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 owned by
Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in
Nishinomiya, Hyogo
270px, Nishinomiya City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center
270px, Hirota Shrine
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218948 households and a population density of 48 ...
,
Japan
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. The team is the reigning champion of the
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 ...
after winning the 2019-20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Honours
Domestic competitions
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Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1
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![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
Champion (3): 2010-11,
2019-20,
2020-21
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![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Runners-up (4): 2006-07, 2009–10,
2017–18,
2021-22
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![bronze medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Bronze_medal_with_cup.svg)
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Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2
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![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16
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![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Runners-up (1): 1995–96
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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 ...
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![Simple cup icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Simple_cup_icon.svg)
Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
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![Silver medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Silver_medal_with_cup.svg)
Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
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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 ...
*
![Gold medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gold_medal_with_cup.svg)
Champion (1): 2020
International competitions
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Asian Championship
An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports)
;Aquatics
* Asia ...
1 appearance
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2010
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![Bronze medal with cup](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Bronze_medal_with_cup.svg)
Third place
League results
Current squad
2021-2022 Squad as of 15 June 2021
* Head coach:
Tomoko Yoshihara
Tomoko Yoshihara (吉原知子 ''Yoshihara Tomoko'', born 4 February 1970 in the Uryū District, Hokkaido) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the 2004 Olympic sq ...
Notable players
Domestic players
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Naomi Eto
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Junko Moriyama
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Chikako Kumamae
Chikako Kumamae (born 11 April 1974) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player.
Kumamae was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team
The Japan women's national volleyball team (Hinotori Nippon, 火の鳥NIPPON), or ''All-Japan ...
*
Kaoru Sugayama
is a Japanese volleyball player. Although her nickname is "yuu", Ai Otomo already had that nickname on the All-Japan women's Team, so she was given the new nickname "kaoru". Her nickname in television broadcasts is "koushuni kagayaku Kaoru ...
*
Makiko Horai
is a former Japanese volleyball player.
She also played for Japan National women's volleyball team and participated at the 2006 World Championship. Her nickname is Japanese High Tower (ジャパニーズハイタワー). Profile
*Birthplace: ...
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Seiko Kawamura
Seiko Kawamura (河村 聖子 ''Kawamura Seiko'', born 23 May 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.
Profile
*Her mother, Keiko Okushima, was on the national volleyball team.
*She became a volleyball p ...
* Yoko Senno
* Miyabi Kubo
* Shoko Kosake
* Ritsuko Endo
* Chika Kamimoto
* Yuki Nishiyama
*
Rie Takaki
Rie Takaki (高木 理江 ''Takaki Rie'', born 9 August 1983) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as vice captain for Victorina Himeji.
Profile
*She became a volleyball player at 10 years old.
*While attending junior high, she played as ...
(2003–2011)
* Asami Kawahara
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Yuki Kawai
is a former Japanese volleyball player.
Career
Yuki became a volleyball player when in a Primary school. At the time when she was in the 3rd grade of Higashikyushu Ryokoku High School she served as a captain of the team. The team won the top ...
(2008–2011)
* Maiko Sakashita
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Chihiro Kato
*
Yoshie Takeshita
Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江 ''Takeshita Yoshie'', born March 18, 1978) was a Japanese volleyball player who played for JT Marvelous. She served as Head Coach of Japanese volleyball team Victorina Himeji. and now serves as Executive Adviser.
...
(2002–2012)
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Masami Taniguchi
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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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Yuki Ishikawa
is a Japanese female volleyball player who plays for the Japan National Volleyball team.
Clubs
*Kawagoe Municipal High School → Takefuji Bamboo (2006–2009) → JT Marvelous(2009-2014)
National team
* 2006, 2009, 2011
Awards Individu ...
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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)
* ...
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Mai Okumura
Mai Okumura (奥村麻依, born October 31, 1990) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an interna ...
(
ja) (2012–2018)
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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)
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Misaki Tanaka (2013–2020)
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Anna Ogawa (2013–2021)
Foreign players
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Tatiana Alves Dos Santos (2008–2009)
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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)
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Kenny Moreno Pino (2006–2008)
;
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Jovana Brakočević
Jovana Brakočević Canzian ( sr-cyrl, Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Sum ...
(2011–2012)
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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 ...
(2017–2019)
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Yeon-Koung Kim (2009–2011)
;
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Onuma Sittirak
Onuma Sittirak (, , ; born June 13, 1986, in Khian Sa) is a retired Thai volleyball player was a member of Thailand women's national volleyball team. She was born 13 June 1986 at Surat Thani, Thailand. Onuma graduated from Ratna Bundit Univer ...
(2014–2017)
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Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (2018–2020)
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Thatdao Nuekjang
Thatdao Nuekjang ( th, ทัดดาว นึกแจ้ง; ; born 3 February 1994) is a Thai volleyball player. She is a current member of the Thailand women's national volleyball team.
Career
She is on the list 2019 Korea-Thailand all st ...
(2020-)
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Dilara Bilge
Dilara Bilge (born August 20, 1990) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 195 cm and plays as opposite hitter.
She played for Galatasaray Medical Park before she was transferred by the Japanese club JT Marvelous in September 2013.
See ...
(2013-2014)
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Andrea Drews
Andrea Carrie Drews (born December 25, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player for the United States women's national volleyball team. Drews was elected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, 2 ...
(2019-2022)
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Karsta Lowe
Karsta Frances Lowe (born February 2, 1993) is an American volleyball player who was a First Team All-American at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and, as a member of the United States women's national volleyball team, won the gold me ...
(2019-2022)
References
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Japanese volleyball teams
Volleyball clubs established in 1956
1956 establishments in Japan
Sports teams in Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan Tobacco