Beach Volleyball Partnership Graph
Who has played with whom in FIVB international beach volleyball — the World Tour, Beach Pro Tour, World Championships and Olympic Games.
Japan · Men
130 men's players from Japan have entered FIVB international beach volleyball, forming 203 partnerships across 1688 tournaments between 1987 and 2027.
| Player | Tournaments | Partners | Seasons | Most frequent partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuhiro Shiratori | 140 | 15 | 1999–2021 | Kentaro Asahi |
| Kentaro Asahi | 97 | 5 | 2002–2012 | Katsuhiro Shiratori |
| Koichi Nishimura | 97 | 12 | 2002–2020 | Kentaro Asahi |
| Satoshi Watanabe | 91 | 7 | 1996–2007 | Katsuhiro Shiratori |
| Taichi Morikawa | 82 | 7 | 1996–2008 | Takuya Noguchi |
| Chikashi Kawai | 65 | 7 | 1993–2000 | Tomohisa Yamamoto |
| Yoshiumi Hasegawa | 56 | 10 | 2007–2026 | Shinya Inoue |
| Kazuyuki "Takye" Takao | 54 | 6 | 1987–2002 | Shoji Setoyama |
| Takumi Takahashi | 50 | 10 | 2014–2026 | Jumpei Ikeda |
| Jumpei Ikeda | 43 | 6 | 2017–2026 | Takumi Takahashi |
| Tomohisa Yamamoto | 40 | 4 | 1995–2000 | Chikashi Kawai |
| Ko Ozaki | 39 | 5 | 1996–2005 | Taichi Morikawa |
| Kensuke Shoji | 38 | 5 | 2015–2024 | Masato Kurasaka |
| Shoji Setoyama | 38 | 8 | 1987–1999 | Kazuyuki "Takye" Takao |
| Yusuke Ishijima | 38 | 7 | 2017–2024 | Takumi Takahashi |
| Masafumi "Sohn" Matsunaga | 36 | 6 | 1995–1999 | Chikashi Kawai |
| Takuya Noguchi | 35 | 3 | 1995–1999 | Taichi Morikawa |
| Yu Koshikawa | 33 | 10 | 2017–2020 | Jumpei Ikeda |
| Hitoshi Murakami | 32 | 8 | 2009–2020 | Takashi Tsuchiya |
| Kai Kurokawa | 30 | 8 | 2012–2026 | Ryuichi Adachi |
| Keisuke Shimizu | 28 | 9 | 2014–2019 | Hitoshi Murakami |
| Ryuichi Adachi | 27 | 5 | 2018–2026 | Kai Kurokawa |
| Masato Kurasaka | 26 | 6 | 2016–2024 | Kensuke Shoji |
| Hiroki Dylan Kurokawa | 25 | 7 | 2018–2026 | Yoshiumi Hasegawa |
| Shinpei Aoki | 25 | 6 | 2004–2016 | Shinya Hata |
| Shinya Hata | 25 | 5 | 2002–2014 | Shinpei Aoki |
| Shiro Furuta | 25 | 3 | 2022–2026 | Ryo Tatsumi |
| Hayato Kirihara | 21 | 5 | 2001–2004 | Masahiro "Masa" Hirano |
| Nassim Malki | 21 | 5 | 2021–2026 | Ryuichi Adachi |
| Takashi Tsuchiya | 21 | 4 | 2017–2020 | Hitoshi Murakami |
| Shuma Watanabe | 20 | 8 | 2023–2026 | Ryo Shindo |
| Yuya Ageba | 20 | 6 | 2013–2019 | Yoshiumi Hasegawa |
| Ryota Sato | 19 | 8 | 2018–2024 | Nobuaki Taira |
| Shingo Sakai | 19 | 3 | 1991–1997 | Masafumi "Sohn" Matsunaga |
| Tatsuo Yamamoto | 19 | 6 | 2002–2007 | Koichi Nishimura |
| Ryo Tatsumi | 17 | 1 | 2023–2026 | Shiro Furuta |
| Toshiharu Kojima | 17 | 7 | 2018–2026 | Ruiji Ideguchi |
