or stylized as TORAY ARROWS SHIZUOKA is a men's volleyball team based in Mishima city, Shizuoka, Japan. They play in SV.League, the highest Japanese men's volleyball league. The owner of the team is Toray Industries.
History The team was founded in 1947 as "Toray Kuryukai" at the Shiga Plant of Toray Industries, Inc. The name "Kuryukai" comes from the nine players in the team and the "Crane Wing Formation" in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War".
In 1961, the team won the title in the 9-player division of the All-Japan Championship and the 6-player and 9-player divisions of the National Sports Festival. In 1963, the team won its second title in the 9-player division of the All-Japan Championship and moved its home base to Mishima the following year.
In the Japan Industrial League (then V.Challenge League), the team was promoted in the 6th league in 1974 but was relegated five years later and returned in 1988. In the first V LEAGUE, the team advanced to the final in first place but finished fourth in the final league. After a slump, the team finished second in the 5th, 6th, and 8th V LEAGUE. In the 10th V LEAGUE, the team narrowly missed the relegation playoffs. However, in the 11th V LEAGUE, under the slogan "Total Power", the team achieved its first championship by continuing its winning streak of 20 games from the opening of the league.
In the 2008/09 season, the team won its second championship in four seasons by defeating Sakai in the championship game. The team won its third championship in eight seasons in the 2016/17 season. The team aims to be loved by everyone and grateful for the environment in which they can play volleyball. This season, under the slogan "BREAK THE TARGET", the team aims to break through the target of winning the championship.
Toray Arrows joined Asian Club Championship to represent Japan for the first time in 2018 and ranked the 5th place.
Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League Champions (×3): 2004–05, 2008–09, 2016–17 Runners-up (×6): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12 Kurowashiki Tournament Champions (×6): 1961, 1963, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 Runners-up (×4): 1953, 1959, 2004, 2009 Emperor's Cup Champions (×2): 2008, 2013 Runner-up (×3): 2012, 2019, 2022
Team roster Current roster The following is team roster of 2025–26 SV.League
Updated : November 10, 2025
No.NameDate of birthHeightPosition1Middle blocker2Setter3 (sub-c)Libero4Setter6Outside hitter8 (c)Outside hitter10Outside hitter11Kirill KletsOpposite hitter12Outside hitter13Taylor AverillMiddle blocker15Haku RiMiddle blocker16Middle blocker17Outside hitter19Libero20Setter22Middle blocker24Julio Cesar Cardenas MoralesOutside hitter Head coach:
Former roster Team roster – Season 2023-2024 No.NameDate of birthHeightPosition1Middle blocker2Kentaro TakahashiMiddle blocker3Libero4Setter5Yuta YoneyamaOutside hitter6Shunsuke WatanabeLibero7 (c)Outside hitter8Setter9Shoma TomitaOutside hitter10Outside hitter11 Xu KeOutside hitter14 Opposite15Haku RiMiddle blocker16Middle blocker17Outside hitter18Middle blocker Head coach: Ayumu Shinoda
Team roster – Season 2022-2023 NameDate of birthHeightPositionMiddle blockerMiddle blockerLiberoSetterOutside hitterOutside hitter (c)Outside hitterSetterOutside hitter10Outside hitter14 Opposite15Middle blocker16Middle blocker17Outside hitter18Middle blocker21Setter Head coach: Ayumu Shinoda
Notable players
Local players Yuta Yoneyama (2007–present) Naonobu Fujii (2014–2023)
Foreign players Lloy Ball (1996–1999) Pavel Abramov (2003–2005) Vladimir Nikolov (2006–2007)
League results Champion Runner-up
LeaguePosition TeamsMatchesWinLoseV.League1st (1994–95)4th8211562nd (1995–96)5th82111103rd (1996–97)6th82110114th (1997–98)7th8215165th (1998–99)Runner-up10181356th (1999-00)Runner-up1018126 7th (2000–01)3rd1018135 8th (2001–02)Runner-up1018144 9th (2002–03)5th821129 10th (2003–04)7th8211011 11th (2004–05) Champion828253 12th (2005–06)6th8281513 V・Premier2006-07Ruuner-up8 28226 2007-08Runner-up8281711 2008-09 Champion828207 2009-103rd8281992010-113rd8241592011-12Runner-up8211922012-133rd82817112013-144th82815132014-157th8218132015–163rd8271892016–17 Champion8282172017–185th826188V.League Division 12018–193rd103420142019–206th102712152020–215th103317162021–224th103625112022–235th10362313SV.League 2024-25 8th104412322025-26 8th10441331
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