is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. The team is the reigning champion of the V.League 1 after winning the 2019-20 and 2020–21 seasons. Honours Domestic competitions Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League/V.LEAGUE Division 1 Champion (3): 2010-11, 2019-20, 2020-21 Runners-up (4): 2006-07, 2009–10, 2017–18, 2021-22 Business League/V1 League/V.Challenge League/V.Challenge League I/V.LEAGUE Division 2 Champion (4): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2015–16 Runners-up (1): 1995–96 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship Champion (5): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 Runners-up (5): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 Empress's Cup Champion (1): 2020 International competitions Asian Championship 1 appearance 2010 — Third place League results Current squad 2021-2022 Squad as of 15 June 2021 Head coach: Tomoko Yoshihara Notable players Domestic players Naomi Eto Junko Moriyama Chikako Kumamae Kaoru Sugayama Makiko Horai Seiko Kawamura Yoko Senno Miyabi Kubo Shoko Kosake Ritsuko Endo Chika Kamimoto Yuki Nishiyama Rie Takaki (2003–2011) Asami Kawahara Yuki Kawai (2008–2011) Maiko Sakashita Chihiro Kato Yoshie Takeshita (2002–2012) Masami Taniguchi Ai Yamamoto/Ai Ōtomo (2009–2013) Chie Yoshizawa Keiki Nishiyama Yuki Ishikawa Naoko Hashimoto Mai Okumura (ja) (2012–2018) Megumi Kurihara (2018-2019) Misaki Tanaka (2013–2020) Anna Ogawa (2013–2021) Foreign players Tatiana Alves Dos Santos (2008–2009) Eva Yaneva (2012–2013) Kenny Moreno Pino (2006–2008) Jovana Brakočević (2011–2012) Brankica Mihajlović (2017–2019) Yeon-Koung Kim (2009–2011) Onuma Sittirak (2014–2017) Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (2018–2020) Thatdao Nuekjang (2020-) Dilara Bilge (2013-2014) Andrea Drews (2019-2022) Karsta Lowe (2019-2022) References Japanese volleyball teams Volleyball clubs established in 1956 1956 establishments in Japan Sports teams in Hyōgo Prefecture Japan Tobacco