| Keisuke Imai | 16 | 5 | 2009–2012 | Shinya Hata |
| Shinya Inoue | 16 | 5 | 2008–2018 | Yoshiumi Hasegawa |
| Ryo Shindo | 15 | 5 | 2016–2024 | Shuma Watanabe |
| Daisuke Shibata | 14 | 2 | 2018–2020 | Koichi Nishimura |
| Kosuke Fukushima | 14 | 4 | 2022–2025 | Kai Kurokawa |
| Nobuaki Taira | 14 | 5 | 2019–2023 | Ryota Sato |
| Koichiro Kanno | 13 | 1 | 1987–1994 | Kazuyuki "Takye" Takao |
| Masahiro "Masa" Hirano | 13 | 3 | 2001–2003 | Hayato Kirihara |
| Jun Ogawa | 12 | 2 | 1991–1996 | Shingo Sakai |
| Yasunori "Kuma" Kumada | 11 | 4 | 1991–1995 | Jun Ogawa |
| Junki Hatabe | 10 | 9 | 2014–2019 | Hitoshi Murakami |
| Hideki Yoshida | 9 | 5 | 2015–2019 | Keisuke Shimizu |
| Yasuo Nakaya | 9 | 5 | 2008–2016 | Koichi Nishimura |
| Ruiji Ideguchi | 8 | 1 | 2021–2026 | Toshiharu Kojima |
| Takeshi or Satoshi Matsumoto | 7 | 5 | 1987–1994 | Hiroshi Seki |
| Takeshi Ozawa | 7 | 1 | 1998 | Chikashi Kawai |
| Yoshimichi Makabe Saito | 7 | 2 | 1995–1997 | Chikashi Kawai |
| Yu Takuma | 7 | 2 | 2023–2026 | Nassim Malki |
| Masakatsu Onodera | 6 | 6 | 2018–2019 | Yu Koshikawa |
| Momota Shimada | 5 | 3 | 2016–2019 | Keisuke Shimizu |
| Takahiko Imamura | 5 | 1 | 2025–2026 | Shuma Watanabe |
| Takashi Ogawa | 5 | 2 | 2002 | Kazuyuki "Takye" Takao |
| Takehito "Hama" Hamada | 5 | 2 | 1998–2002 | Shinya Azama |
| Futoshi Takahashi | 4 | 1 | 2024–2025 | Shoki Ueda |
| Ryota Oda | 4 | 1 | 2023 | Ryo Shindo |
| Shajiro Soga | 4 | 1 | 2001 | Yuichi Yano |
| Shinya Azama | 4 | 1 | 2002 | Takehito "Hama" Hamada |
| Shoki Ueda | 4 | 1 | 2024–2025 | Futoshi Takahashi |
| Yuichi Yano | 4 | 1 | 2001 | Shajiro Soga |
| Eizaburo Mitsuhashi | 3 | 2 | 1987–1991 | Akihiro Iwashima |
| Hiroshi Seki | 3 | 1 | 1992–1994 | Takeshi or Satoshi Matsumoto |
| Masashi Ogawa | 3 | 3 | 2015–2019 | Shinya Inoue |
| Mikiyo or Mikio Tada | 3 | 3 | 1987–1992 | Takeshi or Satoshi Matsumoto |
| Shinji Wada | 3 | 1 | 2019 | Hideki Yoshida |
| Tarou Suzuki | 3 | 2 | 2008 | Shinya Inoue |
| Akihiro Iwashima | 2 | 1 | 1987 | Eizaburo Mitsuhashi |
| Kazufumi Yamamoto | 2 | 1 | 1991–1992 | Yasumasu Tanaka |
| Kenta Hasegawa | 2 | 2 | 2007–2009 | Yuuki Moritani |
| Kota Kurosawa | 2 | 2 | 2022–2026 | Taito Mizumachi |
| Masafumi Oura | 2 | 1 | 1987–1992 | Masaji Ogino |
| Masaji Ogino | 2 | 1 | 1987–1992 | Masafumi Oura |
| Masakazu Ushio | 2 | 2 | 2008–2009 | Tarou Suzuki |
| Masato Katsuoka | 2 | 1 | 2024–2025 | Shuma Watanabe |
| Rui Tadano | 2 | 2 | 2016–2019 | Kai Kurokawa |
| Shiuchi Sawada | 2 | 2 | 1987–1992 | Minoru Kuwabara |
| Shunichi Kawai | 2 | 2 | 1987 | Shoji Setoyama |
