Hokkai Kitayell

Hokkai Kitayell

Kitayell
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Full name	Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
Location	Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Coordinates	43°02′40.30″N 141°22′37″E / 43.0445278°N 141.37694°E / 43.0445278; 141.37694
Parking	180
Owner	Hokkaidō Prefecture
Capacity	8,000
Surface	Betulaceae
Scoreboard	Daktronics centerhung scoreboard[1]
Construction
Broke ground	October 1996
Opened	September 20, 1999
Architect	Kume Sekkei
Tenants
Levanga Hokkaido (2007–present) Espolada Hokkaido (2009–present)
Website
http://www.kitayell.jp/

Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (北海道立総合体育センター, Hokkaidō-ritsu Sōgō Taiiku Sentā) is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan. Sometimes called Kitayell, the capacity of the main arena is 8,000. It hosted some of the group games for the 2006 FIBA World Championship and also for the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship.

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