is an indoor sporting arena located in

Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date M ...

, Miyagi,

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. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the

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, and is also the home arena of the

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of the Japan professional basketball

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. In 1994 and 2004, it hosted the Asian Basketball Championship for Women. The gymnasium is also the site of international volleyball competitions, and in 2006 hosted the opening rounds of the

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and

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international team badminton tournaments.

Access

Sendai Gymnasium is located near Tomizawa Station of the

Sendai Subway The is a rapid transit system in Sendai, Japan. It is operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau. The subway consists of two lines, the north-south Namboku Line, which opened in July 1987, and the east-west Tozai Line, which opened in ...

Nanboku Line.

Gallery

Image:2006-08-19 1442.jpg, Image:Arena of the Kameiarena sendai.jpg, Image:SendaiCityGymnasium.jpg, Image:Kamei Arena Sendai.png, Satellite view

External links

Sendai Gymnasium promotional site for international eventsKamei Arena Sendai on Twitter
Indoor arenas in Japan Basketball venues in Japan Sports venues in Sendai Boxing venues in Japan Sports venues completed in 1984 Sendai 89ers 1984 establishments in Japan {{japan-stadium-stub