Miku Akimoto (秋本 美空, Akimoto Miku; born 18 August 2006) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Miku Akimoto (秋本 美空, Akimoto Miku; born 18 August 2006) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the Bundesliga for Dresdner SC 1898.
Miina Inoue (井上 未唯奈, Inoue Miina; born 22 January 2006) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Miina Inoue (井上 未唯奈, Inoue Miina; born 22 January 2006) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Saga Hisamitsu Springs.
Ayane Kitamado (北窓 絢音, Kitamado Ayane; born 6 July 2004) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Ayane Kitamado (北窓 絢音, Kitamado Ayane; born 6 July 2004) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Saga Hisamitsu Springs.
Keihan Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 慶帆; Persian: کیهان تاکاهاشی; born 13 October 2003) is a Japanese volleyball player who…Keihan Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 慶帆; Persian: کیهان تاکاهاشی; born 13 October 2003) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays for JTEKT Stings and the Japan men's national volleyball team.
Masato Kai (甲斐 優斗, Kai Masato; born 25 September 2003) is a Japanese male volleyball player and an Olympian. He plays…Masato Kai (甲斐 優斗, Kai Masato; born 25 September 2003) is a Japanese male volleyball player and an Olympian. He plays as an outside hitter for the Japan men's national volleyball team and Osaka Bluteon.
Ai Hirota (Japanese: 廣田 あい, born 23 August 2003) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for NEC…Ai Hirota (Japanese: 廣田 あい, born 23 August 2003) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki in the Japanese professional volleyball league and the Japan women's national volleyball team. She represented Japan at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship and was selected for the senior national team in 2025. Hirota won a silver medal with Japan at the 2026 Asian Games.
Megumi Fukazawa (深澤 めぐみ, Fukazawa Megumi; born 17 April 2003) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays…Megumi Fukazawa (深澤 めぐみ, Fukazawa Megumi; born 17 April 2003) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Saga Hisamitsu Springs.
Mana Nishizaki (西崎 愛菜, Nishizaki Mana; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Mana Nishizaki (西崎 愛菜, Nishizaki Mana; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Osaka Marvelous.
Yukiko Wada (和田 由紀子, Wada Yukiko; born 8 January 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Yukiko Wada (和田 由紀子, Wada Yukiko; born 8 January 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Yoshino Sato (佐藤 淑乃, Sato Yoshino; born 12 November 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…Yoshino Sato (佐藤 淑乃, Sato Yoshino; born 12 November 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an…Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an outside hitter for PlusLiga club LKPS Lublin and the Japan national team. He previously played for Suntory Sunbirds in Japan's SV.League, Pallavolo Padova and Vero Volley Monza in the Italian Volleyball League, as well as Nippon Sport Science University at collegiate level.
Rui Nonaka (野中 瑠衣, Nonaka Rui; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Rui Nonaka (野中 瑠衣, Nonaka Rui; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Victorina Himeji.
Hinata Shigihara (Japanese: 鴫原 ひなた, born 25 February 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an…Hinata Shigihara (Japanese: 鴫原 ひなた, born 25 February 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Aleeza Aichi and the Japan women's national volleyball team. She began her professional career with Toyota Auto Body Queenseis after graduating from Furukawa Gakuen High School. In 2026, she made her senior international debut and won a silver medal with Japan at the 2026 Asian Games.
Haruna Kawabata (川畑 遥奈, Kawabata Haruna; born 8 February 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays…Haruna Kawabata (川畑 遥奈, Kawabata Haruna; born 8 February 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Denso Airybees.
Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from…Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from Hirakata city, Osaka. He plays for Power Volley Milano and the Japanese national team (Ryujin Nippon).
Yuga Tarumi (垂水優芽, Tarumi Yūga, born 2 November 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and member of the…Yuga Tarumi (垂水優芽, Tarumi Yūga, born 2 November 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and member of the Japan men's national volleyball team.
Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki; born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays Japan women's national…Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki; born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
Tsukasa Nakagawa (中川 つかさ, Nakagawa Tsukasa; born 13 August 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She…Tsukasa Nakagawa (中川 つかさ, Nakagawa Tsukasa; born 13 August 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Shunichiro Sato (佐藤 駿一郎) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He currently plays in Tokai University and a member of…Shunichiro Sato (佐藤 駿一郎) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He currently plays in Tokai University and a member of Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to be part of Japan U21 & U19 national team.
