Nices Arena　(ナイスアリーナ)　is a multi-use

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in Yurihonjo,

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. Groundbreaking and construction began on March 18, 2016, and opened in October 2018. The arena's parking lot can hold 1,000 cars. Yurihonjo city introduced the Daktronics Logo

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high-definition

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centerhung display for the second time in the prefecture. "EXPERIENCE THE DAKTRONICS DIFFERENCE" was the very first message on this HD video set. There is no ribbon displays and "see through" shot clocks. It is named after the supermarket Nices based in

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. The store pays JPY3.1 million annually for the

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Facilities

*Main arena (91m x 38m, 3,458 square metres) *Sub-arena (32m x 20m, 640 square metres) *Kendo area *Judo area *Training room *Fitness studio *Changing rooms *Shower room *Conference rooms

Additional seats

It is announced that the city will add 480 new seats in 2020. The budget is 100 million yen.

Attendance records

The largest crowd to ever gather at the Nices Arena was on December 7, 2019, for Badminton S/J League games, with a reported attendance of 4,100. The record for a basketball game is 3,825, set on March 3, 2019, when the

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Access

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Ugo-Honjō Station is an interchange railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector Yuri Kōgen Railway Ltd. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight R ...

: Shinai-sen of Ugo Kotsu Bus. Get off at Nice Arena. *From

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: Express Akita-Honjo sen of Ugo Kotsu Bus . Get off at Hello Work Honjo-mae.

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