Japan women's national field hockey team

Japan

Nickname(s)

Sakura 桜 (kanji), 櫻 (old kanji), さくら (hiragana), サクラ (katakana) The Cherry Blossoms

Association

Japan Hockey Association

Confederation

AHF (Asia)

Head Coach

Jude Menezes

Assistant coach(es)

Kazuyuki Ozawa

Manager

Yukari Yamamoto

Captain

Yuri Nagai

Home

Away

FIH ranking

Current

(2 December 2023)^[1]

Olympic Games

Appearances

5 (first in 2004)

Best result

8th (2004)

World Cup

Appearances

9 (first in 1978)

Best result

5th (2006)

Asian Games

Appearances

11 (first in 1982)

Best result

1st (2018)

Asia Cup

Appearances

10 (first in 1985)

Best result

1st (2007, 2013, 2022)

Medal record

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
Asian Games	1	3	3
Asia Cup	3	3	0
Asian Champions Trophy	2	2	2
Nations Cup	0	0	1
Total	6	8	6

Asian Champions Trophy

The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions.^[2]

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Tournament history

Summer Olympics

2004 – 8th place
2008 – 10th place
2012 – 9th place
2016 – 10th place
2020 – 11th place
2024 – Qualified

World Cup

1978 – 6th place
1981 – 7th place
1990 – 11th place
2002 – 10th place
2006 – 5th place
2010 – 11th place
2014 – 10th place
2018 – 13th place
2022 – 11th place

Asian Games

1982 – 4th place
1986 –
1990 –
1994 –
1998 – 4th place
2002 –
2006 –
2010 –
2014 – 4th place
2018 –
2022 – 4th place

Asia Cup

1985 –
1989 –
1993 – 4th place
1999 – 4th place
2004 –
2007 –
2009 – 4th place
2013 –
2017 – 4th place
2022 –

Asian Champions Trophy

2010 –
2011 –
2013 –
2016 –
2018 – 5th place
2021 –
2023 –

World League

2012–13 – 9th place
2014–15 – 12th place
2016–17 – 11th place

Hockey Nations Cup

2022 –

Champions Trophy

2007 – 5th place
2008 – 6th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – 8th place
2018 – 6th place

Champions Challenge

2003 –
2005 –
2009 –
2011 –

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.^[3]^[4]

Head coach: Jude Menezes

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Eika Nakamura	(1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 27)	40	0	Coca Cola Red Sparks
27	GK	Akio Tanaka	(1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 26)	41	0	Coca Cola Red Sparks

5	DF	Yu Asai	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28)	110	6	Coca Cola Red Sparks
7	DF	Miyu Suzuki	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)	60	6	Sony HC BRAVIA Ladies
11	DF	Shihori Oikawa	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 34)	172	54	Tokyo Verdy Hockey Team
13	DF	Miki Kozuka	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)	104	2	Glaxo Smith Kline Orange United
15	DF	Chiko Fujibayashi	(1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 28)	28	6	Coca Cola Red Sparks
25	DF	Kana Urata	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)	37	6	Coca Cola Red Sparks
37	DF	Rika Ogawa	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29)	9	1	Sony HC BRAVIA Ladies

10	MF	Hazuki Nagai	(1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 29)	207	64
16	MF	Akari Nakagomi	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 23)	20	0	Coca Cola Red Sparks
26	MF	Amiru Shimada	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 25)	36	4	Nanto Ginko SHOOTING STARS
29	MF	Sakurako Omoto	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 25)	64	2	Coca Cola Red Sparks
26	MF	Miyu Hasegawa	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)	15	7	Tenri University Bears

9	FW	Yuri Nagai (Captain)	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 31)	218	78	Sony HC BRAVIA Ladies
17	FW	Shiho Kobayakawa	(1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 24)	40	10	Coca Cola Red Sparks
21	FW	Mai Toriyama	(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 28)	54	16	Nanto Ginko SHOOTING STARS
33	FW	Aimi Kobayashi	(1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 25)	15	5	Sony HC BRAVIA Ladies

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "Japan Women's Hockey Team "Sakura Japan" Paris Olympics World Final Qualifying Tournament Project Participating Staff and Athletes" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

External links

Titles

v t e Asian Games field hockey women's tournament winners
1982: India 1986: South Korea 1990: South Korea 1994: South Korea 1998: South Korea 2002: China 2006: China 2010: China 2014: South Korea 2018: Japan 2022: China

v t e Women's Hockey Asia Cup winners
1985: South Korea 1989: China 1993: South Korea 1999: South Korea 2004: India 2007: Japan 2009: China 2013: Japan 2017: India 2022: Japan

v t e National sports teams of Japan
Women	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Beach handball Cricket Field hockey U-21 Floorball Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Goalball Gymnastics Handball W-J Ice hockey F U-18 Rugby union 7s Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-18 U-20 U-23 Water polo
Men	A1GP American football Australian rules football Bandy Baseball U-18 Basketball U-17 U-19 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Boxing Cricket U-19 Field hockey Floorball U-19 Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer eFootball Cerebral palsy Goalball Gymnastics Handball MJ MY Ice hockey Junior U-18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union 7s U-20 Wheelchair Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-21 U-19 Water polo
Mixed	Badminton Baseball5 Boxing Tennis
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

v t e Women's national field hockey teams of Asia (AHF)
Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan North Korea Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan

Japan Squads – International Tournaments

v t e Japan squad – 2002 FIH World Cup – 10th place
1 Terazono 2 Miura (c) 3 Kato 4 Yamamoto 5 Iwao 6 Kimura 7 Ogura 8 Morimoto 9 K. Chiba 10 Saito 12 Miyazaki 14 Kitada 15 Esaki 16 Ono 17 A. Chiba 18 Komori 19 Komazawa 20 Sasaki Coach: Kuga

v t e Japan squad – 2003 Champions Challenge – 3rd place
1 Terazono 2 Miura (c) 3 Kato 4 Yamamoto 5 Iwao 6 Kimura 7 Ogura 8 Morimoto 10 Saito 11 Soga 12 Miyazaki 15 Esaki 17 Chiba 18 Komori 19 Komazawa 21 Ishida 22 Kitano 23 Sakurai Coach: Toshiro

v t e Japan squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 8th place
1 Terazono 2 Miura (c) 3 Kato 4 Yamamoto 5 Iwao 6 Kimura 7 Komazawa 8 Morimoto 9 Chiba 10 Saito 11 Komori 12 Miyazaki 13 Kitada 14 Ishida 15 Sakurai 16 Nakagawa Coach: Kobayashi

v t e Japan squad – 2005 Champions Challenge – 3rd place
1 Terazono 2 Sakurai 4 Esaki 6 Yamamoto 7 Komazawa 8 Morimoto 9 Chiba 10 Nakagawa 11 Komori 12 Tsukui 13 Hashimoto 14 Kato (c) 15 Ono 17 Akutsu 18 Ozawa 19 Okamura 23 Iwao 27 Nakashima Coach: Sheahan

v t e Japan squad – 2006 FIH World Cup – 5th place
1 Terazono 2 Miura 3 Ono 5 Kimura 7 Komazawa 8 Morimoto 9 Chiba 10 Komori 11 Tsukui 12 Akutsu 13 Iwao 14 Kato (c) 15 Nakagawa 16 Ozawa 17 Kozakura 18 Iimura 19 Okamura 20 Kitano Coach: Yoo

v t e Japan squad – 2007 Champions Trophy – 5th place
1 Terazono 2 Okamura 3 Ono 4 Miura 5 Kimura 6 Yamamoto 7 Komazawa 8 Morimoto 9 Chiba 10 Komori 11 Tsukui 12 Kitano 13 Iwao 14 Kato (c) 15 Nakagawa 16 Ozawa 17 Kozakura 21 Suwa Coach: Yoo

v t e Japan squad – 2007 Asia Cup – Champions (1st Title)
1 Okamura 2 Miura 3 Suwa 4 Ono 5 Kimura 6 Komazawa 7 Nakagawa 8 Morimoto 10 Yamamoto 11 Tsukui 13 Iwao 14 Kato (c) 15 Komori 18 Ozawa 19 Iimura 20 Kozakura 21 Akutsu 22 Yoshikawa Coach: Yoo

v t e Japan squad – 2008 Champions Trophy – 6th place
1 Okamura 2 Miura 4 Ono 5 Kimura 6 Komazawa 7 Nakagawa 8 Morimoto 9 Chiba 10 Yamamoto 11 Tsukui 12 Kitano 13 Iwao 14 Kato (c) 15 Komori 18 Ozawa 20 Kozakura 21 Akutsu 22 Yoshikawa Coach: Yoo

v t e Japan squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 10th place
1 Okamura 2 Miura 4 Ono 5 Kimura 6 Komazawa 7 Nakagawa 8 Morimoto 9 Chiba 10 Yamamoto 11 Tsukui 13 Iwao 14 Kato (c) 15 Komori 18 Ozawa 20 Kozakura 22 Yoshikawa Coach: Yoo

v t e Japan squad – 2010 FIH World Cup – 11th place
1 Asano 3 Sato 4 Murakami 5 Nakagawa 6 Manabe 8 Yamamoto 9 Nakashima 10 Komazawa (c) 11 Chiba 12 Yoshikawa 13 Hayashi 15 Arai 16 Nagayama 18 Yamada 20 Ono 25 Nagai 26 Mitsuhashi 27 Otsuka Coach: Yasuda

v t e Japan squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 9th place
1 Asano 2 Hayashi 3 Kato 4 Iwao 5 Nakagawa 6 Murakami 7 Otsuka 8 Yamamoto 9 Mitsuhashi 10 Komazawa 11 Fujio 12 Shibata 13 Akutsu 14 Manabe 17 Sato 21 Tanaka Coach: Yasuda

v t e Japan squad – 2014 FIH World Cup – 10th place
1 Oie 2 Sakai 3 Manabe 4 Nomura 5 Nakagawa (c) 6 Ota 7 Otsuka 8 Ono 9 Oikawa 10 Arai 11 Shibata 15 Nishimura 16 Nagai 17 Nagai 18 Yoshikawa 20 Kasahara 22 Yuda 23 Kanefuji Coach: Yoo

v t e Japan squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 11th place
1 Asai 3 Hoshi 6 Nishikori 7 Nomura 8 Mano 9 Y. Nagai 10 H. Nagai 11 Oikawa 13 Kozuka 14 Segawa 15 Toriyama 16 Matsumoto 17 Yamada 18 Mitsuhashi 19 Mori 25 Tanaka 29 Omoto 32 Asano Coach: Arnau

v t e Japan squad – 2022 World Cup – 11th place
1 Nakamura 2 Matsumoto 5 Asai 6 Nishikori 7 Suzuki 8 Tsubouchi 9 Nagai 10 Nagai 11 Oikawa 13 Kozuka 14 Segawa 17 Kobayakawa 18 Tanaka 19 Mori 21 Toriyama 25 Urata 26 Shimada 27 Tanaka 28 Takashima 29 Omoto Coach: Menezes

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Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Asian Games

Asia Cup

Asian Champions Trophy

World League

Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge

Current squad

See also

References

External links