The Big Hat (ビッグハット, Biggu Hatto) is an indoor ice hockeyarena in Nagano, Japan with a capacity of 10,104 seated spectators. Its official name is the Nagano Wakasato Tamokuteki Sports Arena. The arena was completed and officially opened on December 10, 1995.[1]
The ice hockey games from the 1998 Winter Olympics, including the men's and women's finals, were held at this arena. The rink served as the location of the Nagano Cup in 1996,2000,2001,2004, 2007 and last held in 2010. It was an ice hockey tournament held to commemorate the 1998 games, as well as many short track speed skating competitions. The Wakasato hall in the complex features a stage and theater seating, and frequently serves as a venue for music recitals and public meetings.
^. Shinmai Mainchi Newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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1998 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 219-22.
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Big Hat Information (Japanese)
January 01, 1970
ビッグハット, biggu, hatto, indoor, hockey, arena, nagano, japan, with, capacity, seated, spectators, official, name, nagano, wakasato, tamokuteki, sports, arena, arena, completed, officially, opened, december, 1995, full, namenagano, wakasato, tamokuteki, sports, a. The Big Hat ビッグハット Biggu Hatto is an indoor ice hockey arena in Nagano Japan with a capacity of 10 104 seated spectators Its official name is the Nagano Wakasato Tamokuteki Sports Arena The arena was completed and officially opened on December 10 1995 1 Big HatFull nameNagano Wakasato Tamokuteki Sports ArenaLocationNagano JapanCoordinates36 37 47 N 138 11 45 E 36 62972 N 138 19583 E 36 62972 138 19583OwnerNagano CityOperatorM Wave Co Capacity10 104Opened10 December 1995 Contents 1 Location 2 Events 3 Specifications 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLocation edit nbsp Satellite view Big Hat is the most central of the venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics that were constructed in the city of Nagano approximately 2 km south of Nagano Station White Ring the venue for the figure skating and short track speed skating is a further 3 5 km south Nagano Olympic Stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies were held is 8 km south of Big Hat M Wave where the long track speed skating events took place is 5 km to the east Finally Aqua Wing Arena which was the ice hockey B arena is 5 3 km to the north of Big Hat Events editThe ice hockey games from the 1998 Winter Olympics including the men s and women s finals were held at this arena The rink served as the location of the Nagano Cup in 1996 2000 2001 2004 2007 and last held in 2010 It was an ice hockey tournament held to commemorate the 1998 games as well as many short track speed skating competitions The Wakasato hall in the complex features a stage and theater seating and frequently serves as a venue for music recitals and public meetings Specifications editBuilding area 12 050 m2 Total floor area 25 240 m2 Structure Reinforced concrete 4 floors above ground 1 basement below Capacity 5 000See also editList of indoor arenas in JapanReferences edit Ice Hockey Stadium Shinmai Mainchi Newspaper Archived from the original on 26 December 2016 Retrieved 24 March 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nagano City Wakasato Multiporpose Sports Arena 1998 Winter Olympics official report Volume 2 pp 219 22 Big Hat Shinano Mainichi Shimbun Guide Archived 2012 02 24 at the Wayback Machine Big Hat Information Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Hat amp oldid 1222524869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
