Sapporo Tsukisamu Gymnasium Skating Rink

札幌市豊平区 · Public skating times & prices

A 30 by 60 m municipal rink built in 1971 for the Sapporo Olympics and open all year since 1979

Public skating at Sapporo Tsukisamu Gymnasium Skating Rink: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

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Address
月寒東1条8丁目, 札幌市豊平区, 062-0051
Phone
+81 11 851 1972
Website
sapporo-sport.jp
The long low front of the Tsukisamu Gymnasium, which holds the Sapporo municipal skating rink, seen from its car park — Sapporo Tsukisamu Gymnasium Skating Rink
The long low front of the Tsukisamu Gymnasium, which holds the Sapporo municipal skating rink, seen from its car park Photo: Wakimasa · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0
The 30 by 60 metre rink seen from the stand, with a few hockey players on the ice — Sapporo Tsukisamu Gymnasium Skating Rink
The 30 by 60 metre rink seen from the stand, with a few hockey players on the ice Photo: Wakuna99 · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sapporo's Tsukisamu rink, built for the 1972 Olympic ice hockey and open all year since 1979

The ground was once a Hokkaido-run keirin cycle-racing track, opened by Hokkaido in 1949 on former army land. It was built in 1971 as the Tsukisamu indoor skating arena for the ice hockey tournament of the 1972 Sapporo Olympics, and after the Games, in April 1972, it was renamed and opened to the public.

It became a year-round rink in 1979. The ice is 30 by 60 metres, the arena seats 2,321, and it is a Japan Ice Hockey Federation training centre recognised by the Japanese Olympic Committee.

In 1962 the city laid out a ball ground and tennis courts on the old keirin land, and in 2012 the Sapporo curling hall, the Dogin Curling Stadium, opened on the neighbouring land to the south. Sapporo now plans a new multipurpose arena with a year-round rink near the Sapporo Dome.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

A day ticket for skating costs ¥640 for adults, ¥310 for high school students and ¥150 for people aged 65 and over; junior high school students and younger skate free. Six-ticket books and monthly passes are also sold.

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Skates & rentals

Hire skates (figure, hockey and half-speed) cost ¥300 for one hour, with ¥100 more for each extra 30 minutes, or ¥400 for two hours.

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Booking & check-in

Payment at the rink is accepted in cash only.

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Skating with children

Children who have not yet started elementary school must skate with a guardian; elementary school children and older may skate alone.

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Parking & arrival

The rink has 150 parking places from April to November and 100 from December to March, and visitors are asked to use public transport because the car park can fill up.

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Accessibility

Visitors who hold a disability certificate are exempt from the charge if they show it.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.