The is recognized as the oldest symphony orchestra in Japan. It was founded in 1911 and debuted at the original Matsuzakaya store in Nagoya as the . It relocated to Tokyo in 1938. As of 2023, it has 166 members.

The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in Shinjuku, Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura (文化村) shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya, and Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo.

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Chief Conductor: Andrea Battistoni

Honorary Music Director: Myung-Whun Chung

Conductors Laureate: Tadaaki Otaka, Kazushi Ono & Dan Ettinger

Special Guest Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev

Resident Conductor: Kazumasa Watanabe

Associate Conductor: Min Chung

Permanent Honorary Member and Conductor Laureate: Norio Ohga

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