Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team

Japan U21
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association (JVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachHiroyuki Yamaguchi
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1977)
Best result (2019)
Asian U20 Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1980)
Best result (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2018, 2022)
http://www.jva.or.jp/

The Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-20 & under-21 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

Competition record

FIVB U21 World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1977 Semifinals 3rd place Squad
1981 Semifinals 3rd place Squad
1985 Final Runners-up Squad
1987 Semifinals 4th place Squad
1989 Semifinals 3rd place Squad
1991 Semifinals 3rd place Squad
1993 7th place Squad
1995 Semifinals 4th place Squad
1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad
1999 6th place Squad
2001 Did not qualify
2003
2005 5th place Squad
2007 Semifinals 3rd place Squad
2009 Did not qualify
2011 11th place Squad
2013 Final Runners-up Squad
2015 Semifinals 4th place Squad
2017 Semifinals 3rd place Squad
2019 Final Champions 8 8 0 24 7 Squad
2021 Qualified but withdrew
2023 Semifinals 4th place 8 5 3 16 14 Squad
2025 Final Runners up 9 8 1 26 6 Squad
Total 1 Title 19/23 — — — — — —

Asian U20 Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian U20 Championship
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
1980 Round robin Runners up 5 4 1 12 3
1984 Champions
1986 Final Champions 6 5 1 17 6
1988 Final Champions 6 5 1 16 4
1990 Final Champions
Total 6 Titles 21/21

Team

Current squad

The following is the Japanese roster for the 2025 U21 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi

No. Name Pos. Date of birth Height Weight Spike 2025 club
1 Niina Kumagai S 17 February 2005 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 272 cm (107 in) Tsukuba University
3 Chika Yanagi MB 6 April 2006 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 300 cm (120 in) Denso Airybees
5 Miina Inoue MB 22 January 2006 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 303 cm (119 in) Hisamitsu Springs
6 Mayu Watanabe OH 17 October 2006 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 0 cm (0 in) TWCPE
7 Ichiyo Ito MB 16 January 2006 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 305 cm (120 in) NEC Red Rockets
8 Koyumi Fukumura OH 29 June 2006 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 295 cm (116 in) Osaka Marvelous
9 Minami Nishimura OH 9 November 2006 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 296 cm (117 in) Tokai Mermaids
10 Mio Kitagawa MB 19 April 2006 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 299 cm (118 in) Queenseis Kariya
13 Chisato Hanaoka S 13 June 2006 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 285 cm (112 in) Toray Arrows Shiga
14 Sae Omori OH 16 June 2006 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 298 cm (117 in) Tsukuba University
16 Anna Uemura OH 23 March 2006 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 301 cm (119 in) PFU BlueCats
19 Ami Uchizawa L 6 August 2005 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) 0 kg (0 lb) 0 cm (0 in) TWCPE

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Championship Information
  2. ^ "Team Japan". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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