Japan - V.Premier League 2015-2016

    Matchday 15, December 13, 2015


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 Denso Airybees (26-24, 25-13, 25-11)
    Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 18 (3b, 1a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 11, Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 9 (1b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 9 (1b, 1a), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 7 (2b), Risa Ishibashi (Hisamitsu) 2 (2a), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 2 (2a)
    Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 12 (5b, 1a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 8 (2b), Nanaka Sakamoto (Denso) 5, Suzuka Hashimoto (Denso) 5 (1b)
    Mia Jerkov did not play


    Ageo Medics 0-3 Okayama Seagulls (16-25, 17-25, 17-25)
    Erika Araki (Ageo) 10 (3b, 1a), Shiho Kondoh (Ageo) 7, Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 6 (1a), Kyoko Aoyagi (Ageo) 6 (1b)
    Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 21 (3b, 2a), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 9 (3b, 1a), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 9m Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 8, Kanako Konno (Okayama) 6 (1b, 1a), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (1a)


    NEC Red Rockets 1-3 Hitachi Rivale (23-25, 25-18, 24-26, 22-25)
    Yeliz Basa (NEC) 24 (4b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 17, Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 10 (1b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 10 (3b, 3a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 6
    Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 22 (5b), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 15, Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 13 (2b), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 11, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 7 (1b), Mai Hikichi (Hitachit) 2 (2a), Mirei Sasaki (Hitachi) 2 (1b), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 2 (1b)


    Toray Arrows 3- 0 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-20, 25-19, 25-17)
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 19 (1b, 1a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 12 (2b, 1a), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 11 (1b, 1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 9 (1b), Arisa Takada (Toray) 6 (1b)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 20 (1a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 12 (1b), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 7 (1b), Tomomi Etoh (Toyota) 3 (1a)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 33, 11, 39-23
    2. Toray Arrows, 32, 11, 37-18
    3. Hitachi Rivale 27, 10, 35-26
    4. NEC Red Rockets 23, 6, 29-33
    5. Okayama Seagulls 21, 7, 30-32
    6. Ageo Medics 16, 5, 26-35
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Denso Airybees 15, 6, 23-37
    8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 13, 4, 24-39


    The league is off until January, but there are only 6 matches left in the regular season before the Final 6 starts.

    Matchday 16, January 9, 2016
    Ageo Medics 0-3 Hitachi Rivale (6-25, 18-25, 9-25)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 8, Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 5, Kyoko Aoyagi (Ageo) 3, Erika Araki (Ageo) 2
    Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 13 (3b), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 11, Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 10 (1b, 2a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10 (2a), Miya Satoh (Hitachi) 5 (2b, 2a)


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 Hisamitsu Springs (21-25, 22-25, 20-25)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 20 (1b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 8 (1b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 8 (1b, 1a), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 7, Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) 4 (1b, 2a)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 18 (1b), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 14, Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 9 (2b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 8 (1b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 8 (2b, 1a)

    NEC Red Rockets 1-3 Toray Arrows (21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-25)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 18 (1b), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 16 (2b), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 12 (1b, 2a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 6 (1b, 1a), Kaori Ueno (NEC) 4, Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 3 (2b, 1a)
    Arisa Takada (Toray) 18 (1b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 18, Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 13, Saori Kimura (Toray) 11 (1b), Kaho Ohno (Toray) 6 (1b), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 4 (2b)


    Okayama Seagulls 0-3 Denso Airybees (20-25, 19-25, 22-25)
    Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 10, Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 13 (1b, 1a), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 8 (1b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 7, Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (2a)
    Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 20, Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 13 (2b, 1a), Nanaka Sakamoto (Denso) 13 (1a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 9 (3b), Risa Ishii (Denso) 4, Mamiko Morita (Denso) 2 (2a)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 36, 12, 42-23 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    2. Toray Arrows, 35, 12, 40-19 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    3. Hitachi Rivale 30, 11, 38-26
    4. NEC Red Rockets 23, 6, 30-36
    5. Okayama Seagulls 21, 7, 30-35
    6. Denso Airybees 18, 7, 26-37
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 16, 5, 26-38
    8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 13, 4, 24-42

    Matchday 17, January 10, 2016
    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 3-1 Hitachi Rivale (21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-14)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 27 (1b, 1a), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 15 (3a), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 11 (1b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 7, Akari Takeuchi (Toyota) 7 (2b), Natsumi Fujita (Toyota) 5 (4a)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 14, Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 13 (1b, 1a), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 11, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 9 (1b)


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-0 Ageo Medics (26-24, 25-21, 25-19)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 18 (2a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 16 (3b, 2a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 13 (2b, 2a), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 4 (1b, 1a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 3 (1b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 3 (2a)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 17 (1b), Erika Araki (Ageo) 15 (7b), Ayaka “Jackie” Matsumoto (Ageo) 7 (1a), Yuki Araki (Ageo) 7 (1b), Koyomi Tominaga (Ageo) 2 (2a)


