Japan Professional Bowling Association
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The is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling
in Japan
. The organization was founded by , and was established on January 27, 1967. The JPBA sanctions tournaments and other functions related to professional bowling for both men and women. Its headquarters are located in Tokyo
. The current president of the JPBA is Ritsuko Nakayama
.
Male
Female
Ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The organization was founded by , and was established on January 27, 1967. The JPBA sanctions tournaments and other functions related to professional bowling for both men and women. Its headquarters are located in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. The current president of the JPBA is Ritsuko Nakayama
Ritsuko Nakayama
is a former professional bowler. She was born in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. She later moved to Kagoshima which is her parents' hometown. Nakayama became a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association in 1969, representing Tokyo Tower Bowling Center....
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JPBA sanctioned events
- Bowling Revolution P★League - Weekly made-for-TV series of tournaments for select women.
- Japan Ladies Bowling Club - Series of women-only bowling tournaments.
- Dydo Japan CupDydo Japan CupDydo Japan Cup is an annual PBA and JPBA bowling event. The tournament typically featured the top 16 bowlers from each organization, and has been dominated by PBA Tour professionals since 1989. The last JPBA bowler to win the event was Takeo Sakai in 1988.The tournament celebrated its 25th...
- JPBA and PBAProfessional Bowlers AssociationThe Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
sanctioned annual event.
Notable JPBA members
As of April 2008, the JPBA membership is made up of 792 males, and 304 females.Male
- Hiroto Kimura (木村広人)
- Isao Yamamoto (山本勲)
- Masayuki Koyama (小山雅之)
- Nobuaki Takahashi (高橋延明)
- Park Jong-soo
- Ryōta Ichihara (市原竜太)
- Shigenori Sakata (坂田重徳)
- Yoshiki Ōsawa (大澤義樹)
Female
- Aino KinjoAino KinjoAino Kinjō is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 284. Her nickname is "Bowling Queen of Okinawa."-Biography:...
- Aki NawaAki NawaAki Nawa is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 365. Although Nawa bowls right-handed, she writes and uses chopsticks left-handed...
- Akiko TanigawaAkiko TanigawaAkiko Tanigawa is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 389.- Major accomplishments :* 2006 - Tokai Women's Open...
- Hiromi MatsunagaHiromi MatsunagaHiromi Matsunaga is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no...
- Masami Abe (阿部聖水)
- Masami Hasegawa (長谷川真実)
- Mayumi Yoshida (吉田真由美)
- Mika SakaiMika SakaiMika Sakai is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 268. Sakai is also a team member of the DHC Ladies Bowling Tour....
- Mika Sato (佐藤美香)
- Miki NishimuraMiki NishimuraMiki Nishimura is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no...
- Nachimi ItakuraNachimi ItakuraNachimi Itakura is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 372.- Biography :...
- Reika Sakai (酒井玲佳)
- Risa Suzuki (鈴木理沙)
- Sanae Mori (森彩奈江)
- Suzuna Miyagi (宮城鈴菜)
- Urara Himeji (姫路麗)
- Wendy MacphersonWendy MacphersonWendy Macpherson is an American ten-pin bowler.Macpherson was born in Walnut Creek, California and currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. She won twenty titles with the Professional Women's Bowling Association between 1986 and 2003 and was a four-time Bowling Writers Association of America Female...
- Yuki Yamamoto (山本由紀)
- Yukie Koyama (小山幸恵)
- Yūko Nakatani (中谷優子)
- Yurika Ōyama (大山由里香)