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The Japanese National Quidditch Team is the team that represents Japan for international Quidditch tournaments. Japan competed in the four-hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup, in 1994 (riding Nimbus 2000's) and in the the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.^[1]

It is possible that the team consists of students from Mahoutokoro wizarding school.

Team Special Move

Their Team Special Move is known as The Tsunami (20 points), and involves a lot of spinning, seemingly inspired by martial arts. First, Chaser Noriyuki Sato has the Quaffle flanked by the Japanese Beaters. Sato then does a spinning trick to avoid the opposing players, then passes to Chaser Ryotaro Tanaka, who passes to Yoshihiro Suzuki. Suzuki then punchs one of the beaters and throws the Quaffle to Sato who kicks it through the middle hoop. Then Tanaka, who is waiting behind the hoop, kicks it to the left hoop where Suzuki kicks it into the hoop.

Stadium

The Japanese Stadium is built in the shadow of an immense Sengoku-era castle, and is surrounded by pink cherry-blossom (sakura (桜)) trees, magically kept blooming year-round. It has several huge pagoda-style towers above the regular stands in which spectators can get a spectacular arial view. Instead of a normal qudditch pitch, the matches are held over an immense koi pond, which is bisected by an elegently carved wooden bridge. The goals themselves are made in the style of shrine gates (tori-i (鳥居)).

Emblem

The team's emblem is a white circle with a green outer rim containing a red dragon with it's claw upon a Quaffle.

History

1994 Quidditch World Cup

Japan qualified for the 1994 Quidditch World Cup but did not make it to the final. The entire team rode Nimbus 2000s.^[2]

2014 Quidditch World Cup

Japan qualified for the tournament beginning in April in Argentina.^[3]

Squads

Japanese National Team
1994
Chasers
Noriyuki Sato		Yoshihiro Suzuki		Ryotaro Tanaka
Beaters
	Minaka Takahashi		Keiko Takahashi
	Keeper		Seeker
	Tamotsu Iwamoto		Shizuka Watanabe

Appearances

JapanQuidditchConceptArt — Concept art by Ross Dearsley.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned on a poster)
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (First appearance)
Pottermore

Notes and references


Africa	Burkina Faso · Chad · Cote D'Ivoire · Egypt · Madagascar · Malawi · Morocco · Nigeria · Senegal · Uganda
Asia	Armenia · China · India · Japan · Syria · Turkey
Europe	Bulgaria · England · Flanders · France · Germany · Ireland · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Moldova · The Nordic Team · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Scotland · Spain · Transylvania · Wales
North America	Canada · Haiti · Jamaica · Mexico · U.S.A.
South America	Argentina · Brazil · Peru
Oceania	Australia · Fiji · New Zealand

[1] See this image

[2] Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]

[PM2-3] Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Quidditch World Cup (1990-2014)"

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+*[[Beater]]: [[Minaka Takahashi]]
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+The '''Japanese National Quidditch Team''' is the team that represents [[Japan]] for international [[Quidditch]] tournaments. Japan competed in the four-hundred and twenty-second [[Quidditch World Cup]], in [[1994]] (riding Nimbus 2000's) and in the the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]].<ref>See [[:File:World Cup Participants.jpg|this image]]</ref>
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-The '''Japanese National Quidditch Team''' is the team that represents [[Japan]] for international [[Quidditch]] tournaments. Japan competed in the four-hundred and twenty-second [[Quidditch World Cup]], in [[1994]]. <ref>See [[:File:World Cup Participants.jpg|this image]]</ref>
+It is possible that the team consists of students from [[Mahoutokoro]] wizarding school.
-===Team Special Move===
-Their Team Special Move is known as ''The Tsunami'', which involves a lot of spinning and has a bit of a Karate theme. First, Sato has the Quaffle with the Takahashi sisters flanking him, 2 of the opponents chasers and 1 beater scream, then Sato does a spinning trick (the sloth grip roll, maybe?) to avoid the screaming players, then Sato passes it to Tanaka, who passes it to Suzuki who kicks an opponent who then throws it to Tanaka who kicks it in,
-then Suzuki does a dance on his broom.
+==Team Special Move==
-(20 points)
+Their Team Special Move is known as ''The Tsunami'' (20 points), and involves a lot of spinning, seemingly inspired by [[Wikipedia:Martial Arts|martial arts]]. First, [[Chaser]] [[Noriyuki Sato]] has the Quaffle flanked by the Japanese [[Beater]]s. Sato then does a spinning trick to avoid the opposing players, then passes to Chaser [[Ryotaro Tanaka]], who passes to [[Yoshihiro Suzuki]]. Suzuki then punchs one of the beaters and throws the Quaffle to Sato who kicks it through the middle hoop. Then Tanaka, who is waiting behind the hoop, kicks it to the left hoop where Suzuki kicks it into the hoop.
+[[File:Quidditch_World_Cup_-_Japanese_Quidditch_Stadium_01.jpg|thumb|left|Japanese Stadium]]
+==Stadium==
+The Japanese Stadium is built in the shadow of an immense Sengoku-era castle, and is surrounded by pink cherry-blossom (''sakura'' (桜)) trees, magically kept blooming year-round. It has several huge pagoda-style towers above the regular stands in which spectators can get a spectacular arial view. Instead of a normal qudditch pitch, the matches are held over an immense koi pond, which is bisected by an elegently carved wooden bridge. The goals themselves are made in the style of shrine gates (tori-i (鳥居)).
+==Emblem==
+The team's emblem is a white circle with a green outer rim containing a red [[Dragon|dragon]] with it's claw upon a [[Quaffle]].
+==History==
+===[[1994 Quidditch World Cup]]===
+Japan qualified for the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]] but did not make it to the final. The entire team rode Nimbus 2000s.<ref>''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]]]''</ref>
+===[[2014 Quidditch World Cup]]===
+Japan qualified for the tournament beginning in April in [[Argentina]].<ref name="PM2">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter8/moment1/quidditch-world-cup-1990-2014 New from J.K. Rowling: "''Quidditch World Cup (1990-2014)''"]</ref>
+==Squads==
+{{Quidditch team
+|name=Japanese National Team
+|years=[[1994|<span style="color: White;">1994</span>]]
+|bgcolor1=#E82F2F
+|bgcolor2=#009A63
+|chaser1=[[Noriyuki Sato]]
+|chaser2=[[Yoshihiro Suzuki]]
+|chaser3=[[Ryotaro Tanaka]]
+|beater1=[[Minaka Takahashi]]
+|beater2=[[Keiko Takahashi]]
+|keeper=[[Tamotsu Iwamoto]]
+|seeker=[[Shizuka Watanabe]]
+|subs=
+}}
 ==Appearances==
+[[File:JapanQuidditchConceptArt.jpg|thumb|Concept art by Ross Dearsley.]]
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{mentioned on a poster}}
-*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]] ''{{1st}}
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
+[[Category:National Quidditch teams]]
 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Template:International Quidditch Teams}}
+[[fr:Équipe de Quidditch du Japon]]
 [[Category:National Quidditch teams]]