commonly referred to as simply Mitsubishi Yowa or Yowa-kai is a Japanese multisports club based in Sugamo, Tokyo. The club is best known for its football section, also known as Mitsubishi Yowa S.C which has a distinguished record in youth player development. In recent years, Mitsubishi Yowa S.C has continued to contribute to the Samurai Blue, with players such as Yuki Soma, Keito Nakamura and Henry Hiroki Mochizuki all earning international caps under Hajime Moriyasu.
In the past, their graduates such as Kokichi Kimura, Yuichiro Nagai, Yoshizumi Ogawa and Junya Tanaka have represented the national team, establishing Mitsubishi Yowa as a leading pleyer development club in Japan.
History
The Mitsubishi Yowa Club was originally founded in 1914 as the Mitsubishi Club by Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha. Over the years, it evolved through various restructurings and name changes. In 1940, it became the Mitsubishi Yowa Association, separating from the company. The organization opened its membership beyond Mitsubishi employees in 1946.
Further developments included the establishment of the Mitsubishi Yowa Club in 1956, followed by the Mitsubishi Sports Club in 1975. Finally, in 1981, these three entities—Mitsubishi Yowa Association, Mitsubishi Yowa Club, and Mitsubishi Sports Club—merged to form the present-day Mitsubishi Yowa Club.
Sports facilities
The sports facilities at Mitsubishi include two main locations in Tokyo:
Sugamo Sports Center (Toshima Ward) – A multi-purpose facility with a gymnasium, swimming pool, martial arts hall, golf practice area, fitness gym, and artificial turf (3G) field for football, rugby, and other sports. Chofu Ground (Chofu City) – Features a 3G pitch and two sand-filled artificial grass tennis courts.
These facilities support a variety of sports, including football, tennis, gymnastics, swimming, rugby, judo, kendo, and golf.
Honours Japan Club Youth Football Cup Winners: 1980, 1983, 2014 U-15 Prince Takamado Cup Winners: 1994, 1997
Notable graduates from the football section
1960s births Player NameJoining ClubKokichi KimuraNissan Motor Soccer ClubYoichi HayashiNippon Kokan Soccer ClubYoshinori KumadaAll Nippon Airways Yokohama Soccer ClubYoshiaki OkamotoNissan Motor Soccer ClubMorihiko YamamichiMitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer ClubYoshihiro TakagiCosmo Oil Yokkaichi FCAkihisa SonobeMitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer ClubRyu TakakatsuKyoto Shiko Soccer ClubOsamu HiroseMitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer ClubMotohiro ShiraneMitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer ClubSatoru WatanabeMitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer ClubKoichi HashimotoSC Corinthians Paulista (Brazil)Masaru SatoCosmo Oil Yokkaichi FCNaofumi KoikeYokohama MarinosToru YonedaKofu Club
1970s births Player NameJoining ClubEiji SatoUrawa Red DiamondsToru KoyanoFC KYOKEN KyotoYukio TsuchiyaEC Noroeste (Brazil)Kenji KikawadaConsadole SapporoKensuke KagamiTokyo Gas FCKazuyoshi MikamiVissel KobeYosuke MinamiTessensohn Khalsa Rovers (Singapore)Jun-nosuke SchneiderGunma FC FortunaTakuro NishimuraUrawa Red DiamondsYu HoshideYKK AP Football ClubMichiyasu NagataVerdy KawasakiYuichiro NagaiUrawa Red DiamondsYuichi KodamaEhime FCJun IdeguchiYokohama F. MarinosJun UrunoHonda FCKunio OtsukiYokogawa Musashino FCTakanori KamizawaNagoya OceansTakuya MikamiUrawa Red Diamonds
1980s births Player NameJoining ClubRinichi MikamiParramatta FC (Australia)Takumi MotohashiYokohama F. MarinosAtsushi KojiRoyal Thai Army FC (Thailand)Yuta BabaFC TokyoTakahiro YamaguchiShonan BellmareYoshizumi OgawaNagoya GrampusRyota AokiGamba OsakaTomoya OsawaOmiya ArdijaKohei TokitaOmiya ArdijaHiroto KirowlanTokyo VerdyJunya TanakaKashiwa ReysolShuji FujimotoJEF United ChibaTakato OhtakeFC Machida ZelviaSho KamimuraMito HollyhockKeita TanakaAC Nagano ParceiroFumiya KigureAlbirex Niigata
1990s births Player NameJoining ClubKohei MatsumotoHOYO OitaYuto NakamuraVanraure HachinoheDai KatoAlbirex NiigataYusuke HaradaSC Brühl 06/45 (Germany)Shungo TamashiroZweigen KanazawaTeruki TanakaNagoya GrampusKoki TakenakaTokyo VerdyTakashi KondoEhime FCKyosuke GotoFK Mogren (Montenegro)Ryota TanabeNagoya GrampusKengo NagaiMatsumoto Yamaga FCRyo-ya IizumiFC ImabariJulaito IkedaCerezo OsakaAkira Silvano DisaroGiravanz KitakyushuYuki SomaNagoya GrampusItsuki SekoYokohama FCRintaro TajimaVVV-Venlo (Netherlands)Koji SugiyamaFagiano OkayamaKoh MiyazakiTochigi SCShintaro KatoBlaublitz AkitaKoki KawashimaSC Sagamihara
2000s births Player NameJoining ClubHikaru EndoVentforet KofuKeito NakamuraGamba OsakaShinta AppelkampFortuna Düsseldorf (Germany)Ibrahim Junior KuribaraShimizu S-PulseShunsuke NishikuboJEF United Chiba
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