The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 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 Itō Textiles Shop Youth Band. It relocated to Tokyo in 1938. As of 2024, it has 166 members.
The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in Shinjuku, Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya, and Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo.