Tokyo Great Bears

Tokyo Great Bears
Full name	Tokyo Great Bears; 東京グレートベアーズ
Founded	May 2022[1]
Ground	Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Owner	Nature Lab Co., Ltd.; Great Bears Co., Ltd.
Manager; Head Coach	N/A; Koichiro Shimbo[2]
Captain	Koichiro Koga[3]
League	V.League Division 1
Website	Club home page

Tokyo Great Bears (Japanese: 東京グレートベアーズ) is the Japanese male volleyball club in V.League Division 1, the highest volleyball league in Japan. Established in May 2022 by Nature Lab Co., Ltd. and would start competing in 2022–23 season.[1]

Concept

The team name means the players and supporters that are connected, comparable to the seven stars of the Big Dipper, which is part of Ursa Major. The club intend to connect people, regions, and the world through volleyball. They will envision a future that will make the volleyball world more exciting and attractive.[4]

History

In 2021, it was announced that FC Tokyo volleyball team would suspend the operations after the 2021–22 V. League season.[5][6] But in May 2022, It was reported that the team was transferred to Nature Lab Co., Ltd. and established as the new team Tokyo Great Bears.[7][4]

In the same month, Great Bears Co., Ltd. was founded as the management company for the club under Nature Lab and some players from FC Tokyo was also transferred to the club.[4]

All players are offered professional contracts.[8]

Team

Current roster

Team roster – season 2022/2023
No.	Player Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Hidetomo Hoshino	(1990-09-29) September 29, 1990	Outside hitter
2	Kentaro Tamaya	(1992-01-30) January 30, 1992	Setter
3	Shohei Nose	(1993-07-20) July 20, 1993	Libero
4	Yuma Nagamoto	(1991-12-22) December 22, 1991	Opposite Spiker
5	Wataru Taniguchi	(1996-11-05)November 5, 1996	Outside Hitter
6	Zhang Binglong	(1994-09-11) September 11, 1994	Outside hitter
7	Kouhei Yanagisawa	(1993-05-24) May 24, 1993	Outside hitter
8	Hideyuki Kuriyama	(1993-07-15) July 15, 1993	Middle Blocker
9	Takahiro Tozaki	(1995-06-14) June 14, 1995	Outside hitter
10	Taichirō Koga (c)	(1989-10-04) October 4, 1989	Libero
11	Daigo Yamada	(1998-04-11) April 11, 1998	Middle blocker
12	Hirotaka Odashima	(1991-07-22) July 22, 1991	Middle Blocker
13	Hayata Yanagimachi	(1996-06-17) June 17, 1996	Opposite Spiker
15	Yuki Imahashi In	(2000-12-25) December 25, 2000	Setter
16	Takumi Kameyama In	(2001-02-27) February 27, 2001	Outside Hitter
17	Shingo Kasari	(1997-01-29) January 29, 1997	Outside hitter
18	Tetsuya Muto	(1997-11-05) November 5, 1997	Middle Blocker
20	Rafael Araújo	(1991-06-13) June 13, 1991	Opposite hitter
21	Ryosuke Hirata	(1995-05-18) May 18, 1995	Middle Blocker
26	Ayato Kuroda	(1996-01-30) January 30, 1996	Outside Hitter
Head coach : Koichiro Shimbo

Head coach history

Name	Years
Koichiro Shimbo	2022-Present

Notable Players

Rafael Araújo (2022)

Results

League result

Champion Runner-up

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V.League Division 1	2022–23 season	8th	10	36	10	26

References

"tokyo-greatbears information". tokyo-greatbears.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
ネイチャーラボ. "東京グレートベアーズ公式サイト". 東京グレートベアーズ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
"022-23シーズン選手契約（12選手）及びキャプテン決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). tokyo-greatbears.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
"バレーV１新チーム『東京グレートベアーズ』小池百合子東京都知事を表敬訪問" (in Japanese). prtimes.jp. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
Li, Matthew (8 December 2021). "Espejo's team FC Tokyo to suspend V.League ops after season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
"FC東京バレーボールチーム活動休止のお知らせ｜ニュース｜バレーボール｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
"応援ありがとうございました。" (in Japanese). fctokyo.co.jp. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
"【東京GBインタビュー①】久保田代表取締役が感じたVリーグの可能性「我々も26年前にはなかった会社」 | 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】". 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】 | 月刊バレーボールが運営するバレー情報サイト (in Japanese). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.

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[INF-1] "tokyo-greatbears information". tokyo-greatbears.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[2] ネイチャーラボ. "東京グレートベアーズ公式サイト". 東京グレートベアーズ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-25.

[AN1-3] "022-23シーズン選手契約（12選手）及びキャプテン決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). tokyo-greatbears.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[PRT-4] "バレーV１新チーム『東京グレートベアーズ』小池百合子東京都知事を表敬訪問" (in Japanese). prtimes.jp. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[5] Li, Matthew (8 December 2021). "Espejo's team FC Tokyo to suspend V.League ops after season". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[6] "FC東京バレーボールチーム活動休止のお知らせ｜ニュース｜バレーボール｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[7] "応援ありがとうございました。" (in Japanese). fctokyo.co.jp. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[8] "【東京GBインタビュー①】久保田代表取締役が感じたVリーグの可能性「我々も26年前にはなかった会社」 | 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】". 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】 | 月刊バレーボールが運営するバレー情報サイト (in Japanese). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.