Nippon Professional Baseball No-Hitters

The following is a list of the no-hitters thrown in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Nippon Professional Baseball No-Hitters

Pitcher(s)	Date	Team	Opponent	Site	Score	BF	BB	K	LOB	Notes
Eiji Sawamura	September 25, 1936	Tokyo Kyojin	Osaka Tigers	Koshien Stadium	1 - 0	31	4	7	4
Eiji Sawamura	May 1, 1937	Tokyo Kyojin	Osaka Tigers	Suzaki Stadium	4 - 0	30	3	11	3
Victor Starffin	July 3, 1937	Tokyo Kyojin	Eagles	Suzaki Stadium	4 - 0	31	3	6	4
Mitsuhiko Ishida	July 16, 1937	Hankyu	Tokyo Senators	Suzaki Stadium	6 - 0	30	1	6	3
Hiroshi Nakao	November 3, 1939	Tokyo Kyojin	Tokyo Senators	Korakuen Stadium	1 - 0	35	10	6	8
Tadashi Kameda	March 18, 1940	Kurowashi	Lion	Nishinomiya Stadium	5 - 0	34	9	6	7
Katsusaburo Asano	April 14, 1940	Hankyu	Hanshin	Koshien Stadium	9 - 0	28	1	4	1
Eiji Sawamura	July 6, 1940	Tokyo Kyojin	Nagoya	Nishinomiya Stadium	4 - 0	32	5	3	5
Hachiro Miwa	August 3, 1940	Hanshin	Tokyo Kyojin	Dairen Stadium	1 - 0	33	4	4	6
Mitsuhiko Ishida	August 22, 1940	Hankyu	Lion	Dairen Stadium	9 - 0	32	4	6	5
Tadashi Kameda	April 14, 1941	Kurowashi	Hanshin	Korakuen Stadium	1 - 0	33	6	2	6
Miyoshi Nakagawa Shigezo Ishihara	June 22, 1941	Kurowashi	Nagoya	Korakuen Stadium	2 - 0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	combined no-hitter
Hiroshi Nakao	July 16, 1941	Tokyo Kyojin	Nagoya	Korakuen Stadium	3 - 0	32	5	3	5
Takashi Eda Kotaro Mori	August 2, 1941	Hankyu	Nagoya	Nishinomiya Stadium	2 - 0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	combined no-hitter
Kotaro Mori	October 27, 1941	Hankyu	Nagoya	Nishinomiya Stadium	2 - 0	32	5	3	5
Michio Nishizawa	July 18, 1942	Nagoya	Hankyu	Korakuen Stadium	2 - 0	28	3	2	1
Yoshio Tenbo	May 2, 1943	Hankyu	Nankai	Koshien Stadium	3 - 0	32	6	5	5
Hideo Fujimoto	May 22, 1943	Tokyo Kyojin	Nagoya	Korakuen Stadium	3 - 0	30	4	4	3
Takehiko Bessho	May 26, 1943	Nankai	Yamato	Kobe Stadium	2 - 0	28	2	7	1
Shinichi Ishimaru	October 12, 1943	Nagoya	Yamato	Korakuen Stadium	5 - 0	29	1	5	2
Shosei Go	June 16, 1946	Hanshin	Tokyo Senators	Nishinomiya Stadium	11 - 0	30	5	5	3
Tadayoshi Kajioka	August 24, 1948	Osaka Tigers	Nankai Hawks	Jingu Stadium	3 - 0	29	2	2	2
Juzo Sanada	September 6, 1948	Taiyo Robins	Osaka Tigers	Koshien Stadium	3 - 0	28	0	5	1
Hideo Fujimoto	June 28, 1950	Yomiuri Giants	Nishi-Nippon Pirates	Aomori Stadium	4 - 0	27	0	7	0	Perfect Game
Masaichi Kaneda	September 5, 1951	Kokutetsu Swallows	Osaka Tigers	Osaka Stadium	1 - 0	32	5	4	5
Giichi Hayashi	April 27, 1952	Daiei Stars	Hankyu Braves	Takasaki Stadium	2 - 0	28	1	2	1
Juzo Sanada	May 7, 1952	Osaka Tigers	Hiroshima Carp	Koshien Stadium	12 - 0	28	1	4	1
Takumi Otomo	July 26, 1952	Yomiuri Giants	Shochiku Robins	Osaka Stadium	17 - 0	28	1	13	1
Noboru Yamashita	August 7, 1954	Kintetsu Pearls	Takahashi Unions	Chunichi Stadium	4 - 0	30	3	8	3