Mayu Ishikawa (石川 真佑, Ishikawa Mayu; born 14 May 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She's a member of…Mayu Ishikawa (石川 真佑, Ishikawa Mayu; born 14 May 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She's a member of the Japan Women's National Volleyball Team, as one of its outside hitters. In 2025, she is assigned as the national team's captain, and currently plays for the club Igor Gorgonzola Novara. She won the title of 2024–25 Women's CEV Cup for the first time of the club's history. Ishikawa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Women's volleyball. She used to be the captain of Japan U-18 and U-20 national volleyball team.
Nichika Yamada (山田 二千華, Yamada Nichika; born 24 February 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan…Nichika Yamada (山田 二千華, Yamada Nichika; born 24 February 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an…Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an opposite for SV League club Osaka Bluteon, which he captains, and the Japanese national team. Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Sakai's Osaka Blazers Sakai, and made his first international performance with the Japanese national team in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. Nishida transferred to play for Volley Callipo in the Italian Volleyball League for the 2021–22 season. Nishida led the national team to seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its best result in 29 years, as well as in 2024 Paris Olympics which they finished in 7th place after losing in the quarterfinal match to Italy.
Rui Takahashi (髙橋 塁, Takahashi Rui; born (2000-01-14)14 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an…Rui Takahashi (髙橋 塁, Takahashi Rui; born (2000-01-14)14 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Suntory Sunbirds in the SV.League. He played college volleyball at Nihon University.
Miyu Nakagawa (中川 美柚, Nakagawa Miyu; born 8 January 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…Miyu Nakagawa (中川 美柚, Nakagawa Miyu; born 8 January 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Kurobe AquaFairies.
Miiku Iwasawa (岩澤 実育, Iwasawa Miiku; born 13 October 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…Miiku Iwasawa (岩澤 実育, Iwasawa Miiku; born 13 October 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Saitama Ageo Medics.
Hitomi Shiode (塩出 仁美, Shiode Hitomi; born 15 September 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…Hitomi Shiode (塩出 仁美, Shiode Hitomi; born 15 September 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Osaka Marvelous.
Nanami Seki (関 菜々巳, Seki Nanami, born 12 June 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player in the setter…Nanami Seki (関 菜々巳, Seki Nanami, born 12 June 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player in the setter position. She has been a part of the Japan women's national volleyball team since 2019.
Maki Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 真季, born 13 March 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as a middle…Maki Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 真季, born 13 March 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for KUROBE Aqua Fairies in Japan's SV.League and the Japan women's national volleyball team. She previously played for Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries and attended Kokushikan University. She was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal in women's volleyball at the 2026 Asian Games.
Kento Miyaura (宮浦 健人, born 22 February 1999) is a Japanese male volleyball player from Kumamoto City, on the island of…Kento Miyaura (宮浦 健人, born 22 February 1999) is a Japanese male volleyball player from Kumamoto City, on the island of Kyushu. Currently, he plays in the SV.League for Wolfdogs Nagoya. Kento used to be the captain of Japan U-19 team and Waseda University's club.
Go Murayama (村山 豪, Go Murayama; born (1998-07-30)30 July 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Tokyo…Go Murayama (村山 豪, Go Murayama; born (1998-07-30)30 July 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Tokyo Great Bears in V.League Division 1. He also is a member of Japan men's national volleyball team.
Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.
Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays…Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Victorina Himeji.
Shoma Tomita (富田将馬 or とみた しょうま, Tomita Shoma; born June 20, 1997), is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays for the…Shoma Tomita (富田将馬 or とみた しょうま, Tomita Shoma; born June 20, 1997), is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays for the Osaka Bluteon at club level. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team. In 2025 VNL, he served as the national captain team in first 2 weeks of the preliminary round.
Yuki Suzuki (鈴木 祐貴, Suzuki Yūki; born (1997-05-29)29 May 1997) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was a part of…Yuki Suzuki (鈴木 祐貴, Suzuki Yūki; born (1997-05-29)29 May 1997) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to play for Omonogawa High School and played for the Panasonic Panthers on the club level. He announced his retirement from volleyball after the 2022/23 season.
Kenta Takanashi (高梨 健太, Takanashi Kenta; born 25 March 1997) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays in V.League…Kenta Takanashi (高梨 健太, Takanashi Kenta; born 25 March 1997) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays in V.League Division 1 for Wolf Dogs Nagoya and Japan men's national volleyball team. He was the captain of Japan U-21 national team.
