List of Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters

This article is about Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters. For information on the accomplishment proper, see No-hitter.

In baseball, throwing a no-hitter is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not yield a hit in the course of one game. A no-hitter is rare in NPB, occurring 101 times since Eiji Sawamura's first cycle during the single league era in 1936.

Eiji Sawamura threw the first two no-hitters in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined no-hitters are not considered as official no-hitters by Nippon Professional Baseball.

Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters

Michio Nishizawa was the first player to throw a no-hitter for the Nagoya Baseball Club.

In 2012, Toshiya Sugiuchi became only the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in an interleague game.

Key to symbols in player table

†	Inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
*	Denotes a perfect game
(x)	Number of no-hitters recorded to that point (if the player recorded more than one)

No-hitters with complete game shutout win

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have thrown no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent

Player	Date	Team	League	Opponent	Ref
Eiji Sawamura† (1)	September 25, 1936	Tokyo Kyojin	Japanese Baseball League	Osaka Tigers	[1]
Eiji Sawamura† (2)	May 1, 1937				[1]
Victor Starffin†	July 3, 1937			Korakuen Eagles	[1]
Mitsuhiko Ishida (1)	July 16, 1937	Hankyu Baseball Club		Tokyo Senators	[1]
Hiroshi Nakao† (1)	November 3, 1939	Tokyo Kyojin			[1]
Tadashi Kameda (1)	March 18, 1940	Eagles		Lion Baseball Club	[1]
Katsusaburo Asano	April 14, 1940	Hankyu Baseball Club		Osaka Tigers	[1]
Eiji Sawamura† (3)	July 6, 1940	Tokyo Kyojin		Nagoya Baseball Club	[1]
Hachiro Miwa	August 3, 1940	Osaka Tigers		Tokyo Kyojin	[1]
Mitsuhiko Ishida (2)	August 22, 1940	Hankyu Baseball Club		Lion Baseball Club	[1]
Tadashi Kameda (2)	April 14, 1941	Kurowashi Baseball Club		Hanshin Baseball Club	[1]
Hiroshi Nakao† (2)	July 16, 1941	Tokyo Kyojin		Nagoya Baseball Club	[1]
Kotaro Mori	October 27, 1941	Hankyu Baseball Club			[1]
Michio Nishizawa†	July 18, 1942	Nagoya Baseball Club		Hankyu Baseball Club	[1]
Yoshio Tenpo	May 2, 1943	Hankyu Baseball Club		Nankai Baseball Club	[1]
Hideo Fujimoto† (1)	May 22, 1943	Tokyo Kyojin		Nagoya Baseball Club	[1]
Takehiko Bessho†	May 26, 1943	Nankai Baseball Club		Yamato Baseball Club	[1]
Shinichi Ishimaru	October 12, 1943	Nagoya Baseball Club			[1]
Shosei Go†	June 16, 1946	Osaka Tigers		Senators	[1]
Tadayoshi Kajioka	August 24, 1948			Nankai Hawks	[1]
Juzo Sanada† (1)	September 6, 1948	Taiyo Robins		Osaka Tigers	[1]
Hideo Fujimoto†* (2)	June 28, 1950	Yomiuri Giants	Central League	Nishi Nippon Pirates	[1]
Masaichi Kaneda† (1)	September 5, 1951	Kokutetsu Swallows		Osaka Tigers	[1]
Giichi Hayashi	April 27, 1952	Daiei Stars	Pacific League	Hankyu Braves	[1]
Juzo Sanada† (2)	May 7, 1952	Osaka Tigers	Central League	Hiroshima Carp	[1]
Takumi Otomo	July 26, 1952	Yomiuri Giants		Shochiku Robins	[1]
Noboru Yamashita	August 7, 1954	Kintetsu Pearls	Pacific League	Takahashi Unions	[1]
Shigeru Sugishita†	May 10, 1955	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Kokutetsu Swallows	[1]
Mamoru Otsu	June 4, 1955	Nishitetsu Lions	Pacific League	Kintetsu Pearls	[1]
Fumio Takechi*	June 19, 1955	Kintetsu Pearls		Daiei Stars	[1]
Teruo Owaki	May 3, 1956	Kokutetsu Swallows	Central League	Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Yoshitomo Miyaji*	September 19, 1956			Hiroshima Carp	[1]
Masaichi Kaneda†* (2)	August 21, 1957			Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Hiroomi Oyane	October 12, 1957	Chunichi Dragons		Osaka Tigers	[1]
Nishimura Sadaaki*	July 19, 1958	Nishitetsu Lions	Pacific League	Toei Flyers	[1]
Gentaro Shimada*	August 11, 1960	Taiyo Whales	Central League	Osaka Tigers	[1]
Yoshimi Moritaki*	June 20, 1961	Kokutetsu Swallows		Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Yoshio Inoue	May 16, 1964	Nishitetsu Lions	Pacific League	Hankyu Braves	[1]
Toshitake Nakayama	August 18, 1964	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Yomiuri Giants	[1]
Gene Bacque	June 28, 1965	Hanshin Tigers			[1]
Yoshiro Sotokoba† (1)	October 2, 1965	Hiroshima Carp		Hanshin Tigers	[1]
Kichiro Sasaki*	May 1, 1966	Taiyo Whales		Hiroshima Carp	[1]
Tsutomu Tanaka*	May 12, 1966	Nishitetsu Lions	Pacific League	Nankai Hawks	[1]
Toshihiko Sei	June 12, 1966			Kintetsu Buffaloes	[1]
Tadao Wako	September 17, 1967			Hankyu Braves	[1]
Tsuneo Horiuchi†	October 10, 1967	Yomiuri Giants	Central League	Hiroshima Carp	[1]
Kunio Jonouchi	May 16, 1968			Taiyo Whales	[1]
Keishi Suzuki† (1)	August 8, 1968	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Pacific League	Toei Flyers	[1]