| Yasumasu Tanaka | 2 | 1 | 1991–1992 | Kazufumi Yamamoto |
| Yuta Nagai | 2 | 2 | 2018–2019 | Shinya Inoue |
| ... Tatsukawa | 1 | 1 | 1987 | Takeshi or Satoshi Matsumoto |
| Akihiko Matsuda | 1 | 1 | 1992 | Katsumi Kawano |
| Akihiro Ozawa | 1 | 1 | 1995 | Hirokazu or Hiro Takanashi |
| Daisuke Matsumoto | 1 | 1 | 2014 | Yasuo Nakaya |
| Hidehiko Nishizawa | 1 | 1 | 2018 | Toshiharu Kojima |
| Hideki Hatayama | 1 | 1 | 1998 | Takehito "Hama" Hamada |
| Hirokazu or Hiro Takanashi | 1 | 1 | 1995 | Akihiro Ozawa |
| Hiromichi Kageyama | 1 | 1 | 1987 | Takeshi or Satoshi Matsumoto |
| Hiromitsu "Nemochi" Nemoto | 1 | 1 | 1995 | Takeshi Nakamura |
| Hiroto Ushio | 1 | 1 | 2009 | Masakazu Ushio |
| Hiroyuki Yoneyama | 1 | 1 | 1992 | Koichi Kijima |
| Katsumi Kawano | 1 | 1 | 1992 | Akihiko Matsuda |
| Kenichi Sakakura | 1 | 1 | 1992 | Mikiyo or Mikio Tada |
| Koichi Kijima | 1 | 1 | 1992 | Hiroyuki Yoneyama |
| Koshiro Kusunoki | 1 | 1 | 2006 | Takahiro Nakayama |
| Kyosuke Enomoto | 1 | 1 | 2016 | Ryo Shindo |
| Mao Harada | 1 | 1 | 2016 | Ryoya Kitagawa |
| Masafumi Takahashi | 1 | 1 | 2019 | Toshiharu Kojima |
| Minoru Kuwabara | 1 | 1 | 1992 | Shiuchi Sawada |
| N. Aihara | 1 | 1 | 1987 | Mikiyo or Mikio Tada |
| Osamu Tsuiki | 1 | 1 | 2012 | Kai Kurokawa |
| Rikuho Kashiwaki | 1 | 1 | 2026 | Sota Sugiura |
| Rikuto Goto | 1 | 1 | 2019 | Ryuichi Adachi |
| Ryohei Yusa | 1 | 1 | 2002 | Shinya Yanagi |
| Ryoya Kitagawa | 1 | 1 | 2016 | Mao Harada |
| Seta Hisafumi | 1 | 1 | 2001 | Wakasugi Shinsako |
| Shinichi Ide | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Toshiharu Kojima |
| Shinichi Koizumi | 1 | 1 | 1987 | Shiuchi Sawada |
| Shinya Yanagi | 1 | 1 | 2002 | Ryohei Yusa |
| Shogo Horiki | 1 | 1 | 2014 | Yuto Iwashita |
| Shunsuke or Shun Hori | 1 | 1 | 1995 | Yoshimichi Makabe Saito |
| Sota Sugiura | 1 | 1 | 2026 | Rikuho Kashiwaki |
| Taito Mizumachi | 1 | 1 | 2026 | Kota Kurosawa |
| Takahiro Nakayama | 1 | 1 | 2006 | Koshiro Kusunoki |
| Takayuki Horikawa | 1 | 1 | 2018 | Ryuichi Adachi |
| Takeshi Nakamura | 1 | 1 | 1995 | Hiromitsu "Nemochi" Nemoto |
| Takumi Bando | 1 | 1 | 2026 | Shuma Watanabe |
| Tatsuya Watanabe | 1 | 1 | 2011 | Tkakumi Takahashi |
| Teruki Ryujin | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Kota Kurosawa |
| Tkakumi Takahashi | 1 | 1 | 2011 | Tatsuya Watanabe |
| Wakasugi Shinsako | 1 | 1 | 2001 | Seta Hisafumi |
| Yoshihiro Atsumi | 1 | 1 | 1995 | Shingo Sakai |
| Yuki Dogi | 1 | 1 | 2015 | Hideki Yoshida |
| Yuto Iwashita | 1 | 1 | 2014 | Shogo Horiki |
| Yuuki Moritani | 1 | 1 | 2007 | Kenta Hasegawa |