7 concert halls in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Time-based parking fees apply at KDDI Ishin Hall, Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki and Shimonoseki Civic Hall.
- KDDI Ishin Hall connects directly to the north exit of Shin-Yamaguchi Station, offering 518 spaces at ¥100 per hour.
Going to a concert or a stage show in Yamaguchi Prefecture? This guide compares seven venues in five cities: how to reach each one from the nearest station, and how many parking spaces there are and what they cost. It does not list performances. It only covers how each venue works.
In short
- Only KDDI Ishin Hall is connected directly to a shinkansen station (the north exit of Shin-Yamaguchi Station). The other six are a 3 to 25 minute walk from a station.
- Parking is free at YCAM (161 spaces) and Sinfonia Iwakuni (158 spaces). KDDI Ishin Hall charges ¥100 an hour. Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki and Shimonoseki Civic Hall charge ¥100 per 30 minutes.
- Shimonoseki Civic Hall has only 45 spaces and asks visitors to use public transport. Sinfonia Iwakuni and Shunan Civic Cultural Hall also ask for public transport or car-pooling when parking may run short.
- Ube’s two halls share one car park of 138 spaces, which is closed from 18:00 in principle.
Checked with official pages on October 13, 2026.
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1. Seven venues compared in one table
Depends on the provider
The largest car park is KDDI Ishin Hall’s (518 paid spaces), and the two free car parks are at YCAM (161 spaces) and Sinfonia Iwakuni (158). Tap a venue name to jump to its section.
| Venue | City | From the nearest station | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| KDDI Ishin Hall | Yamaguchi | Directly connected to Shin-Yamaguchi Station (north exit) | 518 spaces; ¥100 per hour |
| YCAM | Yamaguchi | 25 min walk from Yamaguchi Station | 161 spaces; free |
| Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki | Shimonoseki | 7 min walk from Shimonoseki Station | 150 + 31 spaces; ¥100 per 30 min |
| Shimonoseki Civic Hall | Shimonoseki | 7 min walk from Shimonoseki Station | 45 spaces; ¥100 per 30 min |
| Ube’s two halls | Ube | 3 min walk from Ube-Shinkawa Station | 138 spaces shared; fee not stated |
| Shunan Civic Cultural Hall | Shunan | About 20 min walk from Tokuyama Station | 160 spaces; fee not stated |
| Sinfonia Iwakuni | Iwakuni | About 10 min walk from Iwakuni Station | 158 spaces; free |
“Ube’s two halls” are Ube City Watanabe Memorial Hall and Ube City Cultural Hall. They sit on the same site and share the car park. “Fee not stated” means the official page we used does not give a parking fee.
2. What to know before you go
Depends on the provider
The venues are in five cities: Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Ube, Shunan and Iwakuni. Only KDDI Ishin Hall is directly connected to a shinkansen station, and car parks range from 45 spaces to 518.
- From Fukuoka by shinkansen: KDDI Ishin Hall says Shin-Yamaguchi Station is about 35 minutes from Hakata and about 20 minutes from Kokura by Nozomi.
- From Fukuoka by bus: a highway bus from Fukuoka Tenjin Bus Center takes about 1 hour 40 minutes to Shimonoseki Station, according to Shimonoseki Civic Hall.
- Parking is limited at some venues. Shunan Civic Cultural Hall asks for car-pooling or public transport for events expected to sell out. Shimonoseki Civic Hall and Sinfonia Iwakuni ask visitors to use public transport where possible.
- Car parks can close. Ube’s halls close the car park from 18:00 in principle (after the event on event days). Shunan Civic Cultural Hall closes its car park at night.
- Start times: doors and curtain times are not on the venue pages; they depend on each event, so check your ticket.
The official pages we used are in Japanese. They do not say whether staff speak English. For bus routes between stations and venues, see how to ride local buses in Yamaguchi.
3. Yamaguchi City: two venues
Yamaguchi City
3.1 KDDI Ishin Hall
The north exit of Shin-Yamaguchi Station leads straight into the building. The hall is part of the Yamaguchi City industrial exchange center. Its main hall holds up to 2,000 people in a flexible layout, which the venue calls the largest in the prefecture (About the facility).
The venue lists these travel times by Nozomi to Shin-Yamaguchi: about 35 minutes from Hakata, 20 from Kokura, 30 from Hiroshima, 2 hours from Shin-Osaka and 4 hours 30 minutes from Tokyo. A direct bus runs from Yamaguchi Ube Airport in about 30 minutes. By car, it is about 1 minute from Hase IC on the Yamaguchi-Ube Road, reached via Ogori JCT on the Chugoku Expressway.