    Denso Airybees 1-3 Toray Arrows (17-25, 27-25, 21-25, 14-25)
    Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 18 (1b, 1a), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 17 (1b), Risa Ishii (Denso) 7 (3b), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 7 (2b), Nanaka Sakamoto (Denso) 6 (1b)
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 24 (1b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 20 (2b, 4a), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 13 (2a), Arisa Takada (Toray) 11, Kaho Ohno (Toray) 8 (1b, 1a)


    Okayama Seagulls 3-0 NEC Red Rockets (25-18, 25-16, 25-14)
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 12 (1b, 1a), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 11 (1b, 1a), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 9, Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 9, Akiko Kohno (Okayama) 7 (1b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 4 (1b, 1a)
    Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 10 (1a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 9 (2b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 8, Sarina Koga (NEC) 3


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Hisamitsu Springs 39, 13, 45-23 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    2. Toray Arrows, 38, 13, 43-20 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    3. Hitachi Rivale 30, 11, 39-29 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    4. Okayama Seagulls 24, 8, 33-35
    5. NEC Red Rockets 23, 6, 30-39
    6. Denso Airybees 18, 7, 27-40
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 16, 5, 26-41
    8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 16, 5, 27-43

    Quote from jo1105

    What is happening with Bokan? Is she playing?


    In a quick answer, playing? Barely on the court.


    In the 6 matches she has played in, she has always been a substitute.
    Oct. 25, played in all 3 sets as a sub, 2 kills on 6 attempts, 2 serves, 1 service error, Serve Reception 2/3
    Oct. 31, played in 1 sets as a sub, 2 kills on 2 attempts
    Nov. 1, played in 2 sets as a sub, 0 kills on 2 attempts
    Nov. 7, played in 2 sets as a sub, 2 kills on 6 attempts
    Nov. 29, played in 2 sets as a sub, 1 kill on 3 attempts
    Dec. 13, played in 1 sets as a sub, 1 kill on 1 attempt


    So grand total 6 matches, 11 sets played (as a sub), 8 kills/20 attempts (0 hitting errors), 2 serves, 1 service error, serve reception 2/3 (67% effective)


    She probably made good money playing in Japan this year. But Hisamitsu is essentially starting a Japanese national team with Nagaoka, Kotoh, Shinnabe and Ishii. Iwasaka was previously on the national team and Zayasu as well as the libero.


    Hisamitsu is a top team, even last year their foreign player was Branicka Mihalovic only played in 12 matches and 20 sets total. 6 of those matches and 10 of those sets in the playoffs!


    So the team is good and may not need her, I hate to say. But if the quality of the team is good, maybe it improves her skills for the long run.

    Matchday 18, January 16, 2016 (3 remaining in regular season)
    NEC Red Rockets 3-2 Ageo Medics (20-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-10)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 21 (3b), Yeliz Basa (NEC) 15 (1b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 14 (5b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 11 (3b, 1a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 10 (1a), Mizuki Yanagita (NEC) 7 (1b), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 2 (1b)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 35 (1b, 1a), Erika Araki (Ageo) 16 (2b), Shiho Kondoh (Ageo) 12 (1b), Yuki Araki (Ageo) 8, Ayaka “Jackie” Matsumoto (Ageo) 7 (1b, 1a)


    Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 0-3 Denso Airybees (17-25, 19-25, 28-30)
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 24 (3b), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 11 (2b), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 4, Momoka Oda (Toyota) 4
    Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 16 (3b), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 11 (3b), Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 11 (1a), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 9 (1a), Nanaka Sakamoto (Denso) 6, Risa Ishii (Denso) 5 (1a)


    Hisamitsu Springs 0-3 Hitachi Rivale (24-26, 19-25, 15-25)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 23 (1b), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 6 (1a), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 4, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 4, Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) 3 (1b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 3 (1a), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 2
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 18, Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 12 (1b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10 (1b), Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 9 (1b), Mirei Sasaki (Hitachi) 3, Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 3 (1b)


    Okayama Seagulls 1-3 Toray Arrows (25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 21-25)
    Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 23 (2b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 10 (1b, 3a), Akiko Kohno (Okayama) 9 (2b, 2a), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 9, Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 6 (2b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 6, Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 6 (1b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 1
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 29 (3b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 15 (1b, 4a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 13 (1a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 12 (1b), Arisa Takada (Toray) 11 (2b, 1a)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 41, 14, 46-21 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 39, 13, 45-26 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    3. Hitachi Rivale 33, 12, 42-29 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    4. NEC Red Rockets 25, 7, 33-41
    5. Okayama Seagulls 24, 8, 34-38
    6. Denso Airybees 21, 8, 30-40
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 17, 5, 28-44
    8. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 16, 5, 27-46

