Japan women's national field hockey team

Japan
Nickname(s)	Sakura 桜 (kanji), 櫻 (old kanji), さくら (hiragana), サクラ (katakana) The Cherry Blossoms
Association	Japan Hockey Association
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Akira Takahashi
Assistant coach(es)	Genki Mitani; Yuri Nagai
Manager	Mina Kose
Captain	Yu Kudo
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	11 (3 October 2026)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	8th (2004)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1978)
Best result	5th (2006)
Asian Games
Appearances	12 (first in 1982)
Best result	1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	1st (2007, 2013, 2022)
Medal record
Asian Games
Asia Cup
Asian Champions Trophy

The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions.^[2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

2004 – 8th place
2008 – 10th place
2012 – 9th place
2016 – 10th place
2020 – 11th place
2024 – 10th place

World Cup

1978 – 6th place
1981 – 7th place
1990 – 11th place
2002 – 10th place
2006 – 5th place
2010 – 11th place
2014 – 10th place
2018 – 13th place
2022 – 11th place
2026 – 11th place

Asian Games

1982 – 4th place
1986 –
1990 –
1994 –
1998 – 4th place
2002 –
2006 –
2010 –
2014 – 4th place
2018 –
2022 – 4th place
2026 –

Asia Cup

1985 –
1989 –
1993 – 4th place
1999 – 4th place
2004 –
2007 –
2009 – 4th place
2013 –
2017 – 4th place
2022 –
2025 –

Asian Champions Trophy

2010 –
2011 –
2013 –
2016 –
2018 – 5th place
2021 –
2023 –
2024 –

World League

2012–13 – 9th place
2014–15 – 12th place
2016–17 – 11th place

Hockey Nations Cup

2022 –
2023–24 – 5th place
2024–25 – 6th place
2025–26 – 6th place

Champions Trophy

2007 – 5th place
2008 – 6th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – 8th place
2018 – 6th place

Champions Challenge

2003 –
2005 –
2009 –
2011 –

Current squad

The following is the Japan roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2026 Asian Games.^[3]

Head Coach: Akira Takahashi

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2026

Summer Hockey Series

21 January 2026 Match 1	Japan	4–2	New Zealand A	Dunedin, New Zealand
16:30	Takashima 6' S. Tanaka 33' Murayama 37' Hasegawa 49'	Report	Willocks 13' Baker 52'	Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre

22 January 2026 Match 2	United States	4–0	Japan	Dunedin, New Zealand
16:30	Hoffman 13' Sholder 40' Heck 43' Yeager 49'	Report		Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre

24 January 2026 Match 3	New Zealand	1–0	Japan	Dunedin, New Zealand
16:00	Gravenall 53'	Report		Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre

25 January 2026 Third place Match	Japan	0–1	New Zealand A	Dunedin, New Zealand
14:00		Report	Bond 25'	Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre

2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

2 March 2026 Pool B	Japan	4–0	Canada	Santiago, Chile
13:00	Nakagomi 5' Hasegawa 37' S. Tanaka 39' Mikami 53'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler

3 March 2026 Pool B	Ireland	2–1	Japan	Santiago, Chile
15:45	N. Carey 18' Perdue 29'	Report	Toriyama 55'	Stadium: Estadio National del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler

5 March 2026 Pool B	Japan	4–0	Malaysia	Santiago, Chile
13:00	Kobayakawa 39', 45' Murayama 48' Nakagomi 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler

7 March 2026 Semi-final	Chile	1–1 (2–0 p)	Japan	Santiago, Chile
20:15	Ananías 59'	Report	Saito 14'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
	Penalties
	Muñoz Ananías Valdivia Urroz		Kobayakawa Nakagomi Tanaka Hasegawa

8 March 2026 3/4 Classification	Japan	0–0 (1–3 p)	Ireland	Santiago, Chile
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
	Penalties
	Kobayakawa Hasegawa Toriyama Nakagomi		Hawkshaw McLoughlin Kealy McMaster

Test matches

11 April 2026 Test 1	Japan	1–0	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
15:30	Murayama 43'	Report		Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

12 April 2026 Test 2	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
13:00	Shimada 39'	Report	Choi 21'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

2026 FIH Nations Cup

15 June Pool A	Japan	3–1	Uruguay	Auckland, New Zealand
13:00	Toriyama 1' Suzuki 30+' Hasegawa 60'	Report	Curutchague 3'	Stadium: National Hockey Centre

