Osaka Music: Located on Nakanoshima Island and seating more than 2,700 people, Osaka's Festival Hall, 2-3-181 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku (tel: (06) 6231 2221; website: www.festivalhall.jp) is the Kansai region's main music hall, hosting a wide range of musical performances including big opera and ballet productions. Next to it is the smaller Recital Hall, 2-3-18 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, with 563 seats. The Symphony Hall, 2 Oyodo-minami, Kita-ku (tel: (06) 6453 6000; website: www.asahi.co.jp/symphony/symphonyE.html), the first venue specifically built for classical music (it opened in 1982), has a capacity of 1704 seats and a reputation as one of Japan's finest classical music venues. Izumi Hall (tel: (06) 6944 2828; website: www.izumihall.co.jp), designed after a Viennese music hall, has a warm wooden interior and hosts a variety of classical concerts. The remarkable Phoenix Hall (tel: (06) 6363 0311; website: http://phoenixhall.jp) is designated for chamber music.