Saitama Super Arena
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Saitama Super Arena (さいたまスーパーアリーナ Saitama Sūpā Arīna?) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings. The arena features a gigantic moveable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting.
Its permanent attractions include the John Lennon Museum which displays John Lennon memorabilia.
It is one of two home arenas to Japan Professional Basketball League team the Saitama Broncos.
It is a favorite venue for puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling) and mixed martial arts.
In 2000, it hosted an NHL ice hockey game between the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In 2003, NBA basketball teams, the Seattle Supersonics and the Los Angeles Clippers, played two games there.
In 2006 the Saitama Super Arena hosted the Final Round of the Basketball World Championship 2006. It also hosted 3 concerts by rock band U2, on November 29, 30, and December 4.
[edit] Access
- Immediate to JR East Keihin-Tohoku|Utsunomiya|Takasaki Line Saitama-Shintoshin Station
- 7 minutes' walk from JR East Saikyo Line Kita-Yono Station
[edit] Trivia
When Japanese mega star Ayumi Hamasaki performed here during her 2005 tour she fell hard on the stage after watching a 'wave' travel across the arena.
