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Japanese volleyball player (born 1999)

FullnameMiiku Iwasawa

NationalityJapanese

Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 26)
Machida City, Tokyo, Japan

Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)

Miiku Iwasawa

Personal information

Full name

Miiku Iwasawa

Nationality

Japanese

Born

(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 26)
Machida City, Tokyo, Japan

Height

1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)

Weight

58 kg (128 lb)

Spike

270 cm (106 in)

Block

265 cm (104 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Libero

Current club

Saitama Ageo Medics

Number

19 (national)
12 (club)

Career

Years	Teams
2015–2018 2018–present	Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School Saitama Ageo Medics

National team

2017–

Japan

Honours

Women's Volleyball

Representing Japan
Asian Championship
	2023 Nakhon Ratchasima	Team
U20 World Championship
	2017 Mexico	Team

Miiku Iwasawa (岩澤実育, Iwasawa Miiku; born 13 October 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Saitama Ageo Medics.

Early Years

In her second and final year of high school, she won the All Japan High School Championship.^[1]

In 2017, Iwasawa was selected to represent Japan at FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship in Mexico where the team finished with Bronze medal.^[2]^[3]

Professional Years

In March 2018, Saitama Ageo Medics announced that she would join the team.^[4] As Akane Yamagishi was the regular libero on the team, she was unable to secure a regular starting position and mainly came on as a subtitute receiver.

In the 2022-23 season, she made her starting member debut in the V.League Division 1 opening match against NEC Red Rockets. The team won the match in straight-sets victory.^[5] She also played as the starting libero in the second match against NEC, making a series of excellent receives and contributing to the team's winning streak. She also received the VOM (V.League of the Match) award.^[6]

In 2023, she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team for the first time.^[7]

In 2025, she was selected for the VNL first week's round in Canada. She was registered as an outside hitter rather than libero because she was a substitute receiver.^[8] On June 8 the same year, she made her national team debut as a libero in the match against the Dominican Republic in the same round. She supported the team with tenacious defense and contributed to the team's straight-sets victory.^[9]^[10]

Award

Individual

2017 U20 World Championship - Best Digger

High School Team

2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School
2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School
2017-18 All Japan High School Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School

Club Team

2019-20 V.League Division 1 Women's - - Bronze Medal, with Saitama Ageo Medics
2022-23 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - - Runner-up, with Saitama Ageo Medics
2023-24 V.League Division 1 Women's - - Bronze Medal, with Saitama Ageo Medics
2025-26 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Saitama Ageo Medics

National Team

2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - - Bronze Medal
2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - - Bronze Medal

References