    Matchday 19, January 17, 2016 (2 remaining in regular season)
    NEC Red Rockets 3-0 Denso Airybees (25-15, 25-18, 25-21)
    Sarina Koga (NEC) 16 (3b), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 16 (3b, 3a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 9 (2b), Yeliz Basa (NEC) 7 (3b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 7 (2a), Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC) 2 (1b)
    Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 10 (2b, 1a), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 8, Mizuho Ishida (Denso) 7 (2b), Risa Ishii (Denso) 5 (1a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 4, Nanaka Sakamoto (Denso) 1


    Okayama Seagulls 3-0 Hitachi Rivale (25-14, 32-30, 25-21)
    Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 18 (1a), Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 15 (3b, 1a), Yuko Asazu (Okayama) 9 (2b), Aki Kawabata (Okayama) 6 (1b), Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 6, Akiko Kohno (Okayama) 5 (1b), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 4 (3b, 1a)
    Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 14 (1b), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 12 (2b, 2a), Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 11 (2b), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 8 (1b), Megumi Kurihara (Hitachi) 5, Moemi Tohi (Hitachi) 4, Mirei Sasaki (Hitachi) 3 (1b), Mai Hikichi (Hitachi) 2 (1b, 1a), Naoko Hashimoto (Hitachi) 2 (1a)


    Hisamitsu Springs 2-3 Toray Arrows (19-25, 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 13-15)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 27 (2b), Rika Nomoto (Hisamitsu) 21 (2b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 17, Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 10 (2b), Chizuru Kotoh (Hisamitsu) 4 (1b), Yumi Mizuta (Hisamitsu) 3, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 2
    Saori Sakoda (Toray) 22 (1b), Nozomi Itoh (Toray) 19 (3b, 2a), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 16 (1a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 11 (1b, 1a), Arisa Takada (Toray) 10 (1a), Kanami Tashiro (Toray) 3 (2b)


    Ageo Medics 1-3 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (25-20, 19-25, 18-25, 20-25)
    Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 28 (1a), Erika Araki (Ageo) 17 (3b, 1a), Yuki Araki (Ageo) 8 (2b), Shiho Kondoh (Ageo) 5, Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 4, Ayaka “Jackie” Matsumoto (Ageo) 3
    Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 35 (4b, 1a), Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 15 (2b), Momoka Oda (Toyota) 6 (1b, 1a), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 3, Tomomi Etoh (Toyota) 3 (1b, 1a)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 43, 15, 49-23 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 40, 13, 47-29 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    3. Hitachi Rivale 33, 12, 42-32 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    4. NEC Red Rockets 28, 8, 36-41 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    5. Okayama Seagulls 27, 9, 37-38 * Clinched Final 6 Berth
    6. Denso Airybees 21, 8, 30-43
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 19, 6, 30-47
    8. Ageo Medics 17, 5, 29-47

    when is the next 2 games?

    Replay of all matches from last weekend (16-17th January, 2016)


    Matches on January 16th, 2016:
    Okayama Seagulls vs Toray Arrows Link
    Denso Airybees vs Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Link
    Hisamitsu Springs vs Hitachi Rivale Link
    Ageo Medics vs NEC Red Rockets Link

    Matches on January 17th, 2016:
    NEC Red Rockets vs Denso Airybees Link
    Okayama Seagulls vs Hitachi Rivale Link
    Ageo Medics vs Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Link
    Hisamitsu Springs vs Toray Arrows Link


    Cr: AVC Asian Women's Volleyball @YT (aka vievolleyball @FB)

    I'm staying in Japan right now, but can't read Japanese. Does anyone know if some games are held in Osaka?

    Odin, welcome to my country :thumbsup:


    Unfortunately, no games are held in Osaka for the rest of the season.


    1/23,24 Kariya(Aichi)&Akita(Akita)
    2/7　Kyoto
    2/13,14 Ota Ward(Tokyo)
    2/20,21 Nagano(Nagano)
    2/27,28 Komaki(Aichi)
    3/6 Tokorozawa(Saitama)
    3/12 Tokyo



    Enjoy your stay in Japan!

    Thanks a lot.


    Yes, I'm liking your country so far.Kyoto's fairly close, but too bad, I have too much schoolwork due on the next day.

    Quote from odin

    Thanks a lot.


    Yes, I'm liking your country so far.Kyoto's fairly close, but too bad, I have too much schoolwork due on the next day.


    Kyoto is only a 15 minute bullet train ride from Shin-Osaka station. JR Central Bullet Train Schedule


    The Shimadzu Arena in Kyoto is a 10 minute walk from JR Emmachi station (3 stops from Kyoto station on the JR Sagano Line 190 yen and 9 minutes)
    Map to Shimadzu Arena

    Quote from odin

    I'm staying in Japan right now, but can't read Japanese. Does anyone know if some games are held in Osaka?


    On the men's side, Feb. 6 & 7 will be in Osaka at the Osaka City Central Gymnasium. Toyota Gosei Trefuerza, Panasonic Panthers, Suntory Sunbirds and FC Tokyo will be playing in those matches there.