Japanese National Quidditch team

Japanese National Quidditch team
Quidditch team information
Hometown	Japan
Robes	Green, white and red
Known players	Chaser: Noriyuki Sato Chaser: Yoshihiro Suzuki Chaser: Ryotaro Tanaka Beater: Minaka Takahashi Beater: Keiko Takahashi Keeper: Tamotsu Iwamoto Seeker: Shizuka Watanabe

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.

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.

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 and Flag

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

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.

2014 Quidditch World Cup

Japan qualified for the tournament beginning in April in Argentina.

Squads

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

Appearances

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