[Handball] Announcement of the Japan Women's National Team's 1st Overseas Training Camp and Participating Members

The Japan Handball Association is pleased to announce the members selected for the Japan Women's National Team's first overseas training camp of the 2026 season, which will take place in Denmark from April 5 to April 13, 2026.

This training camp marks the first activity of the 2026 season in preparation for the 20th Asian Games to be held in Aichi Prefecture in September. The squad consists of 19 players in total, including 6 players based at overseas clubs, 9 players from the League H, and 4 university students.

During the training camp, the team will stay in Viborg, Denmark, where they plan to conduct joint training sessions and test matches with local clubs.

[Japan Women's National Team 1st Overseas Training Camp]

Period: April 5 (Sun) – April 13 (Mon), 2026
Location: Denmark

[Staff]

Head Coach: Morten Soubak (Japan Handball Association)
Coach: Shota Arai (Japan Handball Association)
Trainer: Yusuke Kabayama (Japan Handball Association / Kokushikan University)
Trainer: Momoha Kishii (Japan Handball Association / Nippon Sport Science University Sports Cure Center Yokohama Kenshidai Osteopathic Clinic)
Analyst: Yuma Mitsuishi (Japan Handball Association)
General Affairs: Aiko Kinugasa (Japan Handball Association)


[Players] 19 members (Position / Height / Age / Club / Prefecture of Origin)

Sakura Hauge
GK / 174cm / 39 / Molde Elite (Norway) / Norway
Naoko Sahara
PV / 180cm / 30 / Honey Bee Ishikawa / Fukushima
Clare Francis Gray
PV / 171cm / 28 / Kumamoto Beauties Pindies / Kanagawa
Miyako Hikimi
PV / 165cm / 28 / Mie Violet Iris / Kanagawa
Yuki Yoshidome
LW / 164cm / 27 / Honey Bee Ishikawa / Kagoshima
Ayaka Omatsuzawa
BP / 175cm / 27 / Prestige International Aranmare Toyama / Miyagi
Kaho Nakayama
BP / 172cm / 27 / BSV Sachsen Zwickau (Germany) / Okayama
Natsuki Aizawa
BP / 160cm / 27 / Thüringer HC (Germany) / Ibaraki
Aki Ueshima
GK / 176cm / 24 / ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin Handball (France) / Ishikawa
Mina Matsuura
BP / 158cm / 24 / Kagawa Bank GiraSol Kagawa / Yamaguchi
Sanju Yoshino
RW / 166cm / 23 / Kumamoto Beauties Pindies / Aichi
Kotomi Kida
BP / 160cm / 23 / ZRK Bekament Bukovicka Banja (Serbia) / Osaka
Sora Ishikawa
BP / 169cm / 23 / Balonmano Bera Bera (Spain) / Oita
Saaya Okuyama
RW / 158cm / 22...