CNA Arena Akita is an

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in Rinkai-area, Akita, Japan. It is owned and run by the city. Cable Networks Akita acquired its

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in 2015. The silver-colored building opened in 1994 and holds 5,000 people. The gym has a dome-shaped 154 feet height ceiling, and added 2,088 extra seatings in 2016. It is the home arena of the

Akita Northern Happinets The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found su ...

of the

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, Japan's professional basketball league. The biggest basketball court in Akita is

Akita Prefectural Gymnasium is a stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. 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 west of the Akita Station. The gymnas ...

Facilities

*Main arena - 2,540m² （63.5m×40m） *Sub arena - 863m² （38.0m×22m） *Table tennis room - 324m² *Multi-purpose hall - 324m² *Running course - 810m²

Sports Events

CNA Arena has hosted the following sports events: *

2001 World Games The 2001 World Games ( ja, 2001年ワールドゲームズ, 2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan. Titles 140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the ...

Acrobatic gymnastics Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive gymnastic discipline where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform figures consisting of acrobatic moves, dance and tumbling, set to music. There are three types of routines; a 'balance' routine ...

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Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), hoop, ball (rhythmic gymnastics), ball, Clubs (rhythmic gymnastics), clubs, ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics), ribbon. The sport combi ...

Dancesport Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizatio ...

, Trampoline gymnanastics *

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Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...

(2007) *

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(2014) * Akita Masters

Sports events at former municipal gymnasium in Sannoh

* All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20–23 November 1964,

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-born

Yukio Endō was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion. He was part of the first Japanese team that succeeded to win gold medals in the team event at the Summer Olympics (1960) and World Championships (1962). In 1964 he won the f ...

won

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in individual all-around,

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and bronze medal in

parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars slightly over long and positioned at roughly head height. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally w ...

Gallery

Image:Akita Municipal Gymnasium 20161019b.jpg, View from Rinkai road Image:Akita Municipal Gymnasium 20161019c.jpg, Sub Arena Image:Akita Municipal Gymnasium 20161019a.jpg, Image:Akita_Municipal_Gymnasium_20111014b.jpg, The Happinets Powerhouse Image:Basketball court in Akita Municipal Gymnasium.jpg, Main Arena Image:Akita Municipal Gymnasium.jpg, Panoramio photo Image:City gymnasium - panoramio.jpg, Image:CNA Arena Akita.jpg, Satellite view Image:Former Akita Municipal Gymnasium 75.jpg, Aerial view of former Akita Municipal Gymnasium in 1975 ()

Drops of water

On January 9. 2018, it leaked on the court floor, and the basketball game was delayed. Other roof leaks are also reported.

Attendance records

The record for a basketball game is 4,951, set on November 30, 2022, when the Happinets defeated the

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83-69.https://twitter.com/AKITA_NH/status/1597934284345856001

Access

*From

Akita Station is a junction railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Akita Station is the northern terminus of the Akita Shinkansen, and is 127.3 kilometers from and 662.6 kilom ...

: for Rinkai Eigyosho, Kenritsu Pool. Get off at Shiritsu Taiikukan-mae.

References

External links

Aerial viewBus stop at CNA ArenaCNA Arena video

Location map

2001 World Games Acrobatic gymnastics at the 2001 World Games Akita Northern Happinets Sports venues in Akita Prefecture Indoor arenas in Japan Basketball venues in Japan Boxing venues in Japan Buildings and structures in Akita (city) Postmodern architecture Sports venues completed in 1994 1994 establishments in Japan Badminton venues Postmodern architecture in Japan {{Japan-sports-venue-stub