# List of Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters

In baseball, throwing a no-hitter is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not yield a hit in the course of one game. A no-hitter is rare in NPB, occurring 66 times since Eiji Sawamura's first cycle during the single league era in 1936.
Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined no-hitters are not considered as official no-hitters by Nippon Professional Baseball.

## Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters

Key to symbols in player table :
| † | Inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
| * | Denotes a perfect game |
| (x) | Number of no-hitters recorded to that point (if the player recorded more than one) |

### No-hitters with complete game shutout win

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have thrown no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent :
| Player | Date | Team | League | Opponent |
| Eiji Sawamura$^†$ (1) | September 25, 1936 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers |
| Eiji Sawamura$^†$ (2) | May 1, 1937 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers |
| Victor Starffin$^†$ | July 3, 1937 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Korakuen Eagles |
| Mitsuhiko Ishida (1) | July 16, 1937 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Tokyo Senators |
| Hiroshi Nakao$^†$ (1) | November 3, 1939 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Tokyo Senators |
| Tadashi Kameda (1) | March 18, 1940 | Eagles | Japanese Baseball League | Lion Baseball Club |
| Katsusaburo Asano | April 14, 1940 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers |
| Eiji Sawamura$^†$ (3) | July 6, 1940 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club |
| Hachiro Miwa | August 3, 1940 | Osaka Tigers | Japanese Baseball League | Tokyo Kyojin |
| Mitsuhiko Ishida (2) | August 22, 1940 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Lion Baseball Club |
| Tadashi Kameda (2) | April 14, 1941 | Kurowashi Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hanshin Baseball Club |
| Hiroshi Nakao$^†$ (2) | July 16, 1941 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club |
| Kotaro Mori | October 27, 1941 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club |
| Michio Nishizawa$^†$ | July 18, 1942 | Nagoya Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hankyu Baseball Club |
| Yoshio Tenpo | May 2, 1943 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nankai Baseball Club |
| Hideo Fujimoto$^†$ (1) | May 22, 1943 | Tokyo Kyojin | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club |
| Takehiko Bessho$^†$ | May 26, 1943 | Nankai Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Yamato Baseball Club |
| Shinichi Ishimaru | October 12, 1943 | Nagoya Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Yamato Baseball Club |
| Shosei Go$^†$ | June 16, 1946 | Osaka Tigers | Japanese Baseball League | Senators |
| Tadayoshi Kajioka | August 24, 1948 | Osaka Tigers | Japanese Baseball League | Nankai Hawks |
| Juzo Sanada$^†$ (1) | September 6, 1948 | Taiyo Robins | Japanese Baseball League | Osaka Tigers |
| Hideo Fujimoto$^†$* (2) | June 28, 1950 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Nishi Nippon Pirates |
| Masaichi Kaneda$^†$ (1) | September 5, 1951 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Osaka Tigers |
| Giichi Hayashi | April 27, 1952 | Daiei Stars | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves |
| Juzo Sanada$^†$ (2) | May 7, 1952 | Osaka Tigers | Central League | Hiroshima Carp |
| Takumi Otomo | July 26, 1952 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Shochiku Robins |
| Noboru Yamashita | August 7, 1954 | Kintetsu Pearls | Pacific League | Takahashi Unions |
| Shigeru Sugishita$^†$ | May 10, 1955 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Kokutetsu Swallows |
| Mamoru Otsu | June 4, 1955 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Kintetsu Pearls |
| Fumio Takechi* | June 19, 1955 | Kintetsu Pearls | Pacific League | Daiei Stars |
| Teruo Owaki | May 3, 1956 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Yoshitomo Miyaji* | September 19, 1956 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Hiroshima Carp |
| Masaichi Kaneda$^†$* (2) | August 21, 1957 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Hiroomi Oyane | October 12, 1957 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Osaka Tigers |
| Nishimura Sadaaki* | July 19, 1958 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Toei Flyers |
| Gentaro Shimada* | August 11, 1960 | Taiyo Whales | Central League | Osaka Tigers |
| Yoshimi Moritaki* | June 20, 1961 | Kokutetsu Swallows | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Yoshio Inoue | May 16, 1964 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves |
| Toshitake Nakayama | August 18, 1964 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Gene Bacque | June 28, 1965 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba$^†$ (1) | October 2, 1965 | Hiroshima Carp | Central League | Hanshin Tigers |
| Kichiro Sasaki* | May 1, 1966 | Taiyo Whales | Central League | Hiroshima Carp |
| Tsutomu Tanaka* | May 12, 1966 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |
| Toshihiko Sei | June 12, 1966 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Tadao Wako | September 17, 1967 | Nishitetsu Lions | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi$^†$ | October 10, 1967 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Carp |
| Kunio Jonouchi | May 16, 1968 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Taiyo Whales |
| Keishi Suzuki$^†$ (1) | August 8, 1968 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Toei Flyers |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba$^†$ (2) | September 14, 1968 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Taiyo Whales |
| Fumio Narita | August 16, 1969 | Lotte Orions | Pacific League | Hankyu Braves |
| Hidetake Watanabe | May 18, 1970 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Hiroshi Kito | June 9, 1970 | Taiyo Whales | Central League | Yakult Atoms |
