{{Infobox venue | logo_image = | image = 沖縄アリーナ.jpg | image_size = | fullname = Okinawa City Multi-Purpose Arena | location = Okinawa, Japan | coordinates = {{Coord|26|19|58|N|127|47|01.1|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Japan Okinawa Prefecture#Japan | pushpin_relief = 1 | renovated = | expanded = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = | scoreboard = 510-inch display | record_attendance = | dimensions = | volume = | public_transit = | tenant = Ryukyu Golden Kings (B.League) (2020–present) | seating_capacity = 10,000 | embedded = {{Infobox building | embed = yes | status = completed | groundbreaking_date = September 25, 2018 | completion_date = | est_completion = March 2021 | inauguration_date = | floor_count = 6 | floor_area = {{convert|26200|sqm|sqft|abbr=on}} | height = | website = {{URL|www.okinawa-arena.jp}} | grounds_area = | cost = {{JPY|17 billion}} | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | main_contractor = | developer = | seating_capacity = 10,000 }} }} The '''Okinawa Arena''', also provisionally known as the '''Okinawa City Multi-Purpose Arena''' or '''Okinawa Suntory Arena''',<ref>{{cite web|title=（仮称）沖縄市多目的アリーナ施設等整備全体計画調査業務報告書|url=http://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/sp/topics/oki012/detail/10106|publisher=Okinawa City Government|access-date=11 December 2017|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807215422/https://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/sp/topics/oki012/detail/10106|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an indoor arena <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goldenkings.jp/news/detail/id=7326|title=(仮称)沖縄市多目的アリーナ建設工事 起工式開催のご報告|date=25 September 2018 }}</ref> in Okinawa, Japan. It was opened in 2021 and is one of the venues of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
==Background== Plans to build the Okinawa Arena were made as early as 2015.<ref name=businessplan>{{cite web|title=Okinawa Arena Leaflet : 事業スケジュール（予定）|url=https://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/userfiles/oki012/files/ri-huretto.pdf|publisher=Okinawa City Government|access-date=11 December 2017|page=2|language=ja|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228230309/https://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/userfiles/oki012/files/ri-huretto.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, it was announced that the sports venue will be built over the site occupied by the Okinawa City bullfighting ring next to the Koza Sports Park. Sachiyo Kuwae, the city mayor, unveiled the master plan for the 10,000-person-capacity multipurpose arena on 12 July 2016.<ref name="unveiled">{{cite web|title=Multipurpose arena plan for Okinawa City unveiled|url=http://www.japanupdate.com/2016/07/29729/|website=Japan Update|access-date=11 December 2017|date=15 July 2016}}</ref> The facility will have five stories above ground<ref name="cost">{{cite web|title=沖縄市アリーナ計画、総工費170億円 1万人規模で算定|trans-title=Planned Okinawa City Arena, is estimated to cost 17 billion yen and has a capacity of 10,000 people |url=http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/62361|website=Okinawa Times|access-date=11 December 2017|language=ja|date=16 September 2016}}</ref> and will have a parking area for 1,000 vehicles.<ref name=unveiled/>
The Okinawa Arena will have a total area of {{convert|26200|sqm|sqft|abbr=on}}. Its estimated total cost, including its parking facilities, is 17 billion yen.<ref name="cost"/>
Demolition of the bullfighting ring was planned to commence in 2017 and was followed by the construction of the arena building itself.<ref name=businessplan/> The groundbreaking ceremony took place on September 25, 2018 and is planned to open by September 2020.<ref name=groundbreaking>{{cite web |title=(仮称)沖縄市多目的アリーナ建設工事 起工式開催のご報告 |url=https://goldenkings.jp/news/detail/id=7326 |website=Ryukyu Golden Kings |access-date=11 December 2018 |language=ja |date=25 September 2018}}</ref>
==Use== thumb|left|Interior during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup The Okinawa Arena is the home venue of the Ryukyu Golden Kings professional basketball team and is also set to host major events in Okinawa City.<ref name=unveiled/>
It is Japan's sole venue in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which it co-hosts with the Philippines and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/80586 |trans-title=Okinawa City's 10,000 capacity arena will be evaluated as a potential venue for the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.|title=2023年バスケW杯、予選ラウンド開催地に沖縄市が名乗り 1万人アリーナ評価 |work=Okinawa Times|date=20 January 2017 |access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref>
== See also == * List of indoor arenas in Japan
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} * {{Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
Category:Okinawa, Okinawa Category:Sports venues in Okinawa Prefecture Category:Basketball venues in Japan Category:Ryukyu Golden Kings Category:Sports venues completed in 2020 Category:2020 establishments in Japan
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