Akita Northern Gate Square | |
Native Name: | 秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア |
Logo Image: | Akita Northern Gate Square logo.jpg |
Fullname: | Akita Northern Gate Square |
Location: | 7-chome 1, Nakadori, Akita-shi, Japan 010-0001 |
Pushpin Map: | Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Publictransit: | Japan Railway Akita Station |
Broke Ground: | June 6, 2018 |
Opened: | December 17, 2019 |
Elevation: | [1] |
Owner: | East Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | East Japan Railway Company |
Surface: | Hardwood |
Scoreboard: | Bodet |
Cost: | JPY 2billion[2] |
Architect: | JR East Design Corporation, Environment Design Institute |
Main Contractors: | Daiichi 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.