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.
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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.
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Yukina Hayashi (林有紀奈 Hayashi Yukina, born March 23, 1996) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.
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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.
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Masahiro Yanagida (柳田 将洋, Yanagida Masahiro; born (1992-07-06)6 July 1992) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is…
Masahiro Yanagida (柳田 将洋, Yanagida Masahiro; born (1992-07-06)6 July 1992) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team, playing Outside Hitter. At the club level he plays for the Tokyo Great Bears. Yanagida captained the senior national team from 2018 to 2021.
Nanae Takizawa (滝沢ななえ; Takizawa Nanae, born September 22, 1987, in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a former Japanese volleyball…
Nanae Takizawa (滝沢ななえ; Takizawa Nanae, born September 22, 1987, in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Pioneer Red Wings. Born in Mitaka, Tokyo, she studied at Hachioji Jissen High School (八王子実践高等学校) and was a member of the volleyball team with Marie Wada and Ayuka Hattori there. After finishing high school, she joined the volleyball team Pioneer Red Wings. In November 2017, Takizawa came out as a lesbian when she told interviewers on a television program that she was dating a woman. She says that her friend had encouraged her, telling her that, with her fame, she could become the Ellen DeGeneres of Japan. Takizawa also felt that she should make use of her position to give more recognition to lesbians in Japan.
Kota Yamamura (山村宏太 Yamamura Kota, born October 20, 1980) is a retired Japanese national volleyball player and used to…
Kota Yamamura (山村宏太 Yamamura Kota, born October 20, 1980) is a retired Japanese national volleyball player and used to play for Suntory Sunbirds on club level. He is currently active as Sunbirds' head coach. He used to be the captain for the Japan men's national volleyball team in 2013.
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Yumi Kumakura (熊倉 由美, Kumakura Yumi) (born September 5, 1978, in Katsushika) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays…
Yumi Kumakura (熊倉 由美, Kumakura Yumi) (born September 5, 1978, in Katsushika) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays a V-Premier League team Takefuji Bamboo. She entered Ito Yokado Prior in April 1997, after graduating from Kyoei High School. Kumakura played the World Youth Women's Volleyball Championship in 1995 as a Japanese representative (with Yoshie Takeshita, Hiromi Suzuki, Miyuki Mori, and Makiko Horai). Her team won the championship.
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Eriko Isobe (born 23 August 1977) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Isobe was part of the Japan women's…
Eriko Isobe (born 23 August 1977) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. Isobe was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.
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Katsuhiro Shiratori (白鳥 勝浩, Shiratori Katsuhiro) (born October 29, 1976) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He…
Katsuhiro Shiratori (白鳥 勝浩, Shiratori Katsuhiro) (born October 29, 1976) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. He represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics with teammate Kentaro Asahi. He also participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 Tajimi Asako, born 26 June 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player and three-time Olympian.…
Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 Tajimi Asako, born 26 June 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1992, 1996, and 2008 Olympics. Tajimi helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.
Masayuki Izumikawa (泉川 正幸, Izumikawa Masayuki) (born 22 January 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who…
Masayuki Izumikawa (泉川 正幸, Izumikawa Masayuki) (born 22 January 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also competed in the Summer Universiade in 1993 as the main outside hitter of his national squad, winning a gold medal.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Shotoku Gakuen High School📅 Born January 22🎂 Born 1971📍 From Tachikawa, Tokyo💼 Volleyball
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Sachiko Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 幸子; born 9 January 1968) is a Japanese former volleyball and beach volleyball player who…
Sachiko Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 幸子; born 9 January 1968) is a Japanese former volleyball and beach volleyball player who competed in the 1988 and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1988, she finished third with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament in Seoul. Eight years later, she finished fifth with her partner Yukiko Takahashi in the beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Peko Nakano (born 10 March 1965) is a Japanese beach volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the…
Peko Nakano (born 10 March 1965) is a Japanese beach volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Kazutomo Yoneyama (米山 一朋, Yoneyama Kazutomo; born 12 September 1961) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in…
Kazutomo Yoneyama (米山 一朋, Yoneyama Kazutomo; born 12 September 1961) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
🎓 Hosei University🏫 Hosei University Daini High School📅 Born September 12🎂 Born 1961📍 From Sumida, Tokyo💼 Volleyball
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Yasushi Furukawa (古川 靖志, Furukawa Yasushi; born 28 May 1961) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the…
Yasushi Furukawa (古川 靖志, Furukawa Yasushi; born 28 May 1961) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he finished in seventh place. Furukawa competed at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and won a bronze medal.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Fujisawa Shoryo High School📅 Born May 28🎂 Born 1961📍 From Shinjuku, Tokyo💼 Volleyball
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Yumi Maruyama (née Egami, Japanese: 丸山 由美; born 30 November 1957) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed…
Yumi Maruyama (née Egami, Japanese: 丸山 由美; born 30 November 1957) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In 1984, Maruyama was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the Olympic tournament. Four years later, she finished fourth with the Japanese team at the 1988 Olympic tournament.
Takashi Maruyama (丸山 孝, Maruyama Takashi; born 28 January 1953) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the…
Takashi Maruyama (丸山 孝, Maruyama Takashi; born 28 January 1953) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Chuo University Affiliated High School📅 Born January 28🎂 Born 1953📍 From Tokyo💼 Volleyball
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Kenji Shimaoka (嶋岡 健治, Shimaoka Kenji; born May 9, 1949) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the…
Kenji Shimaoka (嶋岡 健治, Shimaoka Kenji; born May 9, 1949) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1968, he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. Four years later, in 1972, he won the gold medal with the Japanese team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. At the 1976 Games, he was a member of the Japanese team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Chuo University Affiliated High School📅 Born May 9🎂 Born 1949📍 From Tokyo💼 Volleyball
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Suzue Takayama (高山 鈴江, Takayama Suzue; born December 12, 1946) is a female Japanese former volleyball player who…
Suzue Takayama (高山 鈴江, Takayama Suzue; born December 12, 1946) is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Yasuaki Mitsumori (三森 泰明, Mitsumori Yasuaki; born November 23, 1946) is a Japanese former volleyball player who…
Yasuaki Mitsumori (三森 泰明, Mitsumori Yasuaki; born November 23, 1946) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.