There are three car parks with 518 paid spaces in total, at ¥100 per hour. Car park No. 1 has vehicle limits of 5 m long, 1.9 m wide, 2.1 m high and 2.5 t. Accessible spaces are in the paid car park and near the entrance. A free bicycle park has 300 spaces (Access and parking).
| Name | KDDI Ishin Hall |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1-1 Ogori Reiwa, Yamaguchi City |
| Hours / Closed | Administration office phone reception 9:00–17:00 (closed 2nd and 4th Tuesdays and year-end/New Year holidays) |
| Phone | 083-902-6727 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3.2 Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, YCAM
Studio A is a theater-style space that can host dance and live concerts. Its tiered seating retracts underground, so the floor can also be made flat (Facilities). The center is open 10:00–20:00 and closed on Tuesdays and over the year-end and New Year holidays.
The car park has 161 spaces and is free. You enter from the road beside YCAM, on the side opposite Yamaguchi Central Park.
From JR Yamaguchi Station, it is 25 minutes on foot, 5 minutes by taxi, or about 10 minutes by bus to the stop “Joho Geijutsu Center-mae” (情報芸術センター前), which is right in front of YCAM. Yamaguchi Station is 20 minutes by train from Shin-Yamaguchi. From Yuda Onsen Station, it is 25 minutes on foot or 5 by taxi. From Shin-Yamaguchi Station, a bus takes about 30 minutes. By car, it is about 25 minutes from Ogori IC (Chugoku Expressway) and about 30 minutes from Hofu-Higashi IC (Sanyo Expressway) (Access).
| Name | Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] |
|---|---|
| Address | 7-7 Nakazonocho, Yamaguchi City |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–20:00 (closed Tuesdays and year-end/New Year holidays) |
| Phone | 083-901-2222 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4. Shimonoseki City: two venues
Shimonoseki City
4.1 Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki
This convention center has an exhibition hall (1st floor), an event hall (4th floor), Kaikyo Hall (9th floor) and an international conference hall (10th floor). Kaikyo Hall has a Steinway piano, which the floor guide says is used for concerts (Floor guide).
Both car parks are open 24 hours at ¥100 per 30 minutes, with no maximum charge. Car park 1 (indoors) has 150 spaces. Car park 2 (outdoors) has 31 regular spaces and 7 for large vehicles. Large vehicles (2.3 m or taller) pay ¥1,100 for up to 2 hours and ¥2,200 for 2 to 24 hours. Depending on the event, neither car park may be available. Availability of car park 1 can be checked on the “Machi Navi Shimonoseki” parking site; car park 2 is not covered. Entering Kaikyo Yume Tower gets you a 2-hour parking ticket.
It is a 7-minute walk from JR Shimonoseki Station. By bus, get off at “Buzenda” (豊前田) and walk 2 minutes. By car, it is about 15 minutes from Shimonoseki IC, or about 15 minutes from JR Shin-Shimonoseki Station (Parking and access).
| Name | Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-3-1 Buzendacho, Shimonoseki City |
| Phone | 083-231-5600 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4.2 Shimonoseki Civic Hall
The Large Hall has 1,469 seats and is a multipurpose hall used for music, ballet and classical performing arts. The Medium Hall has 400 seats, or about 240 with its partition (Facilities). The Medium Hall is closed from January 31 to April 30, 2027, for wall repair work around the stage and seating (Closure notice).
The car park has 45 spaces, including 1 accessible space. It costs ¥100 per 30 minutes, capped at ¥1,520 per day for each stay. The hall asks visitors to use public transport where possible. The hall is open from 8:30 until closing.
It is a 7-minute walk from JR Shimonoseki Station. A passage linking the 2nd floor of Seamall to the hall is open 10:00–22:30, according to a notice about changed hours effective April 1, 2025 (Passage hours notice). By car, it is about 15 minutes from Shimonoseki IC or from the Kanmon Tunnel (Access).
| Name | Shimonoseki Civic Hall |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-5-1 Takezaki-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi |
| Hours / Closed | 8:30 until closing (closing time varies by event) |
| Phone | 083-231-6401 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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5. Ube City: two halls on one site
Ube City
5.1 Ube City Watanabe Memorial Hall and Ube City Cultural Hall
Watanabe Memorial Hall was completed in 1937 and has 1,353 seats (837 on the first floor and 516 on the second) (Outline). Ube City Cultural Hall reopened on Saturday, August 29, 2026, after renovation work that began in January 2024. Booking of the facility and ticket sales started the same day (Reopening notice).
The two halls share one car park of 138 spaces (6 for accessible use), which is closed from 18:00 in principle, or after the event on event days. On event days, the road in front of Watanabe Memorial Hall may be used as extra parking with staff guidance. The halls say they cannot guarantee parking when other events run at the same time. If the car park is full, use a nearby paid car park (Access).
The facility is open 9:00–22:00 (reception 9:00–17:00) and closed on the third Tuesday of each month and from December 29 to January 3. The Yamaguchi Tourism Federation’s page for Watanabe Memorial Hall gives the walk from JR Ube-Shinkawa Station as 3 minutes (Tourism federation page).
| Name | Ube City Watanabe Memorial Hall |
|---|---|
| Address | 8-1 Asahimachi, Ube City, Yamaguchi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–22:00 (closed 3rd Tuesday of each month and December 29–January 3) |
| Phone | 0836-31-7373 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Ube City Cultural Hall |
|---|---|
| Address | 8-1 Asahimachi, Ube City, Yamaguchi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–22:00 (closed 3rd Tuesday of each month and December 29–January 3) |
| Phone | 0836-31-7373 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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6. Shunan City: one hall
Shunan City
6.1 Shunan Civic Cultural Hall
The Large Hall has fixed seats for 1,647 people (1,018 on the first floor and 629 on the second), and the hall lists a capacity of 1,800 (Facility outline). The hall is closed on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and from December 29 to January 3.