Yoshiro Sotokoba† (2)	September 14, 1968	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Central League	Taiyo Whales	[1]
Fumio Narita	August 16, 1969	Lotte Orions	Pacific League	Hankyu Braves	[1]
Hidetake Watanabe	May 18, 1970	Yomiuri Giants	Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	[1]
Hiroshi Kito	June 9, 1970	Taiyo Whales		Yakult Atoms	[1]
Koichiro Sasaki*	October 6, 1970	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Pacific League	Nankai Hawks	[1]
Kazuhiro Fujimoto	August 19, 1971	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Central League	Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Yoshimasa Takahashi*	August 21, 1971	Toei Flyers	Pacific League	Nishitetsu Lions	[1]
Keishi Suzuki† (2)	September 9, 1971	Kintetsu Buffaloes			[1]
Yoshiro Sotokoba† (3)	April 29, 1972	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Central League	Yomiuri Giants	[1]
Naoki Takahashi	June 16, 1973	Nittaku Home Flyers	Pacific League	Kintetsu Buffaloes	[1]
Yutaka Enatsu	August 30, 1973	Hanshin Tigers	Central League	Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Soroku Yagisawa*	October 10, 1973	Lotte Orions	Pacific League	Taiheiyo Club Lions	[1]
Toshio Kanbe	April 20, 1975	Kintetsu Buffaloes		Nankai Hawks	[1]
Hajime Kato	April 18, 1976	Yomiuri Giants	Central League	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	[1]
Yoshinori Toda	May 11, 1976	Hankyu Braves	Pacific League	Nankai Hawks	[1]
Yutaro Imai*	August 31, 1978			Lotte Orions	[1]
Kuo Tai-yuan	June 4, 1985	Seibu Lions		Nippon-Ham Fighters	[1]
Yukio Tanaka	June 9, 1985	Nippon-Ham Fighters		Kintetsu Buffaloes	[1]
Shinichi Kondoh	August 9, 1987	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Yomiuri Giants	[1]
Toshiro Yufune	June 14, 1992	Hanshin Tigers		Hiroshima Toyo Carp	[1]
Hiromi Makihara*	May 18, 1994	Yomiuri Giants			[1]
Yukihiro Nishizaki	July 5, 1995	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific League	Seibu Lions	[1]
Yoshinori Sato	August 26, 1995	Orix BlueWave		Kintetsu Buffaloes	[1]
Terry Bross	September 9, 1995	Yakult Swallows	Central League	Yomiuri Giants	[1]
Hisanobu Watanabe	June 11, 1996	Seibu Lions	Pacific League	Orix BlueWave	[1]
Shigeki Noguchi	August 11, 1996	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Yomiuri Giants	[1]
Kazuhisa Ishii	September 2, 1997	Yakult Swallows		Yokohama BayStars	[1]
Tetsuro Kawajiri	May 26, 1998	Hanshin Tigers		Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Shinji Sasaoka	May 8, 1999	Hiroshima Toyo Carp			[1]
Melvin Bunch	April 7, 2000	Chunichi Dragons		Yokohama BayStars	[1]
Narciso Elvira	June 20, 2000	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	Pacific League	Seibu Lions	[1]
Kenshin Kawakami	August 1, 2002	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Yomiuri Giants	[1]
Kei Igawa	October 4, 2004	Hanshin Tigers		Hiroshima Toyo Carp	[1]
Rick Guttormson	May 25, 2006	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Interleague	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	[1]
Masahiro Yamamoto	September 16, 2006	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Hanshin Tigers	[1]
Kenta Maeda	April 6, 2012	Hiroshima Toyo Carp		Yokohama DeNA BayStars	[1]
Toshiya Sugiuchi	May 30, 2012	Yomiuri Giants	Interleague	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	[1]
Yuki Nishi	October 8, 2012	Orix Buffaloes	Pacific League	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	[1]
Daisuke Yamai	June 28, 2013	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	[1]
Takayuki Kishi	May 2, 2014	Saitama Seibu Lions	Pacific League	Chiba Lotte Marines	[1]
Shun Yamaguchi	July 27, 2018	Yomiuri Giants	Central League	Chunichi Dragons	[1]
Kodai Senga	September 6, 2019	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	Pacific League	Chiba Lotte Marines	[1]
Yūdai Ōno	September 16, 2019	Chunichi Dragons	Central League	Hanshin Tigers	[1]
Yasuhiro Ogawa	August 15, 2020	Yakult Swallows		Yokohama DeNA BayStars	[1]
Rōki Sasaki*	April 10, 2022	Chiba Lotte Marines	Pacific League	Orix Buffaloes	[1]
Nao Higashihama	May 11, 2022	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks		Saitama Seibu Lions	[1]
Shota Imanaga	June 7, 2022	Yokohama DeNA Baystars	Interleague	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	[1]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1)	June 18, 2022	Orix Buffaloes	Pacific League	Saitama Seibu Lions	[1]
Cody Ponce	August 27, 2022	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters		Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	[1]
Shuta Ishikawa	August 18, 2023	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks		Saitama Seibu Lions	[1]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2)	September 9, 2023	Orix Buffaloes		Chiba Lotte Marines	[1]
Shosei Togo	May 24, 2024	Yomiuri Giants	Central League	Hanshin Tigers	[1]
Daichi Ohsera	June 7, 2024	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Interleague	Chiba Lotte Marines	[1]

