Global Arena is a sports facility in Munakata city, Fukuoka

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

, Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It was set up by the President of the Sanix company Mr. Munemasa and includes various sports grounds for rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

, soccer, tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 etc. Also there are indoor facilities for sports such as kendo

Kendo

, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...

, judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

 and tennis. (Global Arena is now a separate company from Sanix, though they are closely related.)

The Global Stadium used mainly for rugby has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and is the home ground of Fukuoka Sanix Blues

Fukuoka Sanix Blues

, formerly Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 , the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with...

 though they have a separate clubhouse, also in Munakata. Saracens F.C.

Saracens F.C.

Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

 played Sanix here when they toured Japan under Buck Shelford.

Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament

The Global Arena is the venue for the annual international high schools tournament in Golden Week between top Japanese and foreign teams from various countries. The first one was held in 2000.

Access

The nearest station at which express trains stop is Akama station

Akama Station

is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan...

 on the Kagoshima Main Line

Kagoshima Main Line

The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...

.

See also

• Fukuoka Sanix Blues
  Fukuoka Sanix Blues
  , formerly Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 , the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with...
  
  
• Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
  Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament
  The Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament is a prestigious international rugby union tournament for 15-a-side youth teams which is held every year during the Golden Week holidays in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan...
  
  
• Level-5 stadium
  Level-5 Stadium
  Level-5 Stadium , located in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka city is the home ground of Avispa Fukuoka football club....
  
  
• Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
  Kintetsu Hanazono rugby stadium
  Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Corporation, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000...
  
  
• Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Chichibunomiya rugby stadium
  in the Aoyama district of central Tokyo is the spiritual home of Japanese rugby union and the headquarters of the Japan Rugby Football Union.-Facilities:...
  
  
• Honjo Stadium
  Honjo Stadium
  is a small athletic and multi-purpose stadium , opened in 1990 at Honjō Park in Ohiraki, Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.-Association football:...
  
  

External links

• Global Arena - home page (Japanese)
• Results and schedule of Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament 2006