is a women's

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team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in

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. The team is the reigning champion of the

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after winning the 2019-20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Honours

Domestic competitions

; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1 * Gold medal with cup

Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21 * Silver medal with cup

Runners-up (4): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22 * bronze medal with cup

; Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2 * Gold medal with cup

Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Silver medal with cup

Runners-up (1): 1995–96 ;

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 ...

Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 * Silver medal with cup

Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 ;

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 ...

Champion (1): 2020

International competitions

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1 appearance **

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Third place

League results

Current squad

2021-2022 Squad as of 15 June 2021 * Head coach:

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Notable players

Domestic players ; * Naomi Eto * Junko Moriyama *

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* Yoko Senno * Miyabi Kubo * Shoko Kosake * Ritsuko Endo * Chika Kamimoto * Yuki Nishiyama *

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(2003–2011) * Asami Kawahara *

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(2008–2011) * Maiko Sakashita * Chihiro Kato *

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(2002–2012) * Masami Taniguchi * Ai Yamamoto/Ai Ōtomo (2009–2013) * Chie Yoshizawa *

Keiki Nishiyama Keiki Nishiyama (西山慶樹 ''Nishiyama Keiki'', born 19 October 1988) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous. Profile *She became a volleyball player at 10 years old. *Her elder sister is Yuki Nishiyama. Clubs * Kyo ...

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( ja) (2012–2018) *

Megumi Kurihara Megumi Kurihara (栗原恵 ''Kurihara Megumi'', born July 31, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball former player who played for JT Marvelous. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olymp ...

(2018-2019) * Misaki Tanaka (2013–2020) * Anna Ogawa (2013–2021) Foreign players ; * Tatiana Alves Dos Santos (2008–2009) ; *

Eva Yaneva Eva Yaneva (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Ева Янева, born 31 July 1985 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian volleyball player. She currently plays for Volero Le Cannet in France. Career She started playing volleyball in 1996 at the age of 11 with CSKA Sofia ...

(2012–2013) ; * Kenny Moreno Pino (2006–2008) ; *

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(2011–2012) *

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(2017–2019) ; * Yeon-Koung Kim (2009–2011) ; *

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(2014–2017) * Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (2018–2020) *

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(2020-) ; *

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(2013-2014) *

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(2019-2022) *

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(2019-2022)

References

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