Akita Northern Gate Square (秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア) is an
indoor basketball arena in
Akita, Akita
'Autumn field' is the capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 305,625, 136,628 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The to ...
, Japan. Groundbreaking and construction began in 2018, and it was opened on December 17, 2019. It is located adjacent to the
JR Akita Station
is a junction railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Akita Station is the northern terminus of the Akita Shinkansen, and is 127.3 kilometers from and 662.6 kilo ...
, and the home practice arena of
JR East Akita Peckers basketball. Featuring
Akita cedar ceiling frameworks and glass walls, the three-storey building also houses the practice facility and team headquarters of the
Akita Northern Happinets
The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found succ ...
of the
B.League.
Facilities
*Two full-sized basketball courts - 1,400 sqm, four Sportsystem basketball rings and eight wall mounted goals
*Happinets team store
*Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic
*Weight room (Bull weight lifting equipment)
*Monitoring room
*NBA-style locker rooms
*Running course
*Sannoh Gakuen Nursery school
Gallery
Image:Akita Northern Gate Square 20200328a.jpg,
Image:Akita Northern Gate Square.jpg, Under construction on 5 May 2019
Image:JR Akita Gate Arena building site.png, Building site
Image:Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic.jpg, Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic building was under construction in September 2017
References
2019 establishments in Japan
Akita Northern Happinets
Buildings and structures completed in 2019
Buildings and structures in Akita (city)
East Japan Railway Company
JR East Akita Peckers
Sports venues completed in 2019
Sports venues in Akita Prefecture
Indoor arenas in Japan
Basketball venues in Japan
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