Nices Arena

Nices Arena
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	Nices Arena Location within Akita Prefecture Nices Arena Nices Arena (Japan)
Full name	Yurihonjo General Disaster Prevention Park
Location	18 Tajirino, Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo, Japan
Coordinates	39°23′56.3″N 140°02′00.4″E / 39.398972°N 140.033444°E
Public transit	Japan Railway Ugo-Honjō Station
Parking	1,000 spaces
Owner	The City of Yurihonjo
Operator	Mizuno Sports Service
Capacity	Concert:5,000; Basketball:4,000
Field size	16,967 sqm
Scoreboard	Daktronics LED centerhung scoreboard;
Construction
Broke ground	March 18, 2016
Opened	October 1, 2018
Construction cost	JPY10.8 billion
Architect	Azusa Sekkei
Main contractors	Sato Kogyo
Website
	https://sports-service.mizuno.jp/facilities/yurihonjo/

Nices Arena　(ナイスアリーナ)　is a multi-use indoor arena in Yurihonjo, Akita. ^[3]Groundbreaking and construction began on March 18, 2016, and opened in October 2018.^[4] The arena's parking lot can hold 1,000 cars. Yurihonjo city introduced the Daktronics high-definition LED centerhung display^[5] for the second time in the prefecture. "EXPERIENCE THE DAKTRONICS DIFFERENCE" was the very first message on this HD video set. There is no ribbon displays and "see through" shot clocks. It is named after the supermarket Nices based in Akita city. The store pays JPY3.1 million annually for the naming rights. ^[6]

Facilities

Main arena (91m x 38m, 3,458 square metres)
Sub-arena (32m x 20m, 640 square metres)
Kendo area
Judo area
Training room
Fitness studio
Changing rooms
Shower room
Conference rooms

Additional seats

It is announced that the city will add 480 new seats in 2020.^[7]The budget is 100 million yen.

Attendance records

The largest crowd to ever gather at the Nices Arena was on December 7, 2019 for Badminton S/J League games, with a reported attendance of 4,100.^[8] The record for a basketball game is 3,825, set on March 3, 2019, when the Osaka Evessa defeated the Happinets 88–73.^[9]^[10]

Access

From Ugo-Honjō Station: Shinai-sen of Ugo Kotsu Bus. Get off at Nice Arena.
From Akita Station: Express Akita-Honjo sen of Ugo Kotsu Bus . Get off at Hello Work Honjo-mae.

References

^ "人口8万人弱の都市に5000人収容の「由利本荘ナイスアリーナ」".
^ Nikkei Shimbun (14 August 2018). "秋田「由利本荘アリーナ」18年10月開業最大5000人収容". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Yurihonjo Arena". TOKYO 2020 - PRE-GAMES TRAINING CAMPS ONLINE GUIDE. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ Kensetsu Tsushin Shimbun (23 March 2016). "【由利本荘市】東北屈指のスケール！総合防災公園アリーナが起工、18年10月オープン目指す". Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ https://twitter.com/northanhappines/status/997082948259102720
^ "スーパーが命名権「ナイスアリーナ」由利本荘の新施設". Archived from the original on 2019-04-06.
^ "ニュースの「つぼ」：ナイスアリーナの移動観覧席増設｜秋田魁新報電子版".
^ https://twitter.com/sakigake/status/1203482711832219648
^ https://stats.basketballnavi.com/team.pl?tm_id=30
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bhsuVYyFfg

External links

[1] "人口8万人弱の都市に5000人収容の「由利本荘ナイスアリーナ」".

[2] Nikkei Shimbun (14 August 2018). "秋田「由利本荘アリーナ」18年10月開業最大5000人収容". Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[3] "Yurihonjo Arena". TOKYO 2020 - PRE-GAMES TRAINING CAMPS ONLINE GUIDE. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[4] Kensetsu Tsushin Shimbun (23 March 2016). "【由利本荘市】東北屈指のスケール！総合防災公園アリーナが起工、18年10月オープン目指す". Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[5] ttps://twitter.com/northanhappines/status/997082948259102720

[6] "スーパーが命名権「ナイスアリーナ」由利本荘の新施設". Archived from the original on 2019-04-06.

[7] "ニュースの「つぼ」：ナイスアリーナの移動観覧席増設｜秋田魁新報電子版".

[8] ttps://twitter.com/sakigake/status/1203482711832219648

[9] ttps://stats.basketballnavi.com/team.pl?tm_id=30

[10] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bhsuVYyFfg

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