Tomohiro Ogawa (小川 智大, Ogawa Tomohiro; born 4 July 1996) is a Japanese male volleyball player from Yokohama city in…Tomohiro Ogawa (小川 智大, Ogawa Tomohiro; born 4 July 1996) is a Japanese male volleyball player from Yokohama city in Kanagawa Prefecture. He plays in SV.League for Suntory Sunbirds and Japan men's national volleyball team.
Taishi Onodera (小野寺 太志, Ōnodera Taishi; born 27 February 1996) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player who…Taishi Onodera (小野寺 太志, Ōnodera Taishi; born 27 February 1996) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for SV League club Suntory Sunbirds, which he captains, and the Japan national team.
Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an…Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Efeler Ligi club Ziraat Bankkart and the Japan national team, which he captains. Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan. His wax figure is currently on display at Madame Tussauds Tokyo. He is also the first Japanese male player to win 2 gold medals at the CEV Champions League (2024–2025, 2025–2026) and 1 gold medal the FIVB Club World Championship (2025). Ishikawa was named as the "Best outside spiker" at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), FIVB Nations League (2023, 2024), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as the "Most valuable player" at the Asian Championship (2017, 2023). He is Powervolley Milano's all-time top scorer, with 1837 points for the club to his name.
Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for…Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for Panasonic Panthers and Japan's national team.
Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national…Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national volleyball team and the Suntory Sunbirds in V.League 1, where he has served as captain since 2020–21 season. He was formerly the Japan U-23 national team's captain.
Tsubasa Hisahara (久原 翼 or ひさはら つばさ, Hisahara Tsubasa; born 18 March 1995) is a male Japanese former Volleyball player…Tsubasa Hisahara (久原 翼 or ひさはら つばさ, Hisahara Tsubasa; born 18 March 1995) is a male Japanese former Volleyball player who played for Panasonic Panthers in V.League Division 1. He used to be the captain of Japanese youth national team and was a part of Japan men's national volleyball team.
Kentaro Takahashi (高橋 健太郎, Takahashi Kentarō; born (1995-02-08)8 February 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player.…Kentaro Takahashi (高橋 健太郎, Takahashi Kentarō; born (1995-02-08)8 February 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. Currently, he plays in V.League division 1 for JTEKT Stings
Manami Kojima (小島 満菜美, Kojima Manami; born 7 November 1994) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…Manami Kojima (小島 満菜美, Kojima Manami; born 7 November 1994) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the League One Volleyball for LOVB Salt Lake.
Tomohiro Yamamoto (山本智大, Yamamoto Tomohiro; born 5 November 1994) is a Japanese national volleyball player from Ebetsu…Tomohiro Yamamoto (山本智大, Yamamoto Tomohiro; born 5 November 1994) is a Japanese national volleyball player from Ebetsu, Hokkaido. He plays in V.League division 1 for Panasonic Panthers.
Haruka Miyashita (宮下 遥, Miyashita Haruka; born September 1, 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the…Haruka Miyashita (宮下 遥, Miyashita Haruka; born September 1, 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Okayama Seagulls. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team.
Yasunari Kodama (born 24 July 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national…Yasunari Kodama (born 24 July 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to play for University of Tsukuba, and currently plays for the Panasonic Panthers on the club level.
Taichi Fukuyama (福山 汰一, Fukuyama Taichi; born (1993-12-20)20 December 1993) is a Japanese volleyball player. He…Taichi Fukuyama (福山 汰一, Fukuyama Taichi; born (1993-12-20)20 December 1993) is a Japanese volleyball player. He currently plays for Japan national team and JTEKT Stings in V.League Division 1. He was the captain of the Waseda University volleyball club and the Japanese national team at the 2017 Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Akihiro Yamauchi (山内 晶大, Yamauchi Akihiro) (born 30 November 1993) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of…Akihiro Yamauchi (山内 晶大, Yamauchi Akihiro) (born 30 November 1993) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On a college club level he played for Aichi Gakuin University. He is captain of the Panasonic Panthers team, with the jersey number 10.
Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大, Sekita Masahiro; born 20 November 1993) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from…Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大, Sekita Masahiro; born 20 November 1993) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Tokyo. He currently plays in SV.League for Suntory Sunbirds and Japan men's national volleyball team. Sekita used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.