Adastria Mito Arena

Indoor arena in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

36°22′49.7″N 140°26′55.2″E / 36.380472°N 140.448667°E / 36.380472; 140.448667Parking603 spacesOwnerMito cityOperatorMito cityCapacity5,000ConstructionOpenedApril 2019Construction cost　JPY 9.95 billion^[1]Main contractorsShimizu Corporation^[2]TenantsCyberdyne Ibaraki RobotsWebsiteOfficial page

Adastria Mito Arena (アダストリアみとアリーナ) is a multi-use indoor arena in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.^[3] It is the largest basketball court in the Prefecture.

History

The former arena, Ibaraki Prefectural Sports Center Arena built in 1963 was closed at August 31st, 2015 because of its deterioration. At the next day, the sports park was transferred from Ibaraki Prefecture to Mito City, and a new arena was built at the same place. In October 2018 Mito-originated Adastria Co., Ltd. purchased the naming rights, and the name was changed to Adastria Mito Arena.^[4]

Facilities

Main arena - 3,255sqm, 69m×46m×15m
Sub arena - 997sqm, 38m×25m×12.5m

Attendance records

The record for a basketball game is 5,041, set on April 6, 2019, when the Gunma Crane Thunders defeated the Ibaraki Robots.^[5]^[6]

References

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^ "ADASTRIA MITO ARENA". Shimizu Corporation. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
^ Mito City (12 March 2019). "ADASTRIA MITO ARENA（東町運動公園新体育館）". Retrieved 12 March 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "東町運動公園新体育館のネーミングライツスポンサーが決定しました - 水戸市ホームページ". www.city.mito.lg.jp.
^ "茨城ロボッツ、新ホーム初戦ファン5000人超、大熱狂（茨城新聞クロスアイ） - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
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