is a women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team based in
Kobe city, Hyogo and
Tosu city, Saga,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It plays in
V.League 1
The V.League 1 ( vi, Giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia, lit=National Football League), also called Night Wolf V.League 1 due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football league in Vietnam, controlled by ...
. The club was founded in 1948.
In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hisamitsu Springs" and unveiled a new team mascot and logo. On August 7, 2020 Hisamitsu Springs concluded " a cooperation agreement with Tosu City to further revitalize the region and economy through the volleyball business, and we will proceed with concrete efforts".
Hisamitsu Springs won the ''V.Premier League'' final for the seventh time on April 13, 2018, beating
Toray Arrows.
The owner of the team is
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
, headquartered in Saga and Tokyo, is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical corporation that develops and markets prescription and over-the-counter drug (OTC) products, especially external pain relieving products such as the transdermal patc ...
.
Honours
;
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League
:Champions (9): 2001-2002, 2006–2007, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2021-2022
:Runners-up (6): 2000-2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2016-2017
;
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship
, is a volleyball tournament in Japan.
Kurowashiki () means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers.
History
*1952 - It started as All Japan V ...
:Champions (3): 2006, 2007 and 2013
:Runner-up (1): 2009
;
Empress's Cup
, since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...
:Champions (8): 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
:Runners-up (1): 2007-08
;
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball)
:Champions (5): 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 2012
:Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014 and 2016
;
AVC Club Volleyball Championship
:Champions (2): 2002 and 2014
:Runners-up (1): 2015 and 2017
League results
Current squad
2022-2023 squad
* Head coach: Shingo Sakai
Former players
Domestic players
;
*
Shizuka Hyodo (2007–2009)
*
Maiko Hanzawa (2007–2009)
*
Ai Yamamoto (2008-2009)
*
Aya Mikami
Aya Mikami (三上彩 ''Mikami Aya'', born January 27, 1984) is a Japanese people, Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.
Clubs
*FurukawaShogyo High School → Tsukuba Univ. → Hisamitsu Springs (2006-)
National team
* Un ...
(2006–2009)
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Eri Tokugawa (2006–2009)
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Naoko Hashimoto
Naoko Hashimoto (橋本直子 ''Hashimoto Naoko'', born July 11, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Il Bisonte Firenze.
Career
Hashimoto debuted with the senior national team in 2013.
Clubs
* Hisamitsu Springs (2003-2009)
* ...
(2003–2009)
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Miki Ishii (2008–2010)
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Shuka Oyama (2001–2010)
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Miyuki Kano (2006–2010)
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Kanako Omura (2000–2010)
*
Yuko Sano Yuko may refer to:
* Yuko (judo) (''yūkō''), a score in judo competition
* Yuko (Ukrainian band), a Ukrainian band
* Yūko, a Japanese female given name (including a list of persons with the name)
* Yuko, a Belgium, Belgian band
* Yuko people, a ...
(2006–2010)
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Mizuho Ishida (2009–2015)
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Kanako Hirai (2007–2014)
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Maiko Kano (2012–2015)
*Risa Ishibashi (2012–2017
*
Chizuru Koto (2009–2019)
*
Akane Ukishima (2015–2018) Transferred to
Kurobe AquaFairies
is a women's volleyball team based in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan. It plays in V.League_(Japan), V.League Division 1 Women. The club was founded in 1998.
It is operated by Kurobe city Athletic Association.
History
*It was founded in 1998.
*It was p ...
*
Fumika Moriya
is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team.
She participated in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 21st edition of the annual wo ...
(2014–2019) Transferred to
Denso Airybees
is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972.
The owner of the team is Denso.
Honours
Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League
*Runners-up (1): 2007-2008
*Regu ...
*
Sayaka Tsutsui (2016–2019) Transferred to
PFU BlueCats
is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku, Ishikawa, Kahoku city, Ishikawa, Japan. It plays in the V.League (Japan), V.League Division 1 having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980.
The ...
*
Risa Shinnabe (2009–2020)
*
Nana Iwasaka
Nana Iwasaka (岩坂名奈 ''Iwasaka Nana'', born July 3, 1990) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.
Life
She was born in 1990 in Fukuoka City. Iwasaka was part of the Japanese national team that won the 2011 ...
(2009–2021)
*
Kotoki Zayasu
is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for RC Cannes. She played for the Japan national team during the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
Kotoki became a volleyball player at 9 years old. While in high school Kotoki served as captain of the ...
(2008–2016, 2017–2021)
*
Ayano Nakaoji Kojima (2013–2017, 2019–2021)
Foreign players
;
*
Ana Paula Lopes Ferreira (2006–2007, 2011–2012)
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Elisângela Oliveira
Elisângela Almeida de Oliveira (born 31 January 1978 in Londrina) is a former volleyball player.
She participated at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal. She ...
(2009–2011)
* (2013–2014)
*
Fabiana Claudino
Fabiana Marcelino Claudino (born 24 January 1985) is a Brazilian volleyball player who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia. She captained Brazil to the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Personal life
Claudino was born ...
(2019–2020)
;
*
Nataša Osmokrović
Nataša Osmokrović, born 27 May 1976 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia) is an international Croatian volleyball player who played with Croatia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Natasa has a son named Markus and currently lives in Moscow.
Career
O ...
(1996–1997)
;
*
Kenia Carcaces
Kenia Carcaces Opón (born 22 January 1986, in Holguín), also known as Kenia Carcaces, is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament. She won the 2007 P ...
(2005–2006)
;
*
Yelena Pavlova
Yelena Pavlova (born December 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Kazakhstan, born in Tashkent, who captained the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fifth place, and ...
(2007–2008)
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Francien Huurman (2002–2003)
;
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Brankica Mihajlović
Brankica Mihajlović ( sr-cyrl, Бранкица Михајловић; born 13 April 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She plays for the Serbia women's national volleyball team where she won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Oly ...
(2014–2015)
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*
Logan Tom
Logan Maile Lei Tom (born May 25, 1981) was an American indoor volleyball, beach volleyball player, and is current head coach of the Israel women's national volleyball team. She is a four-time Olympian at the outside hitter position. At age 19, L ...
(2008–2009)
*
Foluke Akinradewo
Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won g ...
(2017–2019)
References
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Japanese volleyball teams
Volleyball clubs established in 1948
1948 establishments in Japan
Sports teams in Kobe
Sports teams in Saga Prefecture