| Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship | |
| Last Season: | 2022 Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship |
| Sport: | Volleyball |
| Organiser: | Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) |
| Teams: | 24 (Final round) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Streaming: | NTTSportict |
| Champions: | Men: JTEKT Stings (2022) Women: NEC Red Rockets (2022) |
| Most Champs: | Men:Panasonic Panthers (4) Women:Hisamitsu Springs (8) |
| Related Comps: | V.League |
| Website: | Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup website (JVA) |
is a Japanese volleyball competition that was established in 2007. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association.[1]
The word Tennō (天皇) means the Emperor of Japan, and the term Kōgō (皇后) is the Empress of Japan. The Tennō Kōgō Commemorative Cup is given to the champion of the tournament. The Commemorative Cup was given to the winner of the Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship until 2006.
| Year | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | JT Thunders | Toray Arrows | |
| 2008 | Toray Arrows | Toyota Auto Body Queenseis | |
| 2009 | Panasonic Panthers | Hisamitsu Springs | |
| 2010 | Suntory Sunbirds | Denso Airybees | |
| 2011 | Toray Arrows | ||
| 2012 | Panasonic Panthers | Hisamitsu Springs | |
| 2013 | Hisamitsu Springs | ||
| 2014 | Hisamitsu Springs | ||
| 2015[2] | Toyoda Gosei | Hisamitsu Springs | |
| 2016[3] | Toray Arrows | Hisamitsu Springs | |
| 2017[4] | Panasonic Panthers | Toyota Auto Body Queenseis | |
| 2018[5] | JT Thunders | Hisamitsu Springs | |
| 2019 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6] | ||
| 2020[7] | JTEKT Stings | JT Marvelous | |
| 2021[8] | Wolfdogs Nagoya | Hisamitsu Springs | |
| 2022 | JTEKT Stings | NEC Red Rockets | |
| 2023 | Panasonic Panthers | NEC Red Rockets | |
From the 2021 edition, the MVP Award has been created. The prize money for the MVP award is JP¥100,000.
| Year | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Bartosz Kurek |  Arisa Inoue | |
| 2022 | Masahiro Yanagida | Sarina Koga | |
| 2023[9] | Yuji Nishida | Sarina Koga |
Capcom Award
As Capcom signed 3 year partnership contract with JVA, Capcom Award was established for the winner. Another ten million Japan Yen (JP¥10,000,000) per gender will be given for three consecutive years starting in 2022. It makes the Emperor's Cup and Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship become the highest endowed tournament in Japan.[10] [11]