nepia Ice Arena (Hakucho Arena)

苫小牧市 · Public skating times & prices

A city-owned 60 by 30 m rink with a swan-wing roof, opened in 1996 for ice hockey in Japan's hockey capital

Public skating at nepia Ice Arena (Hakucho Arena): the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

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Tuesday, October 13

  • · 一般滑走

Wednesday, October 14

  • · 一般滑走

Thursday, October 15

  • · 一般滑走
Address
若草町2丁目4-1, 苫小牧市, 053-0021
Phone
+81 144 37 7100
Website
tspo.jp
The domed front of the nepia Ice Arena in Tomakomai seen across the car park under an overcast sky. — nepia Ice Arena (Hakucho Arena)
The domed front of the nepia Ice Arena in Tomakomai seen across the car park under an overcast sky. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The empty ice sheet of the nepia Ice Arena in Tomakomai seen from the stands, with rows of blue seats and the sweeping white roof over the rink — nepia Ice Arena (Hakucho Arena)
The empty ice sheet of the nepia Ice Arena in Tomakomai seen from the stands, with rows of blue seats and the sweeping white roof over the rink Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Tomakomai's Hakucho Arena, the home of the Red Eagles Hokkaido since 1996

The nepia Ice Arena, long known as Hakucho Arena, opened on 29 August 1996. Tomakomai's skating association had petitioned the city council for an international-standard arena back in 1983, and the building took until the mid-1990s to finish. Its arched roof is designed after the wings of a swan, the city's bird, and the rink measures 60 by 30 metres.

Ice hockey is the arena's trade. It is the home rink of the Red Eagles Hokkaido in the Asia League, and since 2008 it has been a designated National Training Centre for hockey. Figure skater Midori Ito performed at the opening. A display room holds photographs and mementos of the Oji Eagles, and outside stands a four-and-a-half-metre steel sculpture of the goddess Nike given by the local newspaper.

The name nepia comes from a naming-rights contract renewed in April 2023. On public sessions the rink asks skaters to keep to the same direction and not to jump, spin or play tag.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

A public skating session costs ¥400 for adults and university students, ¥250 for high school students, ¥200 for junior high school students and ¥150 for elementary school children and younger; a season pass is ¥6,000 for adults.

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Skates & rentals

Hire skates cost ¥400 a visit and are lent during public skating hours.

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Skating with children

Junior high school students and younger who live in Tomakomai, and people aged 70 and over, skate free on showing a certificate or ticket at the desk.

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Parking & arrival

The car park has 126 spaces, including 3 for wheelchair users and 6 for buses.

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Accessibility

Skating aids in the shape of a penguin, a polar bear or a sled can be hired for ¥300 a visit, and people with a disability skate free even if they live outside the city.

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