyuri Art Festival (Arte Ricca Shinyuri) 2009, which is anticipated to be a great opportunity to become familiar with performance art, music and cinematography.

	The Art Center: Arterio Little Theater		Arterio Movie Theater

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