| Koichiro Sasaki* | October 6, 1970 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |
| Kazuhiro Fujimoto | August 19, 1971 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi* | August 21, 1971 | Toei Flyers | Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Keishi Suzuki$^†$ (2) | September 9, 1971 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba$^†$ (3) | April 29, 1972 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Naoki Takahashi | June 16, 1973 | Nittaku Home Flyers | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Yutaka Enatsu | August 30, 1973 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Soroku Yagisawa* | October 10, 1973 | Lotte Orions | Pacific League | Taiheiyo Club Lions |
| Toshio Kanbe | April 20, 1975 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |
| Hajime Kato | April 18, 1976 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Yoshinori Toda | May 11, 1976 | Hankyu Braves | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |
| Yutaro Imai* | August 31, 1978 | Hankyu Braves | Pacific League | Lotte Orions |
| Kuo Tai-yuan | June 4, 1985 | Seibu Lions | Pacific League | Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Yukio Tanaka | June 9, 1985 | Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Shinichi Kondoh | August 9, 1987 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Toshiro Yufune | June 14, 1992 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Hiromi Makihara* | May 18, 1994 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Yukihiro Nishizaki | July 5, 1995 | Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Seibu Lions |
| Yoshinori Sato | August 26, 1995 | Orix BlueWave | Pacific League | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Terry Bross | September 9, 1995 | Yakult Swallows | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | June 11, 1996 | Seibu Lions | Pacific League | Orix BlueWave |
| Shigeki Noguchi | August 11, 1996 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | September 2, 1997 | Yakult Swallows | Central League | Yokohama BayStars |
| Tetsuro Kawajiri | May 26, 1998 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Shinji Sasaoka | May 8, 1999 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Melvin Bunch | April 7, 2000 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yokohama BayStars |
| Narciso Elvira | June 20, 2000 | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Seibu Lions |
| Kenshin Kawakami | August 1, 2002 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Kei Igawa | October 4, 2004 | Hanshin Tigers | Central League | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Rick Guttormson | May 25, 2006 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | Interleague | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | September 16, 2006 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Hanshin Tigers |
| Kenta Maeda | April 6, 2012 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | May 30, 2012 | Yomiuri Giants | Interleague | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| Yuki Nishi | October 8, 2012 | Orix Buffaloes | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Daisuke Yamai | June 28, 2013 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
| Takayuki Kishi | May 2, 2014 | Saitama Seibu Lions | Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Shun Yamaguchi | July 27, 2018 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Chunichi Dragons |
| Kodai Senga | September 6, 2019 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Yūdai Ōno | September 16, 2019 | Chunichi Dragons | Central League | Hanshin Tigers |
| Yasuhiro Ogawa | August 15, 2020 | Yakult Swallows | Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
| Rōki Sasaki* | April 10, 2022 | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pacific League | Orix Buffaloes |
| Nao Higashihama | May 11, 2022 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions |
| Shota Imanaga | June 7, 2022 | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | Interleague | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1) | June 18, 2022 | Orix Buffaloes | Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions |
| Cody Ponce | August 27, 2022 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Shuta Ishikawa | August 18, 2023 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Pacific League | Saitama Seibu Lions |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2) | September 9, 2023 | Orix Buffaloes | Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Shosei Togo | May 24, 2024 | Yomiuri Giants | Central League | Hanshin Tigers |
| Daichi Ohsera | June 7, 2024 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Interleague | Chiba Lotte Marines |

### Combined no-hitters

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have combined to throw no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent :
| Players | Date | Team | League | Opponent |
| Miyoshi Nakagawa$^†$ Shigezo Ishihara | June 22, 1941 | Kurowashi Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club |
| Takashi Eda Kotaro Mori | August 2, 1941 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club |
| Tomoya Yagi Hisashi Takeda Michael Nakamura | April 15, 2006 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Daisuke Yamai* Hitoki Iwase* | November 1, 2007 | Chunichi Dragons | 2007 Japan Series | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |

### No-hitters when the opposing team scores

Nippon Professional Baseball players who have combined to throw no-hitters, the date of its occurrence, team, league, and opponent :
| Players | Date | Team | League | Opponent |
| Yoshikichi Miyaguchi Shotaro Hirano | May 6, 1939 | Nankai Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hankyu Baseball Club |
| Tadashi Kameda | August 3, 1939 | Eagles | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Kinko Baseball Club |
| Minoru Murayama$^†$ | May 21, 1959 | Osaka Tigers | Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
| Noboru Makino Shigemasa Yamamoto | May 13, 1964 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |