Japan men's national volleyball team
Nickname(s) | RYUJIN NIPPON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Japan Volleyball Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Philippe Blain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIVB ranking | ? (as of November 26, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 9 (First in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | (1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 16 (First in 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | (1970, 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Japan men's national volleyball team represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. Their nickname is "RYUJIN NIPPON (龍神 NIPPON) ", meaning "Japanese Dragon God" or "Dragon God of Japan" in Japanese.[1] Japan won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games, followed by silver at Mexico 1968 and a gold at Munich 1972. The years after this have been less successful. Japan missed three successive Olympic Games before returning at Beijing 2008, where they failed to win a match. Japan then failed to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games and also missed Rio 2016 after finishing seventh at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo. They also failed to qualify for the 2014 FIVB World Championship the first edition they had missed in 54 years. They had previously won FIVB World Championship bronze medals in 1970 and 1974. Japan silver medalists at the 1969 and 1977 World Cup. Japan has been less successful in the World League era. The team has won the Asian Championships nine times and the Asian Games eight times.
Results[]
Olympic Games[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1964 | Round robin | 3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | Squad |
1968 | Round robin | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | Squad |
1972 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Squad |
1976 | Semifinals | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
1980 | Did not participate due to US-led boycott | |||||||
1984 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
1988 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad |
1992 | Preliminary round | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | Squad |
1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | Preliminary round | 11th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Squad |
2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Squad |
2024 | Future event | |||||||
2028 | ||||||||
2032 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 9/15 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 124 | 100 | — |
World Championship[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1949 | Did not participate | |||||||
1952 | ||||||||
1956 | ||||||||
1960 | Final Group | 8th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
1962 | Final Group | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | |
1966 | Group Round | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |
1970 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | |
1974 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | |
1978 | Second round | 11th places | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | |
1982 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
1986 | Second round | 10th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Squad |
1990 | First round | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
1994 | Last 16 | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
1998 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | Squad |
2002 | Second round | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Squad |
2006 | 5th–8th semifinals | 8th place | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | Squad |
2010 | Second round | 13th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | Squad |
2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2018 | First round | 17th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
2022 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 0 Title | 16/20 | 124 | 60 | 64 | 226 | 235 | — |
World Cup[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1965 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
1969 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | |
1977 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | |
1981 | Second round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |
1985 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
1989 | Seventh round | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |
1991 | Matches for places 1-6 | 4th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
1995 | Fourth round | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | |
1999 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |
2003 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | Squad |
2007 | Fourth round | 9th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | Squad |
2011 | Fourth round | 10th place | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | Squad |
2015 | Third round | 10th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | Squad |
2019 | Third round | 4th place | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | Squad |
2023 | Future event | |||||||
Total | 0 Title | 14/14 | 126 | 52 | 74 | 214 | 260 | — |
World Grand Champions Cup[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
1993 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
1997 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
2001 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Squad | |
2005 | Round Robin | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Squad | |
2009 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad | |
2013 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad | |
2017 | Round Robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Squad | |
2021 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 90 | — |
World League[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1990 | Intercontinental round | 6th Place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
1991 | Intercontinental Round | 7th Place | 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | |
1992 | Intercontinental Round | 10th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | |
1993 | Intercontinental Round | 6th place | 20 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 41 | |
1994 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |
1995 | Intercontinental Round | 8th Place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | |
1996 | Intercontinental Round | 9th Place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |
1997 | Intercontinental Round | 121th Place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | |
1998 | Did not participate | |||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2001 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |
2002 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |
2003 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |
2004 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 36 | Squad |
2005 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | Squad |
2006 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Squad |
2007 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | Squad |
2008 | Pool play | 6th Place | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | Squad |
2009 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | Squad |
2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 35 | Squad |
2012 | Intercontinental Round | 15th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
2013 | Intercontinental Round | 18th place | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
2014 | Intercontinental Round | 19th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 35 | Squad |
2015 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | Squad |
2016 | Intercontinental Round | 24th place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | Squad |
2017 | Group Final Round | 14th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | Squad |
Total | 0 Titles | 24/28 | 296 | 72 | 224 | 364 | 742 | — |
Nations League[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Nations League record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
2018 | Preliminary round | 12th Place | 15 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | Squad |
2019 | Preliminary Round | 10th Place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 29 | Squad |
2021 | Preliminary Round | 11th Place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | Squad |
Total | 0 Titles | 3/3 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 77 | 97 | — |
Asian Championship[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1975 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
1979 | Championship Round | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
1983 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
1987 | Final | Champions | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
1989 | Final | Runners-up | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
1991 | Final | Champions | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
1993 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
1995 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
1997 | Final | Runners-up | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
1999 | Championship round | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |
2001 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
2003 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |
2005 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 6 | |
2007 | Final | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | |
2009 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
2011 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |
2013 | Semifinals | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | |
2015 | Final | Champions | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |
2017 | Final | Champions | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 7 | |
2019 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | Squad |
2021 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
Total | 9 Titles | 21/21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — |
Asian Games[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1958 | Final | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squads |
1962 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Squads |
1966 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Squads |
1970 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Squads |
1974 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | Squads |
1978 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 | Squads |
1982 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | Squads |
1986 | Final Round | 4th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | Squads |
1990 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Squads |
1994 | Final | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squads |
1998 | Final Round | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squads |
1990 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squads |
2006 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squads |
2010 | Final | Champions | 10 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 9 | Squads |
2014 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | Squads |
2018 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Squads |
Total | 8 Titles | 16/16 | 102 | 84 | 18 | 278 | 83 | — |
Asian Cup[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
2008 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |
2010 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
2012 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
2014 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
2016 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Squad |
2018 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
Total | 0 Titles | 6/6 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 70 | — |
Goodwill Games[]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Goodwill Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1986 | Semifinals | 3rd place | N/A | |||||
1990 | Did not participate | |||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | — |
Team[]
Current squad[]
The following is the team roster for the 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.[2]
Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi
No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2021–22 club |
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2 | Taishi Onodera | MB | 27 February 1996 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 323 cm (127 in) | JT Thunders |
3 | Naonobu Fujii | S | 5 January 1992 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Toray Arrows |
4 | Issei Otake | OS | 3 December 1995 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Panasonic Panthers |
5 | Tatsunori Otsuka | WS/OH | 5 November 2000 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Waseda University |
6 | Akihiro Yamauchi | MB | 30 November 1993 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Panasonic Panthers |
7 | Kenta Takanashi | WS/OH | 25 March 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Wolf Dogs Nagoya |
9 | Taichi Fukuyama | MB | 20 December 1993 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | JTEKT Stings |
12 | Ran Takahashi | WS/OH | 2 September 2001 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Nippon Sport Science University |
13 | Masaki Oya | S | 23 April 1995 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
14 | Yūki Ishikawa (c) | WS/OH | 11 December 1995 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Power Volley Milano |
15 | Haku Lee | MB | 27 December 1990 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Toray Arrows |
17 | Tomohiro Ogawa | L | 4 July 1996 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Wolf Dogs Nagoya |
19 | Kento Miyaura | OS | 22 February 1999 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | JTEKT Stings |
20 | Tomohiro Yamamoto | L | 5 November 1994 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Sakai Blazers |
Former squads[]
- 2011 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[3]
- Daisuke Usami (c), , , , , Takahiro Yamamoto, , Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, , Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, , Daisuke Yako, Kota Yamamura, Takashi Dekita, Yamato Fushimi, , , Takeshi Nagano, , , and Masashi Kuriyama. Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta.
- 2012 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[4]
- , , Takeshi Nagano, , Daisuke Usami, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Takahiro Yamamoto, , Takaaki Tomimatsu, , Yoshihiko Matsumoto, Kota Yamamura, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Daisuke Yako, Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, , , , , , , , Takashi Dekita and . Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta.
- 2013 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[5]
- , , , Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, , Yusuke Ishijima, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, , , Tatsuya Fukuzawa, , Kunihiro Shimizu, , , Masashi Kuriyama, Daisuke Yako, , Shunsuke Chijiki, Yuta Matsuoka, , Sogo Watanabe, , Takashi Dekita, , Masahiro Yanagida, Kota Yamamura, Yoshihiko Matsumoto, , Yoshifumi Suzuki, , Takaaki Tomimatsu, , , , , , Haku Ri, Yamato Fushimi, Takeshi Nagano, Koichiro Koga, and Taichiro Koga. Head Coach: . , , ,
- 2014 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[6]
- Shinji Takahashi, , Hideomi Fukatsu, , Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu, Masashi Kuriyama, , Daisuke Yako, , Shunsuke Chijiki, , Sogo Watanabe, Masahiro Yanagida, Kentaro Takahashi, Yūki Ishikawa, Takaaki Tomimatsu, , , Haku Ri, Takashi Dekita, Yamato Fushimi, , Akihiro Yamauchi, Koichiro Koga, Takeshi Nagano and . Head coach: .
- 2015 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[7]
- , Shunsuke Inoue, Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Yuta Yoneyama, Kunihiro Shimizu (c), Masashi Kuriyama, Daisuke Yako, Shunsuke Chijiki, Yuta Matsuoka, Sogo Watanabe, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida, Kenya Fujinaka, Kentaro Takahashi, Yūki Ishikawa, Yuki Suzuki, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Takaaki Tomimatsu, Takashi Dekita, , Yuichiro Komiya, Akihiro Yamauchi, Yasunari Kodama, Issei Otake, Taishi Onodera, Daisuke Sakai, Koichiro Koga, Takeshi Nagano and . Head coach: .
- 2016 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[8]
- Shinji Takahashi, Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Masahiro Sekita, Yu Koshikawa, Yuta Yoneyama, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Kunihiro Shimizu (c), Masashi Kuriyama, Daisuke Yako, , , Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida, Kentaro Takahashi, Tsubasa Hisahara, Yūki Ishikawa, Yoshifumi Suzuki, Takaaki Tomimatsu, , Takashi Dekita, Akihiro Yamauchi, Yasunari Kodama, Taishi Onodera, , Koichiro Koga, Takeshi Nagano and . Head coach: .
- 2017 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[9]
- Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu (c), Naonobu Fujii, Masahiro Sekita, Yuta Yoneyama, , Kunihiro Shimizu, , Masashi Kuriyama, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida, , , , Tsubasa Hisahara, Issei Otake, Yūki Ishikawa, Yuki Suzuki, , Takaaki Tomimatsu, Haku Ri, , Takashi Dekita, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, Taichiro Koga, , and . Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2018 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[10]
- Hideomi Fukatsu, Naonobu Fujii, Masahiro Sekita, Masaki Oya, , Tatsuya Fukuzawa, , Shunsuke Chijiki, Hiroaki Asano, Masahiro Yanagida (c), , Tsubasa Hisahara, Yūki Ishikawa, , , Kunihiro Shimizu, Takashi Dekita, , Issei Otake, , Yuji Nishida, Haku Ri, , Yamato Fushimi, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, , Shinichiro Sato, Taichiro Koga, , Ryuta Homma, and . Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2019 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[11]
- Akihiro Fukatsu, Hideomi Fukatsu, Naonobu Fujii, Masahiro Sekita, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Masashi Kuriyama, Hiroaki Asano, , Tsubasa Hisahara, Yūki Ishikawa, , , Kunihiro Shimizu, Issei Otake, Yūji Nishida, Haku Ri, Takashi Dekita, Akihiro Yamauchi, Kentaro Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, Taichiro Koga, and Tomohiro Yamamoto. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2020 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[12][13]
- Kunihiro Shimizu, Taishi Onodera, Naonobu Fujii, Issei Otake, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Akihiro Yamauchi, Tsubasa Hisahara, Masahiro Yanagida (c), Hideomi Fukatsu, Taichiro Koga, Yūji Nishida, Masahiro Sekita, Kenya Fujinaka, Yūki Ishikawa, Haku Lee, Kentaro Takahashi, Masaki Oya, Tomohiro Yamamoto, , Ryuta Homma, , Kenta Takanashi, , , , Tatsunori Otsuka and Ran Takahashi. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
- 2021 Japan Men's national volleyball team roster[14][15]
- Kunihiro Shimizu, Taishi Onodera, Naonobu Fujii, Issei Otake, Tatsuya Fukuzawa, Akihiro Yamauchi, Masahiro Yanagida, Hideomi Fukatsu, Taichiro Koga, Yūji Nishida, Masahiro Sekita, Masaki Oya, Yūki Ishikawa (c), Haku Lee, Kentaro Takahashi, Kenta Takanashi, , Tatsunori Otsuka, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Ran Takahashi, Taichi Fukuyama, , Tomohiro Ogawa, Kento Miyaura. Head coach: Yuichi Nakagaichi.
Coach history[]
List from 1965 until now:
- (1965–1972)
- Tsutomu Koyama (1973–1976)
- Yūzo Nakamura (1977–1980)
- Naohiro Ikeda (1980–1984)
- Masaru Saito (1984–1986)
- Tsutomu Koyama (1986–1988)
- Masayuki Minami (1989–1990)
- Seiji Oko (1991–1995)
- Shinichiro Tsujiai (1996–1997)
- Futoshi Teramawari (1997–2000)
- Mikiyasu Tanaka (2001–2004)
- Tatsuya Ueta (2005–2013)
- Gary Sato (2013–2014)
- Masashi Nambu (2014–2016)
- Yuichi Nakagaichi (2016–2021)[16][17][18][19]
- Philippe Blain (2021– )[20][21]
Kit providers[]
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Japan national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2000– | Asics |
Sponsorship[]
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shiseido other sponsors: Japanet, Molten, All Nippon Airways, Suntory, JTEKT, Nisshin Steel, Nippon Life, Marudai, Mizuno, Meiji Seika, Descente, Mikasa and Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.
Stadium[]
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Yoyogi National Gymnasium Japan national team training and hosting venues.
Media[]
Japan's matches and friendlies are currently televised by Nippon TV, GAORA and NHK.
See also[]
- Volleyball
- Japan women's national volleyball team
- Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team
- Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team
References[]
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- ^ "2018年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "2019年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". JVA (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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- ^ "2017年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". jva.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "バレーボール男子 日本代表 中垣内監督が今月末で退任へ" (in Japanese). nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "バレー男子代表の中垣内祐一監督退任へ 後任は来月中旬までに" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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- ^ "JAPAN ANNOUNCES NEW NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACHES". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "【バレーボール】女子日本代表監督に眞鍋政義氏が内定…男子はフィリップ・ブラン氏" (in Japanese). sports.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in English)
- National men's volleyball teams
- Japan national volleyball team
- Volleyball in Japan
- Men's sport in Japan