Sumie Oinuma (生沼 スミエ, Oinuma Sumie; born October 8, 1946) is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in…
Sumie Oinuma (生沼 スミエ, Oinuma Sumie; born October 8, 1946) is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Yukiyo Kojima (小嶋 由紀代, Kojima Yukiyo; born December 10, 1945) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in…
Yukiyo Kojima (小嶋 由紀代, Kojima Yukiyo; born December 10, 1945) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all seven matches.
Kenji Kimura (木村 憲治, Kimura Kenji; born July 19, 1945) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968…
Kenji Kimura (木村 憲治, Kimura Kenji; born July 19, 1945) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968, he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later, in 1972, he won the gold medal with the Japanese team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
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Toyoko Iwahara (岩原 豊子, Iwahara Toyoko; born May 11, 1945 in Taito-ku, Tokyo) is a female Japanese former volleyball…
Toyoko Iwahara (岩原 豊子, Iwahara Toyoko; born May 11, 1945 in Taito-ku, Tokyo) is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all seven matches. Four years later she won her second Olympic silver medal with the Japanese team. She played one match.
Yasutaka Matsudaira (22 January 1930 – 31 December 2011) was a volleyball player, coach, and sports official. He was…
Yasutaka Matsudaira (22 January 1930 – 31 December 2011) was a volleyball player, coach, and sports official. He was the coach of Japan men's national volleyball team from 1965–1972 and the first Japanese to enter the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Matsudaira was also previously a captain for Keio University.
Akiko Hasegawa, née Uchida (内田暁子 Uchida Akiko, born November 30, 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for…
Akiko Hasegawa, née Uchida (内田暁子 Uchida Akiko, born November 30, 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.
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Koyomi Tominaga (冨永 こよみ, Tominaga Koyomi; born (1989-05-01)1 May 1989) or Koyomi Iwasaki (岩崎 こよみ, Iwasaki Koyomi) is a…
Koyomi Tominaga (冨永 こよみ, Tominaga Koyomi; born (1989-05-01)1 May 1989) or Koyomi Iwasaki (岩崎 こよみ, Iwasaki Koyomi) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays as a setter for Japan women's national volleyball team.
Ai Kurogo (黒後 愛, Kurogo Ai; born (1998-06-14)14 June 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player. She competed at the 2020…
Ai Kurogo (黒後 愛, Kurogo Ai; born (1998-06-14)14 June 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB U20 Women's Volleyball World Championship, 2018 Asian Games, 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League where Japan won the silver medal for the first time in their Volleyball Nations League history. From the 2026/2027 season onwards, she will play for the Greek first division team AEK.
Fumika Moriya (森谷 史佳, Moriya Fumika; born (1992-04-07)7 April 1992) is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was…
Fumika Moriya (森谷 史佳, Moriya Fumika; born (1992-04-07)7 April 1992) is a Japanese female volleyball player. She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs in 2013.
Risa Ishii (石井 里沙, Ishii Risa; born May 19, 1990) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Denso Airybees. She…
Risa Ishii (石井 里沙, Ishii Risa; born May 19, 1990) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Denso Airybees. She plays as number 16 when she plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team.
Nozomi Tsuchida (born 19 August 1986) is a Japanese female volleyball player. She is part of the Japan women's national…
Nozomi Tsuchida (born 19 August 1986) is a Japanese female volleyball player. She is part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix. At the club level she played for Ageo Medics in 2015.
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Kumi Nakada (中田 久美, Nakada Kumi; born 3 September 1965) is a former professional volleyball player and former coach of…
Kumi Nakada (中田 久美, Nakada Kumi; born 3 September 1965) is a former professional volleyball player and former coach of Hisamitsu Springs. She was a setter who led Japan to the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at 18 years of age.
Nanami Inoue (井上 奈々朱 Inoue Nanami, born 19 June 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Saitama Ageo Medics.
Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 Ōyama Kana, born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She…
Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 Ōyama Kana, born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's national team took fifth place. Oyama played as a wing-spiker. The Toray Arrows announced her retirement on 29 June 2010. While attending Shimokitazawa Seito Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the high school national championship, with Erika Araki Oyama was selected for the national team for the Olympic games in Beijing, but declined due to lumbago.
Motoko Obayashi (大林 素子, Ōbayashi Motoko; born 15 June 1967) is a retired volleyball player from Japan who competed in…
Motoko Obayashi (大林 素子, Ōbayashi Motoko; born 15 June 1967) is a retired volleyball player from Japan who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She won a bronze medal with the Japanese team at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Obayashi took part in the torch relay of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Maiko Kano (狩野舞子 Kano Maiko, born July 15, 1988) is a former Japanese volleyball player. She was part of the Japanese…
Maiko Kano (狩野舞子 Kano Maiko, born July 15, 1988) is a former Japanese volleyball player. She was part of the Japanese team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumi Nakada (the coach of Hisamitu Springs) converted her to setter in 2012-13 season.
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Miyuki Kano (狩野美雪 Kano Miyuki, born May 17, 1977) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Fortuna Odense Volley.…
Miyuki Kano (狩野美雪 Kano Miyuki, born May 17, 1977) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Fortuna Odense Volley. She served as the Captain of Hisamitsu Springs between 2007 and 2010.