Tsukisamu Dome

Tsukisamu Dome
Tenants
Former names	Tsukisamu Green Dome
Location	Sapporo, Japan
Owner	City of Sapporo
Operator	Hokkaido Sports Culture Association
Capacity	5,831
Opened	1972
Closed	2015^[1]
1972 Winter Olympics

Tsukisamu Dome (月寒ドーム) is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The full capacity of the arena is 5,831.

Overview

It hosted some of the ice hockey event at the 1972 Winter Olympics.^[2]

This facility is currently used for car exhibitions and sales, concerts, sports events, and as a convention center. The ice rink was definitively removed.

The Tsukisamu Dome is scheduled to be demolished in 2015, because of the increasing cost of maintenance of this aging facility.

Access

Tōhō Line: 15 minutes walk (to the east) from Fukuzumi Station.

References

External links

Home Page (Japanese)

Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics

City venues	Makomanai Biathlon site Makomanai Cross-country site Makomanai Ice Arena Makomanai Speed Skating Rink Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink

Mountain venues	Miyanomori Jumping Hill Mount Eniwa Downhill Course Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses Mt. Teine Bobsleigh Course Mt. Teine Luge Course Okurayama Jumping Hill

Olympic venues in ice hockey

1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final) 2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: MasterCard Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

Coordinates: 43°1′38.90″N 141°24′44.95″E / 43.0274722°N 141.4124861°E / 43.0274722; 141.4124861

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