Hisamitsu Springs

Hisamitsu Springs
Short name	Hisamitsu Springs
Ground	Kobe, Hyogo and; Tosu, Saga ; Japan.
Manager; Head Coach	Akira Kayashima;
Captain
League	V.League 1
2020–21	8th
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away

Hisamitsu Springs (佐賀久光スプリングス) is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948.

In July of 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hisamitsu Springs" and unveiled a new team mascot and logo. ^[1]^[2] On August 7, 2020 Hisamitsu Springs concluded " a cooperation agreement with Tosu City to further revitalize the region and economy through the volleyball business, and we will proceed with concrete efforts".^[3]^[4]

Hisamitsu Springs won the V.Premier League final for the seventh time on April 13, 2018, beating Toray Arrows.

The owner of the team is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.

Honours[]

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League: Champions (6): 2001-2002, 2006–2007, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019; Runners-up (6): 2000-2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2016-2017
Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship: Champions (3): 2006, 2007 and 2013; Runner-up (1): 2009
Empress's Cup: Champions (7): 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018; Runners-up (1): 2007-08
Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball): Champions (5): 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 2012; Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014 and 2016
AVC Club Volleyball Championship: Champions (2): 2002 and 2014; Runners-up (1): 2015 and 2017

League results[]

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
Japan League	15th (1981–82)	6th	8	21	6	15
	16th (1982–83)	8th	8	21	0	21
	18th (1984–85)	8th	8	21	3	18
	21st (1987–88)	8th	8	14	2	12
	25th (1991–92)	6th	8	14	4	10
	26th (1992–93)	8th	8	14	1	13
V・League	1st (1994–95)	8th	8	21	0	21
	7th (2000–01)	Runner-up	10	18	12	6
	8th (2001–02)	Champion	9	16	11	5
	9th (2002–03)	4th	8	21	14	7
	10th (2003–04)	3rd	10	18	12	6
	11th (2004–05)	6th	10	27	14	13
	12th (2005–06)	Runner-up	10	27	21	6
V・Premier	2006-07	Champion	10	27	20	7
	2007-08	3rd	10	27	18	9
	2008-09	Runner-up	10	27	19	8
	2009-10	4th	8	28	20	8
	2010-11	3rd	8	26	16	10
	2011-12	Runner-up	8	21	15	6
	2012-13	Champion	8	28	21	7
	2013-14	Champion	8	28	23	5
	2014-15	Runner-up	8	27	22	5
	2015-16	Champion	8	21	15	6
	2016-17	Runner-up	8	21	14	7
	2017-18	Champion	8	21	21	0
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	Champion	11	20	18	2
	2019–20	7th	12	21	10	11
	2020–21	8th	12	21	10	11

Current squad[]

2021-2022 squad as of 9 September 2021^[5]^[6]^[7]

Head coach: Shinko Sakai

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block
1	Miyu Nagaoka	25 July 1991	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	303 cm (119 in)
2		8 September 1994	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	285 cm (112 in)
5	Arisa Inoue	8 May 1995	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	282 cm (111 in)
6	Yuki Ishii	8 May 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	286 cm (113 in)
7		26 August 1997	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	282 cm (111 in)
8	Rika Nomoto	21 September 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	291 cm (115 in)
9		17 May 1998	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	281 cm (111 in)	221 cm (87 in)
10	Riho Ōtake	23 December 1993	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	299 cm (118 in)
11		3 April 1991	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	53 kg (117 lb)	273 cm (107 in)	267 cm (105 in)
12	Yuka Imamura	2 September 1993	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	290 cm (110 in)
13		7 March 1998	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	281 cm (111 in)	275 cm (108 in)
14		8 January 2000	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	311 cm (122 in)	287 cm (113 in)
15	(L)	27 December 1997	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	281 cm (111 in)	275 cm (108 in)
16	Foluke Akinradewo	5 October 1987	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	331 cm (130 in)	307 cm (121 in)
17		22 December 1998	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	279 cm (110 in)
18	(L) (C)	18 May 1994	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	278 cm (109 in)
19		7 November 2000	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	285 cm (112 in)
20		9 February 2001	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	285 cm (112 in)

Former players[]

Domestic players

Japan

(2007–2009)
(2007–2009)
Ai Yamamoto (2008-2009)
Aya Mikami (2006–2009)
(2006–2009)
Naoko Hashimoto (2003–2009)
Miki Ishii (2008–2010)
Shuka Oyama (2001–2010)
Miyuki Kano (2006–2010)
Kanako Omura (2000–2010)
Yuko Sano (2006–2010)
Mizuho Ishida (2009–2015)
Kanako Hirai (2007–2014)
Maiko Kano (2012–2015)
Risa Ishibashi (2012–2017
Chizuru Koto (2009–2019)
(2015–2018) Transferred to Kurobe AquaFairies
Fumika Moriya (2014–2019) Transferred to Denso Airybees
Sayaka Tsutsui (2016–2019) Transferred to PFU BlueCats
Risa Shinnabe (2009–2020)
Nana Iwasaka (2009–2021)
Kotoki Zayasu (2008–2016, 2017–2021)
Ayano Nakaoji Kojima (2013–2017, 2019–2021)

Foreign players

Brazil

(2006–2007, 2011–2012)
Elisângela Oliveira (2009–2011)
[fr] (2013–2014)
Fabiana Claudino (2019–2020)

Croatia

Nataša Osmokrović (1996–1997)

Cuba

Kenia Carcaces (2005–2006)

Kazakhstan

Yelena Pavlova (2007–2008)

Netherlands

Francien Huurman (2002–2003)

Serbia

Brankica Mihajlović (2014–2015)

United States

Logan Tom (2008–2009)
Foluke Akinradewo (2017–2019)

References[]

^ "Notice of new system for 2020/21 season". Hisamitsu Springs Official Web Site. SAGA HISAMITSU SPRINGS Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Hisamitsu Springs announces new system". Volleyball Magazine. studio108. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Concluding a partnership agreement with Tosu City". Hisamitsu Springs Official Web Site. SAGA HISAMITSU SPRINGS Co., Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Hisamitsu Springs Signed a partnership agreement with Tosu City". Volleyball Magazine. studio108. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Hisamitsu Springs". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Member Introduction – Hisamitsu Springs". Hisamitsu Springs Official web site. SAGA HISAMITSU SPRINGS Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Hisamitsu Springs - V. League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[1] "Notice of new system for 2020/21 season". Hisamitsu Springs Official Web Site. SAGA HISAMITSU SPRINGS Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[2] "Hisamitsu Springs announces new system". Volleyball Magazine. studio108. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[3] "Concluding a partnership agreement with Tosu City". Hisamitsu Springs Official Web Site. SAGA HISAMITSU SPRINGS Co., Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[4] "Hisamitsu Springs Signed a partnership agreement with Tosu City". Volleyball Magazine. studio108. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[5] "Hisamitsu Springs". Japan Women's Indoor Volleyball. sitenoise.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[6] "Member Introduction – Hisamitsu Springs". Hisamitsu Springs Official web site. SAGA HISAMITSU SPRINGS Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[7] "Hisamitsu Springs - V. League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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