16 June Pool A	Japan	1–2	India	Auckland, New Zealand
13:00	Hiramitsu 35'	Report	Salima 33' Lalremsiami 49'	Stadium: National Hockey Centre

18 June Pool A	United States	4–0	Japan	Auckland, New Zealand
13:00	Danahy 1' Sessa 10', 32' Zimmer 44'	Report		Stadium: National Hockey Centre

20 June 5/8 Classification	Japan	1–1 (3–1 p)	France	Auckland, New Zealand
11:00	Murayama 26'	Report	Blanquart 10'	Stadium: National Hockey Centre
	Penalties
	Hasegawa Kobayakawa Nakagomi Shimada		Schubert Verzura Garot Lhopital

21 June 5/6 Classification	Japan	0–0 (4–5 p)	South Korea	Auckland, New Zealand
13:30		Report		Stadium: National Hockey Centre
	Penalties
	Shimada Nakagomi Kobayakawa Hasegawa Suzuki Ueno Suzuki		Choi Yu-ri Park Yu-ri An Yu-jin An

2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

15 August 2026 Pool A	Australia	2–0	Japan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
10:00	Colwill 27', 51'	Report		Stadium: Wagener Stadium

17 August 2026 Pool A	Chile	0–3	Japan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
09:30		Report	Hasegawa 8' Murayama 17' Ueno 22'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

19 August 2026 Pool A	Netherlands	9–0	Japan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00	Y. Jansen 5', 23', 25', 51' Veen 15', 34' Albers 21', 53' Matla 46'	Report		Stadium: Wagener Stadium

21 August 2026 Pool G	Japan	1–1	South Africa	Amsterdam, Netherlands
09:30	Murayama 52'	Report	Mokoena 51'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

23 August 2026 Pool G	Japan	2–3	England	Amsterdam, Netherlands
13:00	Kobayakawa 16' Nishikori 38'	Report	Atkinson 2' Hunt 8' Balsdon 27'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

27 August 2026 11th place match	Japan	2–1	Scotland	Amsterdam, Netherlands
12:30	Suzuki 11' Nakagomi 50'	Report	Mackenzie 58'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

2026 Asian Games

18 September 2026 Pool B	Japan	7–0	Indonesia	Kakamigahara, Japan
17:00	Kobayakawa 26' Murayama 32' Shimada 40' Ueno 45' Saito 47' Suzuki 50', 57'	Report		Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium

21 September 2026 Pool B	Japan	5–0	Singapore	Kakamigahara, Japan
17:00	Murayama 23' Toriyama 28' Kobayakawa 29' Hasegawa 38' Saito 44'	Report		Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium

23 September 2026 Pool B	Uzbekistan	1–7	Japan	Kakamigahara, Japan
17:00	Yubko 8'	Report	Kobayakawa 1', 38', 50' Toriyama 15', 58' Kawaguchi 20' Suzuki 27'	Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium

25 September 2026 Pool B	Japan	1–3	India	Kakamigahara, Japan
11:00	Kobayakawa 46'	Report	Lalremsiami 5' Ishika 30' Navneet 36'	Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium

27 September 2026 Pool B	Thailand	0–3	Japan	Kakamigahara, Japan
17:00		Report	Nakagomi 10', 23' Saito 54'	Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium

30 September 2026 Semi-final	China	0–0 (4–2 p)	Japan	Kakamigahara, Japan
16:30		Report		Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
	Penalties
	Li Liu Ma Dan He		Murayama Kobayakawa Nakagomi Hasegawa

2 October 2026 Bronze medal match	Japan	0–0 (4–2 p)	South Korea	Kakamigahara, Japan
16:30		Report		Stadium: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
	Penalties
	Shimada Murayama Hasegawa Kobayakawa		Jung Park Seu. An Lee Yu.

References

↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 3 October 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
↑ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
↑ "さくらジャパン (ホッケー女子日本代表チーム)「第20回アジア競技大会 (2026/愛知・名古屋) 女子ホッケー競技」選手団を発表" (in Japanese). Japan Hockey Association. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 3 October 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

[2] "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[3] "さくらジャパン (ホッケー女子日本代表チーム)「第20回アジア競技大会 (2026/愛知・名古屋) 女子ホッケー競技」選手団を発表" (in Japanese). Japan Hockey Association. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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