Kurashiki Ablaze

The Kurashiki Ablaze is a Japanese professional women's volleyball team from Kurashiki, Okayama.

History
It is a volleyball club from Kurashiki City, Okayama, Japan founded in 2019. Kurashiki Ablaze is operated by Ablaze Co., Ltd. that is located in Minamiune, Kurashiki, Okayama.

Kurashiki won bronze medal in 13th National 6-Person Final League & Grand Champion Match Awards in Japan.

They would join the Premier Volleyball League in the Philippines as one of the two foreign guest teams for the 2023 Invitational Conference. They also beat the undefeated 6 year semi finals no loss place of Creamline Cool Smashers. Kurashiki won their first title in the PVL against the Creamline Cool Smashers in five-set match. After the awards ceremony, Kurashiki helped to clean the PhilSports Arena that caught the attention of the Creamline Cool Smashers team manager Alan Acero.

Sports Vision president Ricky Palou and the head coach of Kurashiki Ablaze Hideo Suzuki confirmed that Kurashiki Ablaze will return in 2024 to defend their PVL Invitation Conference crown.

Team image
The meaning of ABLAZE to the team refers to "passion", "excitement", and "burning".

Current roster
These are the players for 2023/2024:

Coaching staff
 * Head coach: Hideo Suzuki
 * Assistant coach: Shota Sato

Players for 2022/2023
Coaching staff
 * Head coach: Hideo Suzuki
 * Assistant coach: Shota Sato

Players for 2021/2022
Coaching staff
 * Head coach: Hideo Suzuki
 * Assistant coach: Shota Sato

Imports
Carrie Ann Pronuevo

Javen Sabas

2023
Champion of 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference

Individual awards
2023

🇯🇵 Kyoka Ohshima – Finals MVP

🇯🇵 Asaka Tamaru – 1st Best Opposite Hitter

Philanthropy
Off the court, the Kurashiki Ablaze Women's team is actively involved in community outreach programs and charity events. In fact, Kurashiki visited Barangay 158 in Tondo, Manila, to hold an outreach program with the community residents.