is an indoor sporting arena located in Kadoma city in the

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was completed in early 1996. The primary architect was Mamoru Kawaguchi, founder of the firm Kawaguchi & Engineers. The dome is composed largely of reinforced concrete and aluminum frames and covers an area of approximately 25,000 m². Inside is a main competition arena plus a separate swimming pool, training room, multipurpose hall, conference rooms and Restaurant Namihaya. The main arena has 6,000 fixed seats with a possible capacity for 10,000 people. There is a large screen display and a large electrical score screen.

Main Arena uses

The purpose of the arena changes with the seasons. * In summer, the arena has a

swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ...

, 50 m by 25.5 m, where the depth can be changed due to a movable floor. The

diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

pool, 25 m by 25 m, with three diving platforms and five springboards, also has a movable floor. * In winter, the arena has

ice skating Ice skating is the self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. Ice skating may be per ...

rinks. The main rink is 60 m by 30 m, and a sub rink is 18 m by 30 m. * In autumn and spring, the arena is transformed to a

gym A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational ins ...

nasium where sporting competitions,

exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...

s and conferences are held.

Sporting events

* In 2005, the final competition of six international events, the 2005 NHK Trophy was held at the dome for the

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. * Some games of the 2003 Women's Volleyball World Cup were held at the dome. * Some games of the national

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

matches,

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

have been held at the dome. * Japan Figure Skating Championships 2001–02, 2009–10, and 2007–08.

References

External links

Official site

Official site

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