Akita Northern Gate Square
| 秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア | |
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| Full name | Akita Northern Gate Square | 
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| Location | 7-chome 1, Nakadori, Akita-shi, Japan 010-0001 | 
| Coordinates | 39°42′53.2″N 140°07′49″E / 39.714778°N 140.13028°E | 
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft)[1] | 
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| Owner | East Japan Railway Company | 
| Operator | East Japan Railway Company | 
| Acreage | 7,358 m2 (79,200 sq ft) | 
| Surface | Hardwood | 
| Scoreboard | |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 6, 2018 | 
| Opened | December 17, 2019 | 
| Construction cost | JPY 2billion[2] | 
| Architect | JR East Design Corporation, Environment Design Institute | 
| Main contractors | Daiichi Kensetsu Co., LTD. | 
| Tenants | |
| JR East Akita Peckers (practice facility, 2019-) Akita Northern Happinets (practice facility, 2020-)  | |
Akita Northern Gate Square (秋田ノーザンゲートスクエア) is an indoor basketball arena in Akita, Akita, Japan. Groundbreaking and construction began in 2018, and it was opened on December 17, 2019.[3] It is located adjacent to the JR Akita Station, and the home practice arena of JR East Akita Peckers basketball. Featuring Akita cedar ceiling frameworks and glass walls, the three-storey building also houses the practice facility and team headquarters of the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.
Facilities
- Two full-sized basketball courts - 1,400 sqm, four Sportsystem basketball rings and eight wall mounted goals
 - Happinets team store
 - Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic
 - Weight room (Bull weight lifting equipment)
 - Monitoring room[4]
 - NBA-style locker rooms[5]
 - Running course
 - Sannoh Gakuen Nursery school
 
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Building site -  			
Joto Sports Orthopaedic Clinic building was under construction in September 2017 
References
- ^ "ノーザンゲートスクエア完成 にぎわい創出に一役【動画】|秋田魁新報電子版".
 - ^ "秋田駅東口に"劇場型"体育館完成". 17 December 2019.
 - ^ Japan Railways East (16 March 2017). "秋田の玄関口から健康・スポーツ文化を発信する 「JR秋田ゲートアリーナ計画(仮称)」を進めます!" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
 - ^ "B1秋田専用施設が誕生 事務所移転で連携に好影響 - バスケットボール写真ニュース : 日刊スポーツ".
 - ^ @Riiiiinko406Vv (17 December 2019). "やべえのを投下だよ🌋💣😇💣🌋チーム専用ロッカールームもうNBA行かなくていいからハピネッツ入ろ😇ペッカーズ入ろ😇ってなってもしょうがない😇木製ロッカーで一区切りごとにコンセントも。シャワー洗濯機完備😇ケンゾーさん「これはす…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
 



