is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The club was founded in 1948.
In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hisamitsu Springs" and unveiled a new team mascot and logo. On August 7, 2020 Hisamitsu Springs concluded " a cooperation agreement with Tosu City to further revitalize the region and economy through the volleyball business, and we will proceed with concrete efforts".
Hisamitsu Springs won the V.Premier League final for the seventh time on April 13, 2018, beating Toray Arrows.
The owner of the team is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.
Home arena On May 10, 2023, the Salonpas Arena was opened to the public in Tosu, Saga. With a maximum of 1400 seats, the new arena is the home arena of Hisamitsu Springs.
Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premiere League Champions (8): 2001–2002, 2006–2007, 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2021-2022 Runners-up (6): 2000–2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2016-2017 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship Champions (3): 2006, 2007 and 2013 Runner-up (1): 2009 Empress's Cup Champions (8): 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 Runners-up (1): 2007-08 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) Champions (5): 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 2012 Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014 and 2016 AVC Club Volleyball Championship Champions (2): 2002 and 2014 Runners-up (2): 2015 and 2017
League results LeaguePositionTeamsMatchesWinLoseJapan League15th (1981–82) 6th 8 2161516th (1982–83)8th 8 2102118th (1984–85)8th 8 2131821st (1987–88)8th 8 1421225th (1991–92)6th 8 1441026th (1992–93)8th 8 14113V・League1st (1994–95)8th 8 210217th (2000–01) Runner-up 10 181268th (2001–02)Champion 9 161159th (2002–03)4th 8 2114710th (2003–04)3rd 10 1812611th (2004–05)6th 10 27141312th (2005–06)Runner-up 10 27216V・Premier2006-07Champion 10 272072007-083rd 10 271892008-09Runner-up 10 271982009-104th 8 282082010-113rd 8 2616102011-12Runner-up 8 211562012-13Champion 8 282172013-14Champion 8 282352014-15Runner-up 8 272252015-16Champion 8 211562016-17Runner-up 8 211472017-18Champion 8 21210V.League Division 1 (V1)2018–19Champion 11 20 18 22019–207th 12 21 10 112020–218th 12 21 10 112021-22Champion12332110SV.League2024-25 3rd144430142025-26 Champion1444368
Current squad 2025-2026 squad as of December 2024
Head coach: Kumi Nakada No.NamePositionDate of birthHeight (m)2 Ayaka ArakiMiddle Blocker3 Ayane KitamadoOutside Hitter4 Stephanie SamedyOpposite Hitter5 Sae NakajimaOutside Hitter6 Megumi FukazawaOutside Hitter7 Minami NishimuraLibero8 Shion HirayamaMiddle Blocker9 Manami MandaiSetter10 Aki MomiiSetter11 Erika Sakae (C)Setter12 Olga StrantzaliOutside Hitter13 Mika YoshitakeOutside Hitter19 Miina InoueMiddle Blocker20 Aoi TakahashiLibero22 Hattaya BamrungsukMiddle Blocker
Former players
Domestic players
Shizuka Hyodo (2007–2009) Maiko Hanzawa (2007–2009) Ai Yamamoto (2008–2009) Aya Mikami (2006–2009) Eri Tokugawa (2006–2009) Naoko Hashimoto (2003–2009) Miki Ishii (2008–2010) Shuka Oyama (2001–2010) Miyuki Kano (2006–2010) Kanako Omura (2000–2010) Yuko Sano (2006–2010) Mizuho Ishida (2009–2015) Kanako Hirai (2007–2014) Maiko Kano (2012–2015) Risa Ishibashi (2012–2017 Chizuru Koto (2009–2019) Akane Ukishima (2015–2018) Transferred to Kurobe AquaFairies Fumika Moriya (2014–2019) Transferred to Denso Airybees Sayaka Tsutsui (2016–2019) Transferred to PFU BlueCats Risa Shinnabe (2009–2020) Nana Iwasaka (2009–2021) Kotoki Zayasu (2008–2016, 2017–2021) Ayano Nakaoji Kojima (2013–2017, 2019–2021) Yuki Ishii (2010-2023) Foreign players
Ana Paula Lopes Ferreira (2006–2007, 2011–2012) Elisângela Oliveira (2009–2011) (2013–2014) Fabiana Claudino (2019–2020)
Nataša Osmokrović (1996–1997)
Kenia Carcaces (2005–2006)
Olga Strantzali (2025-2026)
Yelena Pavlova (2007–2008)
Francien Huurman (2002–2003)
Brankica Mihajlović (2014–2015)
Chitaporn Kamlangmak (2023-2024) Hattaya Bamrungsuk (2025-)
Logan Tom (2008–2009) Foluke Akinradewo (2017–2019) McKenzie Adams (2023-2024) Stephanie Samedy (2024-2026)
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