Saga Hisamitsu Springs

is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The club was founded in 1948.

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. 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".

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.

Honours

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League

Champions (8): 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

Current squad

2025-2026 squad as of December 2024

• Head coach: Kumi Nakada

Former players

Domestic players

• 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)
• Yuki Ishii (2010-2023)

Foreign players

• Ana Paula Lopes Ferreira (2006–2007, 2011–2012)
• Elisângela Oliveira (2009–2011)
• (2013–2014)
• Fabiana Claudino (2019–2020)

• NataÅ¡a Osmokrović (1996–1997)

• Kenia Carcaces (2005–2006)

• Olga Strantzali (2025-)

• Yelena Pavlova (2007–2008)

• Francien Huurman (2002–2003)

• Brankica Mihajlović (2014–2015)

• Chitaporn Kamlangmak (2023-2024)
• Hattaya Bamrungsuk (2025-)

• Logan Tom (2008–2009)
• Foluke Akinradewo (2017–2019)
• McKenzie Adams (2023-2024)
• Stephanie Samedy (2024-)

References