Japan women's national field hockey team

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	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Jude Menezes
Assistant coach(es)	Kazuyuki Ozawa
Manager	Yukari Yamamoto
Captain	Yuri Nagai
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	12 1 (19 August 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (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 3 Nations Cup 0 0 1 Total 6 8 7 Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Team 1986 Seoul Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2006 Doha Team 1990 Beijing Team 2002 Busan Team 2010 Guangzhou Team Asia Cup 2007 Hong Kong 2013 Kuala Lumpur 2022 Muscat 1985 Seoul 1989 Hong Kong 2004 New Delhi Asian Champions Trophy 2013 Kakamigahara 2021 Donghae 2010 Busan 2023 Ranchi 2011 Ordos 2016 Singapore 2024 Rajgir

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 –
• 2025 – Qualified

Asian Champions Trophy

• 2010 –
• 2011 –
• 2013 –
• 2016 –
• 2018 – 5th place
• 2021 –
• 2023 –
• 2024 –

World League

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

Hockey Nations Cup

• 2022 –
• 2023–24 – 5th place
• 2024–25 – 6th 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	(1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 28)	54	0	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
5	DF	Yu Asai	(1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 28)	124	8	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
7	DF	Miyu Suzuki	(1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 25)	74	7	Sony HC Bravia Ladies
9	FW	Yuri Nagai (Captain)	(1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 32)	232	78	Sony HC Bravia Ladies
10	MF	Hazuki Nagai	(1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 29)	219	65	Sakai Town
11	DF	Shihori Oikawa	(1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 35)	186	55	Tokyo Verdy Hockey Team
13	DF	Miki Kozuka	(1996-01-13)13 January 1996 (aged 28)	116	2	GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
17	FW	Shiho Kobayakawa	(1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 25)	49	11	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
19	FW	Kanon Mori	(1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 28)	62	22	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
21	FW	Mai Toriyama	(1995-04-13)13 April 1995 (aged 29)	61	16	Nanto Bank SHOOTING STARS
23	MF	Saki Tanaka	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 25)	18	2	GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
25	DF	Kana Urata	(1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 25)	51	9	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
26	MF	Amiru Shimada	(1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (aged 26)	50	7	Nanto Bank SHOOTING STARS
29	MF	Sakurako Omoto	(1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 26)	77	2	Coca–Cola Red Sparks
36	FW	Miyu Hasegawa	(2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 22)	28	9	Sony HC Bravia Ladies
37	DF	Rika Ogawa	(1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (aged 29)	23	2	Sony HC Bravia Ladies

See also

• Japan men's national field hockey team
• Japan women's national under-21 field hockey team