CNA Arena Akita

CNA Arena Akita is an arena in Rinkai-area, Akita, Japan. It is owned and run by the city. [2]Cable Networks Akita 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.

CNA Arena Akita
CNA Arena
CNA Arena Akita
Location within Akita Prefecture
CNA Arena Akita
CNA Arena Akita (Japan)
Full nameAkita City Gymnasium
LocationAkita, Japan
Coordinates
Parking382
OwnerAkita city
OperatorAkita city
Capacity5,000: basketball
Field size24,276.88 m2
SurfaceBirch flooring
Construction
OpenedApril, 1994
Construction cost JPY3.8 billion[1]
ArchitectToyokazu Watanabe
Structural engineerKawasaki Architect Structural Engineers
Main contractorsKonoike Construction
Tenants
Akita Northern Happinets (2016-present)
Yonex Akita Masters (2018-present)

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:

Sports events at former municipal gymnasium in Sannoh

Drops of water

On January 9. 2018, it leaked on the court floor, and the basketball game was delayed.[9] Other roof leaks are also reported.[10]

Attendance records

The record for a basketball game is 4,909, set on May 13, 2018, when the Happinets defeated the Kumamoto Volters 99–65.[11]

Access

Chuo Kotsu bus
  • From Akita Station: Akita Chūō Kōtsū for Rinkai Eigyosho, Kenritsu Pool. Get off at Shiritsu Taiikukan-mae.

References

  1. "市立体育館の修繕、足場に10億円? 苦悩する秋田市:朝日新聞デジタル".
  2. Akita city (April 2012). "秋田市立体育館清掃業務仕様書" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Sports Hochi (30 September 2016). "【バスケット】天井47メートル!秋田、10・1ホーム開幕A東京戦へ会場準備着々". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. Sports Hochi (30 September 2016). "【バスケット】快適!秋田のホーム新設移動観覧席にドリンクホルダー". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. Akita City (30 September 2016). "秋田市立体育館 手動式移動仮説席 仕様書" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  8. "パンフレット 1964年 第18回 全日本体操競技選手".
  9. Akita Sakigake (9 January 2018). "CNAアリーナ雨漏り ミニバス決勝20分遅れ". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. Letter from Home 徒然なるままに、、、 SumConceptDesign泉です (20 April 2015). "秋田市立体育館 設計:渡辺豊和". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  11. "【試合結果】5/13(日)vs 熊本ヴォルターズ @CNAアリーナ☆あきた(秋田市立体育館)".
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