The White Ring, officially Nagano City Mashima General Sports Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Nagano, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people.
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Location | Nagano, Japan |
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Owner | City of Nagano |
Operator | Fukushi Enterprise |
Capacity | Basketball: 7,000 Ice hockey / Ice Floor: 5,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September, 1993 [1] |
Opened | March 29, 1996 [1] |
Construction cost | ¥14.8 billion Japanese yen[1] |
Tenants | |
Shinshu Brave Warriors (BLG) (2011-present) Boaluz Nagano |
It was a venue at the 1998 Winter Olympics, hosting the figure skating and short track speed skating events.[2]
It is the home arena of the Shinshu Brave Warriors of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
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