Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (秋田県立体育館, Akita Kenritsu Taiikukan) is a stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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| Location | Akita, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′10″N 140°5′37.9″E / 39.71944°N 140.093861°E |
| Parking | 142 spaces[1] |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1968[2] |
| Opened | 1 October 1968 |
| Renovated | 2012 Flooring and seatings[3] |
| Architect | Yoshio Kobayashi and Masatoshi Soh |
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| Akita Isuzu Motors (1968-1987) Akita Northern Happinets (2010-16) Women's Japan Basketball League Finals Prestige International Aranmare Akita | |
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The gymnasium was built in 1968. Yoshio Kobayashi and Masatoshi Soh were the architects. Masao Sitoh and Arata Ono were the structural engineers. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the Akita Station.[4]
The gymnasium has two separate facilities. The "large gymnasium" has a floor area of 1736 sq.meters,[5] and a capacity of 6000 spectators. It can be divided into two basketball, two volleyball, two tennis, 10 badminton or 20 table tennis competitions, or can be used for gymnastics, wrestler, boxing, fencing or other activities. The "small gymnasium" has a floor area of 463.1 sq.meters,[5] and can be used for one volleyball, two badminton, two tennis, or other events.
Akita Prefectural Gymnasium hosted the 1979 World Boxing Association World Junior middleweight title match between Masashi Kudo of Japan against Ayub Kalule of Uganda on 24 October 1979.[6]
There is no air conditioning in the gym.[7][8][9]
Entertainment events
edit- Chage and Aska 20-21 October 1993[10]
- Kazumasa Oda 15 April 2012 [11]
- Dreams Come True 19-20 March 2016[12]
Sports events
edit- Kirin World Basketball - University of Kentucky vs Japan 7 July, 1982[13]
- Ju-jitsu at the 2001 World Games - 19–20 August 2001
- Kirin Cup Basketball - Portugal vs Japan 24 July, 2003[14]
- Wheel Gymnastics World Team Cup April 21, 2019[15]
Access
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- From Akita Station: Akita Chūō Kōtsū for Rinkai Eigyosho, Tsuchizaki via Terauchi etc. Get off at Kenritsu Taiikukan-mae.[16]
References
edit- ^ "コンベンション情報 | 秋田観光コンベンション協会". www.acvb.or.jp.
- ^ "秋田県立体育館のアクセス・キャパ・座席・駐車場・スケジュール等の会場情報". チケットストリート.
- ^ Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (28 September 2012). "県立体育館 フロア（床）改修工事が終了しました！！". Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "The detail of "Akita Prefectural Gymnasium":" University of Fukui, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Retrieved on 28 September 2012.
- ^ a b "施設概要 | 秋田県総合公社". www.akisouko.com.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ @coloelet (29 June 2019). "秋田までイエローモンキーを観に✨会場は冷房がないそうで尋常じゃない暑さだった。そしてライブもめちゃくちゃ熱かった～最初はツアー１日だけのつもりが、この調子だとトランプのマークをコンプリートしそうな勢い。恐るべし初期衝動" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @1064Kassy (29 June 2019). "イエローモンキー 秋田ホリーナ公演最高だった！ナマハゲが2体もいるバンドの演奏は重厚だし、やっぱりドラムスティックはきりたんぽに限るww！それにエアコンが無い会場はいろんな意味でアツ過ぎていろんな穴からいろんな汁が出て超キモチ良…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "内藤哲也『秋田県立体育館』".
- ^ "CHAGE and ASKA -史上最大の作戦 THE LONGEST TOUR 1993～1994 | ライブ・セットリスト情報サービス【 LiveFans (ライブファンズ) 】".
- ^ "小田和正 ＠ 秋田県立体育館 大体育場 (秋田県) (2012.04.14) | ライブ・セットリスト情報サービス【 LiveFans (ライブファンズ) 】".
- ^ "DREAMS COME TRUE ＠ 秋田県立体育館 大体育場 (秋田県) (2016.03.20) | ライブ・セットリスト情報サービス【 LiveFans (ライブファンズ) 】".
- ^ "NCAA カレッジバスケット March Madness in Japan". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "キリンカップ バスケットボール 2003 大会公式サイト / 日本バスケットボール協会 公式サイト". kirincup.japanbasketball.jp.
- ^ "Team World Cup 2019". IRV | International Wheel Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "交通アクセス | 秋田県総合公社". www.akisouko.com.
External links
edit- Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (in Japanese)
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