Shigeru Sugishita	May 10, 1955	Chunichi Dragons	Kokutetsu Swallows	Kawasaki Stadium	1 - 0	28	1	13	1
Mamoru Otsu	June 4, 1955	Nishitetsu Lions	Kintetsu Pearls	Heiwadai Stadium	8 - 0	30	4	8	3
Fumio Takechi	June 19, 1955	Kintetsu Pearls	Daiei Stars	Osaka Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	6	0	Perfect Game
Teruo Owaki	May 3, 1956	Kokutetsu Swallows	Chunichi Dragons	Chunichi Stadium	5 - 0	30	2	0	3
Yoshitomo Miyaji	September 19, 1956	Kokutetsu Swallows	Hiroshima Carp	Kanazawa Stadium	6 - 0	27	0	3	0	Perfect Game
Masaichi Kaneda	August 21, 1957	Kokutetsu Swallows	Chunichi Dragons	Chunichi Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	10	0	Perfect Game
Hiroomi Oyane	October 12, 1957	Chunichi Dragons	Osaka Tigers	Koshien Stadium	3 - 0	29	3	2	2
Sadao Nishimura	July 19, 1958	Nishitetsu Lions	Toei Flyers	Komazawa Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	6	0	Perfect Game
Minoru Murayama	May 21, 1959	Osaka Tigers	Yomiuri Giants	Koshien Stadium	3 - 2	n/a	n/a	14	n/a	Two runs allowed
Gentaro Shimada	August 11, 1960	Taiyo Whales	Osaka Tigers	Kawasaki Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	3	0	Perfect Game
Yoshimi Moritaki	June 20, 1961	Kokutetsu Swallows	Chunichi Dragons	Korakuen Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	4	0	Perfect Game
Yoshio Inoue	May 16, 1964	Nishitetsu Lions	Hankyu Braves	Heiwadai Stadium	2 - 0	28	1	1	1
Toshitake Nakayama	August 18, 1964	Chunichi Dragons	Yomiuri Giants	Chunichi Stadium	3 - 0	29	2	4	2
Gene Bacque	June 28, 1965	Hanshin Tigers	Yomiuri Giants	Koshien Stadium	7 - 0	29	2	3	2	First no-hitter by a gaijin in the CL
Yoshiro Sotokoba	October 2, 1965	Hiroshima Carp	Hanshin Tigers	Koshien Stadium	2 - 0	28	1	3	1	First Win
Kichiro Sasaki	May 1, 1966	Taiyo Whales	Hiroshima Carp	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	7	0	Perfect Game
Tsutomu Tanaka	May 12, 1966	Nishitetsu Lions	Nankai Hawks	Osaka Stadium	2 - 0	27	0	7	0	Perfect Game
Toshihiko Sei	June 12, 1966	Nishitetsu Lions	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Kokura Stadium	8 - 0	28	3	6	1
Tadao Wako	September 17, 1967	Nishitetsu Lions	Hankyu Braves	Nishinomiya Stadium	4 - 0	31	4	4	4
Tsuneo Horiuchi	October 10, 1967	Yomiuri Giants	Hiroshima Carp	Korakuen Stadium	11 - 0	31	4	3	4
Kunio Jonouchi	May 16, 1968	Yomiuri Giants	Taiyo Whales	Korakuen Stadium	16 - 0	28	2	5	1
Keishi Suzuki	August 8, 1968	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Toei Flyers	Nihon Seimei Stadium	4 - 0	29	2	11	2
Yoshiro Sotokoba	September 14, 1968	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Taiyo Whales	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	2 - 0	27	0	16	0	Perfect Game
Fumio Narita	August 16, 1969	Lotte Orions	Hankyu Braves	Nishinomiya Stadium	1 - 0	30	3	10	3
Hidetake Watanabe	May 18, 1970	Yomiuri Giants	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Korakuen Stadium	2 - 0	28	2	6	1
