is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Sendai,
Miyagi Miyagi may refer to:
Places
* Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 47 major divisions of Japan
* Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004
*Miyagi District, Miyagi, a district in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Other uses
* Miyagi (surna ...
,
Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the
Basketball World Championship 2006, and is also the home arena of the
Sendai 89ers
The Sendai 89ers (仙台89ERS) are a Japanese professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the B.League. They are based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The team name is based on the city's founding year, 1889.
Current roster
...
of the Japan professional basketball
B.League. 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
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships ha ...
and
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...
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
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