Japan women's national under-21 field hockey team

The Japan women's national under-21 field hockey team represent Japan in women's international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Japan Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Japan.

Japan

Association	Japan Hockey Association
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Junior World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2016)
Best result	7th (2023)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1992)
Best result	2nd (2015)
Medal record Junior Asia Cup 2015 Changzhou 1996 Shirane 2023 Kakamigahara

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1989 to 2013		did not qualify
2016	Santiago, Chile	9th	5	2	1	2	9	6	Squad
2022	Potchefstroom, South Africa	withdrew[1]
2023	Santiago, Chile	7th	6	3	0	3	11	8	Squad
2025	Santiago, Chile	qualified
Total		7th place	11	5	1	5	20	14

Junior Asia Cup

Junior Asia Cup record[2]
Year	Host	Position
1992	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th
1996	Shirane, Japan	3rd
2000	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th
2004	Hyderabad, India	4th
2008	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th
2012	Bangkok, Thailand	4th
2015	Changzhou, China	2nd
2023	Kakamigahara, Japan	3rd
2024	Muscat, Oman	4th
Best result		2nd

Current squad

2023 Junior World Cup squad

The squad was announced on 28 September 2023.^[3]

Head coach: Kazunori Kobayashi

1. Misaki Saito (GK)
2. Maiko Mikami
3. Maho Ueno
4. Mayuri Horikawa
5. Wakana Kondo
6. Saya Iwasaki
7. Hiroka Murayama
8. Sora Suzuki
9. Mao Kitayama
10. Natsumi Oshima
11. Haruka Kawaguchi
12. Mizuki Morita (GK)
13. Mimiami Otsuka
14. Mai Wakasa
15. Risa Sasaki
16. Mei Matsunami
17. Hanami Saito
18. Ai Hiramatsu
19. Rei Yoshida
20. Sana Hayasuke

See also

• Japan women's national field hockey team