Inarizaki High

**Inarizaki High** (Japanese:  *Inarizaki Kōkō*) is a high school in Hyōgo Prefecture.

## Uniform

Inarizaki, like most Japanese schools, has a uniform and a dress code. The male uniform consists of a white shirt, maroon tie, brown blazer and black pants.

The boys' volleyball club's uniform consists of a tracksuit with a maroon jacket and white pants. During official matches, the players wear black jerseys with white details and black shorts. The jersey has the number printed on both sides with "Inarizaki High School" written in kanji on the backside. The libero dons a contrasting jersey in white with black details and black shorts.

## Volleyball Club

The boys' volleyball team is a long-time powerhouse that has attended Spring Tournament for three years consecutively and 31 times overall. They were the runners-up of the 2012 Interhigh. They defeated a nationally ranked top 3 spiker Wakatsu Kiryū and his team Mujinazaka in the semifinals, before taking a set from eventual champions Itachiyama. The year prior, Inarizaki finished in third place in both the Interhigh and Spring High tournaments. The team has garnered a reputation as the "strongest challengers" for their unconventional play style and tendency to take risks. The team's motto is "We don't need (things like) memories" to signify not being held down by past accomplishments and always taking on new challenges.

Inarizaki matches are usually accompanied by their large orchestra and cheer squad, who have developed a technique to distract their opponents with rhythm and sound

## Members

**2013 Team**

**2014 Team**

## Practice Matches

* **Inarizaki High School** vs Inubushi Higashi High School (2:1 / 26-24, 23-25, 25-19)
* **Inarizaki High School** vs Kiyose Higashi Academy (2:0 / 25:23, 25:1)
* Inarizaki High School vs **Kiyose Higashi Academy** (1:2 / ??, ??, 22-25)
* **Inarizaki High School** vs Kamuzawa Academy (2:1 / ??, ??, 25-19)
* **Inarizaki High School** vs Kamuzawa Academy (2:0 / 31-29, 28-26)
* Inarizaki High School vs **Kamuzawa Academy** (1:2 / 25-23, 19-25, 28-30)
* **Inarizaki High School** vs Kamuzawa Academy (2:1 / 25-19, 26-24, 25-21)
* Inarizaki High School vs **Kamuzawa Academy** (1:2 / 22-25, ??, 24-26)
* Inarizaki High School vs **Kamuzawa Academy** (1:2 / 25-27, 32-30, ??)
* **Inarizaki High School** vs Kamuzawa Academy (2:1 / 25-16, 27-29, 25-20)

## Interhigh National Tournament (2011)

Inarizaki lost in the semifinals and placed 3rd overall.

**Semifinal**

* Inarizaki High School vs **???** (?:2 / ??)

## Spring High National Tournament (2012)

Inarizaki lost in the semifinals and placed 3rd overall.

**Semifinal**

* Inarizaki High School vs **???** (?:3 / ??)

## Interhigh National Tournament (2012)

Inarizaki defeated Mujinazaka in the semifinals, and won a set off Itachiyama in the final match.

**Semifinal**

* **Inarizaki High School** vs Mujinazaka High School [Ōita] (2:? / ??)

**Final**

* Inarizaki High School vs **Itachiyama Institute** [Tokyō] (1:3 / ??, ??, ??, ??)

## Spring High National Tournament (2013)

For Nationals, Inarizaki was the second seed and was exempt from the first round. Inarizaki lost to Karasuno in a close 3-set match.

**Second Round**

* Inarizaki High School vs **Karasuno High School**[Miyagi] (1:2 / 25-27, 25-16, 30-32)
* Their match was played on B court as the second match of the second day on said court.

## Spring High National Tournament (2014)

Inarizaki won the 2014 Spring High National Tournament and placed 1st in the nation.

**Third Round**

* **Inarizaki High School** vs Karasuno High School [Miyagi] (2:0 / 28-26, 31-29)

**Semifinal**

* **Inarizaki High School** vs Itachiyama Institute [Tokyo] (3:0 / 25-18, 25-21, 25-20)

**Final**

* **Inarizaki High School** vs Kumazawa Academy [Hokkaido] (2:1 / 22-25, 25-20, 36-34)

## Spring High National Tournament (2015)

Inarizaki lost in the quarter finals and placed top 8 in the nation.

**Quarter final**

* Inarizaki High School vs **????** (0:2/ 22-25, 17-25)

## Spring High National Tournament (2016)

**Semifinal**

* Inarizaki High School vs **Kumazawa Academy** (1:2/ 22-25, 26-24, 17-25)

## Trivia

* Inarizaki has participated in the Spring High tournament 31 times and is considered a powerhouse team.
* Inarizaki has a massive orchestra-like cheering squad. Apparently, their cheering squad is known because of their "beat" that quickly catches-off an opponent server's timing once the server is lured into the rhythm they make.
* Inarizaki appears to be represented by foxes, likely from their school name 'Inari' (稲荷) which is a name of a Japanese kami of foxes.
* Inarizaki's official banner reads "思い出なんかいらん" (*"Omoide nanka iran"*) which translates to "We don't need (things like) memories.".