The Zepp music halls are a group of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese music halls covering every area of the country. The Zepp halls play host to many international tours and are a popular stop among Japanese musicians. Each venue takes the Zepp name, along with the city in which it is located. The Zepp company is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....

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The Zepp venues are sponsored by the Asahi Breweries

Asahi Breweries

Asahi Breweries, Ltd. is a leading brewery and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company has a 40% share of the Japanese beer market....

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Locations

From north to south:

Zepp Sapporo

• Founded: April, 1998
• Capacity: 2000

43.049309°N 141.353208°W

Zepp Sendai

• Founded: August 1, 2000
• Capacity: 1500

38.260537°N 140.883569°W

Zepp Tokyo

• Founded: March, 1999
• Capacity: 2700

35.625903°N 139.782278°W

Zepp Nagoya

• Founded March, 2005
• Capacity: 1800

35.1634°N 136.8846°W

Zepp Osaka

• Founded: November, 1998
• Capacity: 2200

34.641026°N 135.416972°W

Zepp Fukuoka

• Founded: June, 1999
• Capacity: 2000

33.593553°N 130.363264°W
Standing capacity varies.