Combined no-hitters

Daisuke Yamai (left) and Hitoki Iwase combined to pitch a perfect game no-hitter in game 5 of the 2007 Japan Series to win the series.

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have combined to throw no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent

Players	Date	Team	League	Opponent	Ref
Miyoshi Nakagawa† Shigezo Ishihara	June 22, 1941	Kurowashi Baseball Club	Japanese Baseball League	Nagoya Baseball Club	[2]
Takashi Eda Kotaro Mori	August 2, 1941	Hankyu Baseball Club			[2]
Tomoya Yagi Hisashi Takeda Michael Nakamura	April 15, 2006	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific League	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	[3]
Daisuke Yamai* Hitoki Iwase*	November 1, 2007	Chunichi Dragons	2007 Japan Series	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	[4]

No-hitters when the opposing team scores

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have combined to throw no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent

Players	Date	Team	League	Opponent	Ref
Yoshikichi Miyaguchi Shotaro Hirano	May 6, 1939	Nankai Baseball Club	Japanese Baseball League	Hankyu Baseball Club
Tadashi Kameda	August 3, 1939	Eagles		Nagoya Kinko Baseball Club
Minoru Murayama†	May 21, 1959	Osaka Tigers	Central League	Yomiuri Giants
Noboru Makino Shigemasa Yamamoto	May 13, 1964	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Pacific League	Nankai Hawks

See also

• Baseball portal

• List of Nippon Professional Baseball perfect games
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters