is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku,

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

, Japan. Sometimes called Kitayell, the capacity of the main arena is 8,000. It hosted some of the group games for the

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

and also for the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship. ''Kitayell'' also has a second arena for smaller events, and a public exercise gym with treadmills, weights, and weight machines. Kita-eru-Espolada

Access

Tōhō Line The is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira- ...

: Connected directly by an underground passage from Toyohira-Kōen Station. Hokkai Kitayell

References

External links

Official Site (Japanese)
Indoor arenas in Japan Levanga Hokkaido Sports venues in Sapporo Toyohira-ku, Sapporo Basketball venues in Japan Sports venues completed in 1999 1999 establishments in Japan Volleyball venues in Japan {{japan-stadium-stub