Toray Arrows Men's Volleyball Club

They play in V.League Division 1. The owner of the team is Toray Industries.

Toray Arrows

Short name	Toray (東レ)
Founded	1947
Ground	Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Manager Head Coach	Shintaro Watanabe Ayumu Shinoda [ja]
Captain	Yudai Minemura
League	V.League Division 1
2022–23	5th place
Website	Club home page
Championships
3

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.

• 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

Current roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Position
1	Takahiro Namba [ja]	(1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 25)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Middle blocker
2	Kentaro Takahashi	(1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 29)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Middle blocker
3	Takumi Yamaguchi [ja]	(1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 (age 26)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Libero
4	Keisuke Sakai [ja]	(1996-08-25) August 25, 1996 (age 27)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Setter
5	Yuta Yoneyama	(1984-08-29) August 29, 1984 (age 39)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
6	Shunsuke Watanabe	(1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Libero
7	Yudai Minemura [ja] (c)	(1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 29)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
8	Koyu Manago [ja]	(1998-09-14) September 14, 1998 (age 25)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Setter
9	Shoma Tomita	(1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 26)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
10	Tobias Takeshi [ja]	(2001-02-08) February 8, 2001 (age 23)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
11	Xu Ke	(2001-03-01) March 1, 2001 (age 23)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Outside hitter
14	Krisztián Pádár	(1996-11-14) November 14, 1996 (age 27)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Opposite
15	Haku Ri	(1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
16	Reimondo Kamijo [ja]	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999 (age 24)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
17	Hiroki Ozawa [ja]	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
18	Keigo Nishimoto [ja]	(1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 25)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Middle blocker
Head coach:   Ayumu Shinoda

Former roster

Team roster – Season 2022-2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Position
1	Takahiro Namba	(1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 25)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Middle blocker
2	Kentaro Takahashi	(1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 29)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Middle blocker
3	Takumi Yamaguchi	(1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 (age 26)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Libero
4	Keisuke Sakai	(1996-08-25) August 25, 1996 (age 27)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Setter
5	Yuta Yoneyama	(1984-08-29) August 29, 1984 (age 39)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
6	Dai Tezuka	(1988-11-18) November 18, 1988 (age 35)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Outside hitter
7	Yudai Minemura (c)	(1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 29)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
8	Koyu Manago	(1998-09-14) September 14, 1998 (age 25)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Setter
9	Shoma Tomita	(1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 26)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
10	Tobias Takeshi [ja]	(2001-02-08) February 8, 2001 (age 23)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
14	Krisztián Pádár	(1996-11-14) November 14, 1996 (age 27)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Opposite
15	Haku Ri	(1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
16	Reimondo Kamijo	(1999-09-16) September 16, 1999 (age 24)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
17	Hiroki Ozawa	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
18	Keigo Nishimoto	(1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 25)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Middle blocker
21	Naonobu Fujii	(1992-01-05) January 5, 1992 (age 32)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Setter
Head coach:   Ayumu Shinoda

Local Players

  Yuta Yoneyama (2007–present)
  Naonobu Fujii (2014–2023)

Foreign Players

  Lloy Ball (1996-1999)
  Pavel Abramov (2003-2005)
  Vladimir Nikolov (2006-2007)

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