Hisamitsu Springs

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.

Hisamitsu Springs
Short nameHisamitsu Springs
GroundKobe, Hyogo and
Tosu, Saga
Japan.
Manager
Head Coach
Japan Akira Kayashima
Japan Shingo Sakai
CaptainJapan Riho Ohtake
LeagueV.League 1
2021-22 Champions
WebsiteClub home page

In July 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.

Home arena

On May 10, 2023, the Salonpas Arena was opened to the public in Tosu, Saga. With a maximum of 1400 seats, the new arena is the home arena of Hisamitsu Springs.[5]

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League
Champions (9): 2001–2002, 2006–2007, 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2021-2022
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 (8): 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
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 League15th (1981–82)6th821615
16th (1982–83)8th821021
18th (1984–85)8th821318
21st (1987–88)8th814212
25th (1991–92)6th814410
26th (1992–93)8th814113
V・League1st (1994–95)8th821021
7th (2000–01)Runner-up1018126
8th (2001–02)Champion916115
9th (2002–03)4th821147
10th (2003–04)3rd1018126
11th (2004–05)6th10271413
12th (2005–06)Runner-up1027216
V・Premier2006-07Champion1027207
2007-083rd1027189
2008-09Runner-up1027198
2009-104th828208
2010-113rd8261610
2011-12Runner-up821156
2012-13Champion828217
2013-14Champion828235
2014-15Runner-up827225
2015-16Champion821156
2016-17Runner-up821147
2017-18Champion821210
V.League Division 1 (V1)2018–19Champion1120182
2019–207th12211011
2020–218th12211011
2021-22Champion12332110

Current squad

2022-2023 squad [6][7][8]

  • Head coach: Japan Shingo Sakai
No. Name Date of birth Height
1Japan Miyu Nagaoka 25 July 1991179 cm
2Japan Misaki Inoue8 September 1994171 cm
3 Japan Miyu Nakagawa 8 January 2000 183 cm
4 Japan Asuka Hamamatsu 22 December 1998 181 cm
6Japan Yuki Ishii8 May 1991180 cm
7 Belgium Lise Van Hecke 1 July 1992 190 cm
8 Japan Shion Hirayama 7 November 2000 180 cm
9Japan Manami Mandai17 May 1998168 cm
10Japan Riho Ōtake (C)23 December 1993183 cm
11Japan Erika Sakae3 April 1991168 cm
12Japan Yuka Imamura2 September 1993175 cm
13Japan Akari Shirasawa7 March 1998166 cm
15Japan Yuka Ikeya (L)27 December 1997156 cm
18Japan Mana Toe (L)18 May 1994163 cm
20Japan Ayaka Araki9 February 2001184 cm
21 JapanSae Nakajima 18 June 1999 174 cm
22 JapanMegumi Fukazawa 17 April 2003 176 cm
23 JapanMika Yoshitake 20 April 2003 182 cm
24 JapanMinami Nishimura 23 March 2000 168 cm

Former players

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