Japan Volleyball Association

Japan Association Volleyball

Sport	Volleyball
Jurisdiction	Japan
Abbreviation	JVA
Founded	1927
Affiliation	FIVB
Affiliation date	1951
Regional affiliation	AVC
Affiliation date	1952
Headquarters	Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
President	Shunichi Kawai [1]
Operating income	JP¥ 2.034 billion (2021) [2]
Official website
www.jva.or.jp/en/

The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) is the governing body for volleyball in Japan. It was founded in 1927, and has been a member of FIVB since 1951. It is also a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation. The JVA is responsible for organizing the Japan men's national volleyball team and Japan women's national volleyball team. ^[3]

History

• In 1921, Great Japan Volleyball Association was established and joined the Great Japan Sports Association.
• In 1946, Japan Volleyball Association was founded.
• In 1951, Japan Volleyball Association joint FIVB.
• In 1973, became an incorporated foundation.
• In 2011, became a public interest incorporated foundation.

Presidents

President	From	To
Ryōzō Hiranuma	1928	1942
Michio Sasaki	1943	1947
Masakazu Nishikawa	1948	1976
Shoji Iki	1978	1989
Yasutaka Matsudaira	1989	1995
Tsutomu Murai	1995	2003
Tachiki Masao	2003	2011
Taisaburo Nakano	2011	2013
Hamu Yuichiro	2013	2015
Kenji Kimura	2015	2017
Kenji Shimaoka	2017	2022
Shunichi Kawai	2022	Sitting president

National teams

For details please refer to main articles for dedicated teams.

Men's

• Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team
• Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team
• Japan men's national volleyball team

Women's

• Japan women's national under-19 volleyball team
• Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team
• Japan women's national volleyball team

Competitions

Current title holders

Competition	Season	Champions	Title	Runners-up
League
V.League Division 1	2021–22	Suntory Sunbirds	9th	Wolfdogs Nagoya
V.League Division 2	2021–22	Voreas Hokkaido		Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits
V.League Division 3	2021–22	Aisin Tealmare		Kinki Club Sfida
Cup
Emperor's Cup	2022	JTEKT Stings	2nd	Toray Arrows
Kurowashiki Tournament	2021	Suntory Sunbirds		JTEKT Stings

Competition	Season	Champions	Title	Runners-up
Women's league
V.League Division 1	2021–22	Hisamitsu Springs	8th	JT Marvelous
V.League Division 2	2021–22	Brilliant Aries		Gunma Bank Green Wings
Women's cup
Empress's Cup	2022	Hisamitsu Springs	1st	Toray Arrows
Kurowashiki Tournament	2021	Toray Arrows		PFU BlueCats

Source: Vleague, JVA

Sponsors

Year(s)	Companies	Ref.
2022–2025	Capcom	[4]
unknown–present	Hisamitsu
unknown–present	ANA
unknown–present	Chuo-Nittochi
unknown–present	Mynavi
unknown–present	Marudai Food
unknown–present	JTEKT
unknown–present	Japanet
unknown–present	Asics
unknown–present	Mizuno
unknown–present	Penalty
unknown–present	Mikasa
unknown–present	Molten
unknown–present	Tezuka Osamu Official

References

1. "JVA Board of Administration". Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
2. "第12期決算報告書 令和３年度（２０２１年度）" [Financial statements](PDF). www.jva.or.jp. Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
3. "About JVA". jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
4. "株式会社カプコンとのオフィシャルスポンサー契約締結のお知らせ" [Announcing the conclusion of an official sponsorship agreement with Capcom Co., Ltd.".]. Japan Volleyball Association (in Japanese). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

External links

• Official website (in English)