Japan women's national field hockey team

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This article is about the women's hockey team. For men's hockey team, see Japan men's national field hockey team.

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

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

Head Coach

Assistant coach(es)

Kazuyuki Ozawa

Manager

Yukari Yamamoto

Captain

Home

Away

Current

11

(13 August 2024)^[1]

Appearances

6 (first in 2004)

Best result

8th (2004)

Appearances

9 (first in 1978)

Best result

5th (2006)

Appearances

11 (first in 1982)

Best result

1st (2018)

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

2013 Kuala Lumpur

Asian Champions Trophy

2013 Kakamigahara

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

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

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 –
2024 – Qualified

World League

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

Hockey Nations Cup

2022 –
2023–24 – 5th place

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

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 14 June 2024.^[3]

Head coach: Jude Menezes^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Eika Nakamura	4 March 1996 (aged 28)	54	0	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
5	DF	Yu Asai	8 January 1996 (aged 28)	124	8	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
7	DF	Miyu Suzuki	8 January 1999 (aged 25)	74	7	Sony HC Bravia Ladies
9	FW	Yuri Nagai (Captain)	26 May 1992 (aged 32)	232	78	Sony HC Bravia Ladies
10	MF	Hazuki Nagai	15 August 1994 (aged 29)	219	65	Sakai Town
11	DF	Shihori Oikawa	12 March 1989 (aged 35)	186	55	Tokyo Verdy Hockey Team
13	DF	Miki Kozuka	13 January 1996 (aged 28)	116	2	GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
17	FW	Shiho Kobayakawa	12 April 1999 (aged 25)	49	11	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
19	FW	Kanon Mori	1 May 1996 (aged 28)	62	22	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
21	FW	Mai Toriyama	13 April 1995 (aged 29)	61	16	Nanto Bank SHOOTING STARS
23	MF	Saki Tanaka	18 September 1998 (aged 25)	18	2	GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
25	DF	Kana Urata	27 December 1998 (aged 25)	51	9	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
26	MF	Amiru Shimada	23 June 1998 (aged 26)	50	7	Nanto Bank SHOOTING STARS
29	MF	Sakurako Omoto	19 March 1998 (aged 26)	77	2	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
36	FW	Miyu Hasegawa	20 November 2001 (aged 22)	28	9	Sony HC Bravia Ladies
37	DF	Rika Ogawa	28 July 1994 (aged 29)	23	2	Sony HC Bravia Ladies

See also

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "The 33rd Olympic Games (2024/Paris) Women's Hockey "Sakura Japan" Japan National Team" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Hockey Association. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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