CNA Arena Akita
Arena in Akita, Japan
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The Akita Municipal Gymnasium (秋田市立体育館, Akita Shiritsu Taiikukan), currently known as CNA Arena Akita (CNAアリーナ★あきた) for sponsorship reasons, is an arena in Rinkai-area, Akita, Japan. It is owned and run by the city.[2]
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| Location | Akita, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′32.3″N 140°5′15.7″E |
| Owner | Akita city |
| Operator | Akita city |
| Capacity | 5,000: basketball |
| Surface | Birch flooring |
Field size | 24,276.88 m2 |
| Parking | 382 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April, 1994 |
| Cost | JPY3.8 billion[1] |
| Architect | Toyokazu Watanabe |
Structural engineer | Kawasaki Architect Structural Engineers |
Main contractor | Konoike Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Akita Northern Happinets (2016-present) Yonex Akita Masters (2018-present) | |
Cable Networks Akita (CNA) acquired its naming rights in 2015.[3] The silver-colored building opened in 1994 and holds 5,000 people.[4] The gym has a dome-shaped 154 feet height ceiling, and added 2,088 extra seatings in 2016.[5][6][7] It is the home arena of the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. The biggest basketball court in Akita is Akita Prefectural Gymnasium.
Facilities
- Main arena - 2,540m2 （63.5m×40m）
- Sub arena - 863m2 （38.0m×22m）
- Table tennis room - 324m2
- Multi-purpose hall - 324m2
- Running course - 810m2
Sports Events
CNA Arena has hosted the following sports events:
- 2001 World Games - Acrobatic gymnastics, Aerobic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, Dancesport, Trampoline gymnanastics
- National Sports Festival of Japan - Gymnastics (2007)
- bj League All-Star Game (2014)
- Akita Masters
Sports events at former municipal gymnasium in Sannoh
- All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20–23 November 1964,[8] Akita City-born Yukio Endō won gold medals in individual all-around, silver medals in floor exercise, rings, vault, horizontal bar and bronze medal in parallel bars
Gallery
View from Rinkai road
Sub Arena
The Happinets Powerhouse
Main Arena
Panoramio photo
Satellite view
Aerial view of former Akita Municipal Gymnasium in 1975 (39°43′7.9″N 140°06′17.1″E)
Drops of water
Attendance records
The record for a basketball game is 4,951, set on November 30, 2022, when the Happinets defeated the Alvark Tokyo 83-69.[11]
Access
- From Akita Station: Akita Chūō Kōtsū for Rinkai Eigyosho, Kenritsu Pool. Get off at Shiritsu Taiikukan-mae.
