Kamei Arena Sendai (カメイアリーナ仙台, Kamei Arina Sendai) is an indoor sporting arena located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the Basketball World Championship 2006, and is also the home arena of the Sendai 89ers of the Japan professional basketball B.League. In 1994 and 2004, it hosted the Asian Basketball Championship for Women.
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| Full name | Sendai City Gymnasium |
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| Location | Sendai, Japan |
| Coordinates | 38°13′04″N 140°52′09″E / 38.217758°N 140.869085°E |
| Owner | City of Sendai |
| Operator | Sendai City Sports Promotion Foundation |
| Capacity | 5,705 |
| Surface | Artificial |
| Opened | 1984 |
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| Sendai 89ers (2004–present) Voscuore Sendai (2012-2021) | |
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The gymnasium is also the site of international volleyball competitions, and in 2006 hosted the opening rounds of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup international team badminton tournaments.
The venue is featured during seasons 1 and 2 of the anime series Haikyu!!.[1]
Access
editSendai Gymnasium is located near Tomizawa Station of the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line.
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Satellite view
References
edit- ^ L., Rei (9 September 2021). "Anime Tour: Real-Life Haikyuu Locations Fans Should Visit In Japan". KKday. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
Also in Sendai is the Sendai City Gymnasium (now called Kamei Arena Sendai), the venue for the Miyagi Prefectural Playoffs in Haikyuu.
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