A year-round rink in a Sendai sports complex, where Yuzuru Hanyu trained until he was 17
Ice Rink Sendai stands in the sports building of the FUN-TE! complex in Izumi ward and skates all year round. The rink opened in 1988 as part of a Daiei store, the second Daiei store built with a rink; it was closed from 2004 to 2007 and again for four months after the 2011 earthquake.
Yuzuru Hanyu trained here until he was 17, and since the earthquake he has donated large sums to the rink from the royalties of his books. Fans from all over the world now make a pilgrimage to what is called a holy place for them. Coaches who came here from the Shin-Matsudo rink trained many of Japan's top singles skaters, among them Takeshi Honda, Shizuka Arakawa, Akiko Suzuki and Hanyu.
After the Katsuyama skating club closed in April 2009 and until the Morioka rink opened in 2015, it was the only rink in the Tohoku region open all day all year, so athletes from across Tohoku came to practise there, especially in summer.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
A day's skating costs ¥1,200 for adults, ¥700 for junior and senior high school students and ¥600 for elementary school children and younger, with books of 11 tickets at ten times the single price; university students and adults who only watch pay ¥200.
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Hire skates are ¥500 in sizes from 15 to 31 cm; two-blade beginner skates are available only in sizes 15 to 18 cm and in limited numbers.
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There is no time limit within the public hours, and payment is in cash only: credit cards and electronic money are not accepted.
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The children's group plan is a two-hour skate with hire skates, ¥1,500 for university students and adults and ¥1,000 for children from infants to high school students, and spectators from university age pay ¥200.
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Holders of a disability certificate and one companion each get ¥200 off the skating fee when they show the certificate at reception.
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