Kamei Arena Sendai

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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.

Kamei Arena Sendai
Kamei Arena Sendai
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Kamei Arena Sendai is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Kamei Arena Sendai
Kamei Arena Sendai
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Kamei Arena Sendai is located in Japan
Kamei Arena Sendai
Kamei Arena Sendai
Kamei Arena Sendai (Japan)
Full nameSendai City Gymnasium
LocationSendai, Japan
Coordinates38°13′04″N 140°52′09″E / 38.217758°N 140.869085°E / 38.217758; 140.869085
OwnerCity of Sendai
OperatorSendai City Sports Promotion Foundation
Capacity5,705
SurfaceArtificial
Opened1984
Tenants
Sendai 89ers (2004–present)
Voscuore Sendai (2012-2021)
Website
www.spf-sendai.jp/scg/

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]

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Sendai Gymnasium is located near Tomizawa Station of the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line.

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References

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  1. ^ 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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