Coordinates: 39°42′53.2″N 140°07′49″E / 39.714778°N 140.13028°E / 39.714778; 140.13028

Akita Northern Gate Square

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Akita Northern Gate Square
秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア
File:Akita Northern Gate Square logo.jpg
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Exterior (March 2020)
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Location within Akita Prefecture
Akita Northern Gate Square (Japan)
Full nameAkita Northern Gate Square
Location7-chome 1, Nakadori, Akita-shi, Japan 010-0001
Coordinates39°42′53.2″N 140°07′49″E / 39.714778°N 140.13028°E / 39.714778; 140.13028
Elevation10 m (33 ft)[1]
Public transitFile:JR logo (east).svg Japan Railway Akita Station
OwnerEast Japan Railway Company
OperatorEast Japan Railway Company
Acreage7,358 m2 (79,200 sq ft) 
SurfaceHardwood
ScoreboardFile:Bodet Logo.svg Bodet
Construction
Broke groundJune 6, 2018
OpenedDecember 17, 2019
Construction costJPY 2billion[2]
ArchitectJR East Design Corporation, Environment Design Institute
Main contractorsDaiichi Kensetsu Co., LTD.
Tenants
JR East Akita Peckers (practice facility, 2019-)
Akita Northern Happinets (practice facility, 2020-)

Akita Northern Gate Square (秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア) is an indoor basketball arena in Akita, Akita, Japan. Groundbreaking and construction began in 2018, and it was opened on December 17, 2019.[3] It is located adjacent to the JR Akita Station, and the home practice arena of JR East Akita Peckers basketball. Featuring Akita cedar ceiling frameworks and glass walls, the three-storey building also houses the practice facility and team headquarters of the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.

Facilities

  • Two full-sized basketball courts - 1,400 sqm, four Sportsystem basketball rings and eight wall mounted goals
  • Happinets team store
  • Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic
  • Weight room (Bull weight lifting equipment)
  • Monitoring room[4]
  • NBA-style locker rooms[5]
  • Running course
  • Sannoh Gakuen Nursery school

Gallery

References

  1. "ノーザンゲートスクエア完成 にぎわい創出に一役【動画】|秋田魁新報電子版".
  2. "秋田駅東口に"劇場型"体育館完成". 17 December 2019.
  3. Japan Railways East (16 March 2017). "秋田の玄関口から健康・スポーツ文化を発信する 「JR秋田ゲートアリーナ計画(仮称)」を進めます!" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. "B1秋田専用施設が誕生 事務所移転で連携に好影響 - バスケットボール写真ニュース : 日刊スポーツ".
  5. @Riiiiinko406Vv (17 December 2019). "やべえのを投下だよ🌋💣😇💣🌋チーム専用ロッカールームもうNBA行かなくていいからハピネッツ入ろ😇ペッカーズ入ろ😇ってなってもしょうがない😇木製ロッカーで一区切りごとにコンセントも。シャワー洗濯機完備😇ケンゾーさん「これはす…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.