The car park has 160 regular spaces (including 5 for large vehicles) plus 4 accessible spaces. If it is full, use the temporary car park beside the Art Museum. Paid car parks are toward Tokuyama Station. The zoo’s car park is basically not available, and parking at nearby shops is not allowed. The car park is closed at night. For events expected to sell out, the hall asks visitors to car-pool or use public transport (Parking guide).
From JR Tokuyama Station, it is about 1.8 km: about 20 minutes on foot or about 5 by taxi. By bus, take bus stop No. 4 (via Zoo Kitaguchi, for Kitayama) or No. 6 (via Tokko and the bypass) at the bus terminal and get off at “Dobutsuen Bunkakaikan Iriguchi” (動物園文化会館入口). On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9:00 to 18:00, a ¥100 “Choi-nori” bus also runs from stop No. 8. By car, it is about 8 minutes (5 km) from Tokuyama-Higashi IC and about 20 minutes (14 km) from Tokuyama-Nishi IC on the Sanyo Expressway (Access).
| Name | Shunan Civic Cultural Hall |
|---|---|
| Address | 5854-41 Tokuyama, Shunan City |
| Hours / Closed | Closed: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, December 29–January 3 |
| Phone | 0834-22-8787 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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7. Iwakuni City: one hall
Iwakuni City
7.1 Sinfonia Iwakuni
The official name is Yamaguchi Prefectural Cultural Hall Iwakuni. The Concert Hall has 1,205 seats and the Multipurpose Hall has 374 (Facilities). The reception desk is open 10:00–19:00, except at year-end and New Year and on maintenance days.
The multi-story car park has 158 spaces and is free. It is shared with the next-door Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni General Government Building. If you park for 4 hours or more, take your parking ticket to the office. If it is full, use a nearby paid car park. Because spaces are limited, the hall asks visitors to come by public transport.
It is about 800 m south of JR Iwakuni Station, about 10 minutes on foot, or about 5 minutes on foot from the Mikasabashi bus stop. From Hiroshima Station to Iwakuni Station is about 50 minutes on the Sanyo Line. From Shin-Iwakuni Station it is about 12 km: about 25 minutes by car or 30 by bus. From Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport it is about 5 minutes by car, or by the airport access bus to the “Sinfonia Iwakuni” stop and about 3 minutes on foot. By car, it is about 10 km (about 20 minutes) from Iwakuni IC on the Sanyo Expressway (Access).
| Name | Sinfonia Iwakuni (Yamaguchi Prefectural Cultural Hall Iwakuni) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1-1 Mikasamachi, Iwakuni City |
| Hours / Closed | Reception 10:00–19:00 (except year-end/New Year holidays and maintenance days) |
| Phone | 0827-29-1600 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Common questions
Which venues have free parking?
YCAM (161 spaces) and Sinfonia Iwakuni (158 spaces). At Sinfonia Iwakuni, take your parking ticket to the office if you stay 4 hours or more.
Which venues can I walk to from a station?
KDDI Ishin Hall is directly connected to Shin-Yamaguchi Station. Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki and Shimonoseki Civic Hall are 7 minutes from Shimonoseki Station, and Ube’s two halls are about 3 minutes from Ube-Shinkawa Station (per the tourism federation page). Sinfonia Iwakuni is about 10 minutes from Iwakuni Station, Shunan Civic Cultural Hall about 20 minutes from Tokuyama Station, and YCAM 25 minutes from Yamaguchi Station.
What if the car park is full?
Ube’s halls and Sinfonia Iwakuni say to use a nearby paid car park. Shunan Civic Cultural Hall points to a temporary car park beside the Art Museum.
Next steps
- How to ride local buses in Yamaguchi: for the last leg from the station to a venue.
- Parking at Yamaguchi’s shinkansen stations: if you drive to Shin-Yamaguchi and take the train.
- Where to stay in Yamaguchi: for a night before or after a show.
Sources (checked October 2026)
7 pages we checked
- KDDI Ishin Hall: ishinhall.com (about, access, contact)
- YCAM: Access and Facilities
- Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki: Parking and access and Floor guide
- Shimonoseki Civic Hall: Access, Facilities, and two notices (Medium Hall closure; passage hours)
- Ube City Watanabe Memorial Hall and Cultural Hall: Access, Outline, Reopening notice; Yamaguchi Tourism Federation for the walking time
- Shunan Civic Cultural Hall: Outline, Parking, Access
- Sinfonia Iwakuni: Facilities and Access
