commonly referred to as simply Mitsubishi Yowa or Yowa-kai is a Japanese
multisports club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
based in
Sugamo
is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It is home to , a shopping street popular among the older generation, earning it the nickname "Granny's Harajuku." It lies at the crossing point of the JR Yamanote Line and National Route 17.
Availab ...
,
Tokyo. It is most notable for its
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
section, also known as Mitsubishi Yowa S.C.. The youth football team is famous for producing many players for the
national team, like
Kokichi Kimura
is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Playing career
Kimura was born in Aichi Prefecture on July 12, 1961. He played for Nissan Motors from 1985 to 1991.
Coaching career
After retirement, Kimura became a coach at Nissan Motors
...
,
Yuichiro Nagai,
Yoshizumi Ogawa
is a Japanese retired footballer and assistant manager of Sagan Tosu from 2023.
Career Club
Ogawa was released by Nagoya Grampus after 10 years with the club on 10 November 2016 following the club's relegation to J2 League.
Manager
After retir ...
and
Junya Tanaka
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for FC Gifu.
Career
He played 9 games for Kashiwa Reysol in 2009 as System Specially Designated Player during his last studying year in Juntendo University. After spending nearly six years play ...
.
Honours
* Japan Club Youth Football Cup
** Winners: 1980, 1983, 2014
*
U-15 Prince Takamado Cup
** Winners: 1994, 1997
External links
*
Mitsubishi
Multi-sport clubs in Japan
Football clubs in Japan
Sports clubs and teams established in 1914
Association football clubs established in 1914
Sports clubs and teams in Tokyo
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