is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku,

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. Sometimes called Kitayell, the capacity of the main arena is 8,000. It hosted some of the group games for the

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and also for the

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. ''Kitayell'' also has a second arena for smaller events, and a public exercise gym with treadmills, weights, and weight machines. Kita-eru-Espolada

Access

Tōhō Line The is a rubber-tyred metro line in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. It is part of the Sapporo Municipal Subway system. It runs from Sakaemachi Station in Higashi-ku to Fukuzumi Station in Toyohira-k ...

: Connected directly by an underground passage from Toyohira-Kōen Station. Hokkai Kitayell

References

External links

Official Site (Japanese)
Indoor arenas in Japan Levanga Hokkaido Sports venues in Sapporo Toyohira-ku, Sapporo Basketball venues in Japan Sports venues completed in 1999 1999 establishments in Japan Volleyball venues in Japan {{japan-stadium-stub