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 name	Hisamitsu Springs
Ground	Kobe, Hyogo and Tosu, Saga Japan.
Manager Head Coach	Akira Kayashima Shingo Sakai
Captain	Riho Ohtake
League	V.League 1
2021-22	Champions
Website	Club 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 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
	2021-22	Champion	12	33	21	10

Current squad

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

• Head coach:   Shingo Sakai

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height
1	Miyu Nagaoka	25 July 1991	179 cm
2	Misaki Inoue	8 September 1994	171 cm
3	Miyu Nakagawa	8 January 2000	183 cm
4	Asuka Hamamatsu	22 December 1998	181 cm
6	Yuki Ishii	8 May 1991	180 cm
7	Lise Van Hecke	1 July 1992	190 cm
8	Shion Hirayama	7 November 2000	180 cm
9	Manami Mandai	17 May 1998	168 cm
10	Riho Ōtake (C)	23 December 1993	183 cm
11	Erika Sakae	3 April 1991	168 cm
12	Yuka Imamura	2 September 1993	175 cm
13	Akari Shirasawa	7 March 1998	166 cm
15	Yuka Ikeya (L)	27 December 1997	156 cm
18	Mana Toe (L)	18 May 1994	163 cm
20	Ayaka Araki	9 February 2001	184 cm
21	Sae Nakajima	18 June 1999	174 cm
22	Megumi Fukazawa	17 April 2003	176 cm
23	Mika Yoshitake	20 April 2003	182 cm
24	Minami Nishimura	23 March 2000	168 cm

Former players

Domestic players   Japan Shizuka Hyodo (2007–2009) Maiko Hanzawa (2007–2009) Ai Yamamoto (2008-2009) Aya Mikami (2006–2009) Eri Tokugawa (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) Akane Ukishima (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 Ana Paula Lopes Ferreira (2006–2007, 2011–2012) Elisângela Oliveira (2009–2011) Cibele Barboza [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. "J1鳥栖のホーム近くに「サロンパスアリーナ」オープン 「強さを磨き、地域に愛され」（西スポWEB OTTO！）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-11. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) "Hisamitsu Springs - V. League Official Site". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 9 September 2021.