Bandai-Atami Sports Park Koriyama Skating Rink Explained

Bandai-Atami Sports Park Koriyama Skating Rink
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Address:〒963-1302, 2-7 Minami-Dorobusawa, Takatama, Atami-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture(〒963-1302 福島県郡山市熱海町高玉南泥布沢2−7)
Location:Koriyama City
Coordinates:37.4864°N 140.2772°W
Type:Ice Skating Rink
Opened:1993
Surface:39,000 m2
Capacity:1.115
Dimensions:400 m

The is an open-air ice rink in the city of Kōriyama in Fukushima prefecture in Japan. It was opened in 1993 for the National Sports Festival of Japan (Kokutai) in Fukushima in 1995.[1] It is located at 340 meters above sea level. The track serves as a roller-skating rink during the summer.

Every year the so-called Tsururinko festival takes place on the first Sunday of December, with the main attraction being a tug-of-war on skates.[2]

Track records

These are the current track records at the Koriyama Skating Rink.

Men
DistanceTimeSkaterDate
500 m36.98 Takaaki Matsuo21.12.2008
1000 m1:15.55 Shane Williamson22.12.2012
1500 m1:59.07 Shane Williamson23.12.2012
3000 m4:16.94 Yuuto Takaishi24.12.2012
5000 m6:55.66 Norimasa Zaike21.12.2008
10000 m15:10.80 Seitaro Otouge07.12.2002
2 x 500 m77,040 Wataru Morishige23.12.2016
Women
DistanceTimeSkaterDate
500 m42.82 Ayane Kida24.12.2016
1000 m1:25.25 Miki Fujimori23.12.2016
1500 m2:12.96 Ayaka Mizusawa09.02.2013
3000 m4:39.25 Anna Suzuki25.12.2016
5000 m8:16.58 Daigo Watanabe24.12.2016
2 x 500 m86,690 Rena Akita23.12.2016

References

  1. http://www.sportspark.jp Bandai-Atami Sports Park - Koriyama Skating Rink
  2. http://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/rink/JAKO/ Fukushima District Rink Kōriyama