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 Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki,

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 owner is Hitachi Automotive Systems.

History

*It was founded in November 1980 as Hitachi Sawa Rivale. *It was promoted to the V.League in 1998. *In April 2009, it lost the V.challenge match, so it was demoted to the V.challenge League for the next season. *In April 2010, the team name was changed to Hitachi Rivale. *In April 2013, It was re-promoted to V. Premier League after beating

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 ...

Honours

; V.Premier League *Runners-up (1): 2016 ;

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 ...

*Runners-up (1): 2006

League results

Current squad

2021-2022 Squad as of 25 August - 2021 * Head coach:

Asako Tajimi Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born June 26, 1972) is a former Japanese volleyball player. Clubs *HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale is a women's volle ...

Former players

Domestic Players ; * Yuki Sugawara Tanaka (2006-2008) *

Akiko Ino is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Baki-Azeryol. Profiles *She became a volleyball player at 10 years old. *Her nickname "Sei" was derived from the name of her former high school. *Her new nickname, "Noah", is derived from her name: ...

(2005-2007) *

Keiko Kuroha Keiko may refer to: *Keiko (given name), a feminine Japanese given name *Emperor Keiko *Keiko (orca), a performing killer whale best known for the film ''Free Willy'' ** "Keiko" (song), a single by Lucerito dedicated to Keiko the orca *Keiko (music ...

(2005–2009) *

Megumi Itabashi is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team, at the 2005 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, and the 2006 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. Career She played for Tohoku Fukushi Unive ...

(2003–2009) *

Mariko Futakawa Mariko may refer to: Places * Mariko-juku (鞠子宿), a post station along the Tōkaidō * Mariko, Mali * Mariko (crater), an impact crater on Venus People * MC Mariko (Mari Pajalahti, born 1979), Finnish music group Kwan * Bourama Mariko (born ...

(2007–2009) * Ayano Inishi (2006–2009) * Kaori Iida (1998–2009) *

Miki Shimada Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born ...

(2006–2009) * Narumi Takashima (2007–2009) * Saori Ishida (2007–2009) *

Makoto Matsuura is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name *Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), dr ...

(2009–2010) * Sae Ishida (2008-2015) *

Akari Fujisaki The plot of ''Hikaru no Go'' revolves around the Japanese Go world. Several of the manga's prominent characters hold Go titles. The title holder is then called by a combination of their name and the title they hold. In the case of a multiple tit ...

(2007-2010) * Yurie Yamamoto (2009-2010) *

Ai Yoshida is a Japanese sports sailor. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 470 class with Naoko Kamata, finishing in 14th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the same event, finishing in 14th place again, with her ...

(2008-2011) * Airi Kawahara (2009-2011) * Kaori Nakamura (2007-2011) *

Kotomi Tosaki Kotomi Tosaki (戸崎琴美 ''Tosaki Kotomi'', born 19 May 1989) is a Japanese 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 oth ...

(2008-2011) * Midori Miyakozawa (2001–2006, 2011–2012) *

(2011–2012) * Momoka Minami (2011–14) *

Yukiko Ebata Yukiko Ebata (江畑幸子 ''Ebata Yukiko'', born November 7, 1989) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for the PFU BlueCats and was a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She was a member of Japan's bronze meda ...

(2007–14) * Yukino Nagamatsu (2011–2014) *

Saori Takahashi Saori Takahashi (高橋沙織 ''Takahashi Saori'', born December 9, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. Takahashi played for the All-Japan team for the f ...

(2011–2014) * Marie Wada (2013–2015) *

Arisa Satō Arisa Satō (佐藤あり紗, Satō Arisa, born 18 July 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for Japan women's national volleyball team. Clubs * Furukawa Gakuen Highschool * Tohoku Fukushi Univ ...

(2012–2018) * Megumi Kurihara (2014–2018) * Mami Uchiseto (2013–2017) * Kana Shimohira (2016–2018) * Kaori Mabashi (2016-2019

Transfer to Kurobe AquaFairies * Moemi Toi (2006-201

* Hisae Watanabe ( :ja:渡邊久惠, ja) (2013–2020) * Sakura Doi (2016–2020) * Yuka Onodera (2015–2021) * Uran Horii (2017–2021) * Miyu Kubota ( ja) (2017–2021) * Maiha Haga (2015–2021) *

Miya Sato is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She announced her retirement on 27 May, 2010. She participated in the 2010 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup. Profiles *When attending high school, Saori Kimura is a retired Japanes ...

(2011–2021) Foreign Players ; * Laura Heyrman (2018-2019) ; * Sidarka Núñez (2008–2009) ; * Francien Huurman(2011–2012) ; * Cursty Le Roux (2016-2018) *

Lauren Paolini Lauren Paolini (born August 22, 1987) is an American retired volleyball player. She was part of the United States national team in the 2010 FIVB World Championship and she also won the gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games. She played with ...

(2013-2017)

References

External links

Official Website
{{Hitachi Japanese volleyball teams Volleyball clubs established in 1980 Sports teams in Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachi