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]
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| Full name | Yurihonjo General Disaster Prevention Park[1] |
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| 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 | .svg){kind=logo} 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.jpg) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 18, 2016 |
| Opened | October 1, 2018 |
| Construction cost | JPY10.8 billion[2] |
| Architect | Azusa Sekkei |
| Main contractors | Sato Kogyo |
| Tenants | |
| Prestige International Aranmare Akita Akita Northern Happinets | |
| Website | |
| https://sports-service.mizuno.jp/facilities/yurihonjo/ | |
Facilities
edit- 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
editIt is announced that the city will add 480 new seats in 2020.[7] The budget is 100 million yen.
Attendance records
editThe 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
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- 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
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ノーザンパヒネス [@northanhappines] (May 17, 2018). "@B_League_bot 秋田・由利本荘アリーナ 本日センタービジョン設置‼️ https://t.co/qHvgf4MEqj" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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".
- ^ 秋田魁新報社 [@sakigake] (December 7, 2019). "ナイスアリーナ大入り！４１００人が声援 バドＳ／Ｊリーグ #バドミントン #Ｓ／Ｊリーグ #北都銀行バドミントン部 #由利本荘市 #ナイスアリーナ #akita #秋田 https://t.co/nHgHdfZ3Ny" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "秋田ノーザンハピネッツ | シーズンスタッツ一覧 | Basketballnavi.DB".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 【B1ハイライト】03/03 秋田 vs 大阪（18-19 B1第25節）. YouTube.
External links
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