Akita Northern Gate Square

Akita Northern Gate Square 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 be 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.

Akita Northern Gate Square
秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア
Exterior (March 2020)
Akita Northern Gate Square
Location within Akita Prefecture
Akita Northern Gate Square
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
Elevation10 m (33 ft)[1]
Public transit Japan Railway Akita Station
OwnerEast Japan Railway Company
OperatorEast Japan Railway Company
Acreage7,358 m2 (79,200 sq ft)　
SurfaceHardwood
Scoreboard 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-)

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
  • Under construction on 5 May, 2019
  • Building site
  • Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic building was under construction in September 2017

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. https://twitter.com/Riiiiinko406Vv/status/1206799191747391494
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