5Moricoro Park Ice Skating Rink – convenient to Ikea
The Moricoro Park Ice Skate Rink is set within the Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park in Nagakute City between the park’s Koi Ike and Hasu Ike. The 60 meter by 30 meter rink includes free spectator seating on the second floor. Along with regular ice skating, the rink also allows ice hockey, curling, figure skating and speed skating. Because of the various activities allowed on the rink, it is best to check the monthly calendar to determine if the regular skating times are changed. The rink is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Mondays and holidays. If you have a hockey or curling club, the rink is also available for group rentals 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Entry for kids aged 3 to 14, or junior high school third year, is 840 yen, and for high school students and adults the fee is 1,470 yen. Skate sizes from 15 cm to 32 cm can be rented for 300 yen. Since last year skaters are required to present a health check card which is to be printed and filled out prior to arriving at the rink. The rink insists on skaters wearing gloves, which can also be bought at the rink for 300 yen. Access by car: drive eastbound from Nagoya on Route 6, turn right onto Route 209 at the Ai-Chikyu Kinen Koen North Gate North and after entering the park use the North Parking Lot at it is closest. By train: Take the Linimo Line to Ai-Chikyuhaku-Kinen-Koen Station. Use this link for Google Maps.