Hiroshi Kito	June 9, 1970	Taiyo Whales	Yakult Atoms	Kawasaki Stadium	1 - 0	30	3	8	3
Koichiro Sasaki	October 6, 1970	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Nankai Hawks	Osaka Stadium	3 - 0	27	0	4	0	Perfect Game
Kazuhiro Fujimoto	August 19, 1971	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Chunichi Dragons	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	6 - 0	27	2	9	0
Yoshimasa Takahashi	August 21, 1971	Toei Flyers	Nishitetsu Lions	Korakuen Stadium	4 - 0	27	0	1	0	Perfect Game
Keishi Suzuki	September 9, 1971	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Nishitetsu Lions	Nihon Seimei Stadium	4 - 0	29	4	12	2
Yoshiro Sotokoba	April 29, 1972	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Yomiuri Giants	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	3 - 0	28	1	2	1
Naoki Takahashi	June 16, 1973	Nittaku Home Flyers	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Korakuen Stadium	1 - 0	27	1	5	0
Yutaka Enatsu	August 30, 1973	Hanshin Tigers	Chunichi Dragons	Koshien Stadium	1 - 0	34	2	7	1	11 Innings; Enatsu hits a Sayanora Home Run to win the game
Soroku Yagisawa	October 10, 1973	Lotte Orions	Taiheiyo Club Lions	Sendai Stadium	1 - 0	27	0	6	0	Perfect Game
Toshio Kanbe	April 20, 1975	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Nankai Hawks	Fujiidera Stadium	1 - 0	30	4	1	3
Hajime Kato	April 18, 1976	Yomiuri Giants	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	5 - 0	29	2	8	2
Yoshinori Toda	May 11, 1976	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Nankai Hawks	Osaka Stadium	1 - 0	31	3	5	4
Yutaro Imai	August 31, 1978	Hankyu Braves	Lotte Orions	Sendai Stadium	5 - 0	27	0	3	0	Perfect Game
Taigen Kaku	June 4, 1985	Seibu Lions	Nippon Ham Fighters	Heiwadai Stadium	7 - 0	30	2	4	3	First no-hitter by a gaijin in the PL
Yukio Tanaka	June 9, 1985	Nippon Ham Fighters	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Korakuen Stadium	12 - 0	32	6	11	5
Shinichi Kondo	August 9, 1987	Chunichi Dragons	Yomiuri Giants	Nagoya Stadium	6 - 0	30	2	13	3	Pro Pitching Debut
Yasumitsu Shibata	April 25, 1990	Nippon Ham Fighters	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Tokyo Dome	3 - 0	27	1	8	0
Toshiro Yufune	June 14, 1992	Hanshin Tigers	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Koshien Stadium	6 - 0	29	2	11	2
Hiromi Makihara	May 18, 1994	Yomiuri Giants	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Fukuoka Dome	6 - 0	27	0	7	0	Perfect Game
Yukihiro Nishizaki	July 5, 1995	Nippon Ham Fighters	Seibu Lions	Tokyo Dome	1 - 0	28	1	12	1
Yoshinori Sato	August 26, 1995	Orix BlueWave	Kintetsu Buffaloes	Fujiidera Stadium	7 - 0	31	5	7	4
Terry Bross	September 9, 1995	Yakult Swallows	Yomiuri Giants	Tokyo Dome	4 - 0	28	1	10	1
Hisanobu Watanabe	June 11, 1996	Seibu Lions	Orix BlueWave	Seibu Stadium	9 - 0	29	5	3	2
Shigeki Noguchi	August 11, 1996	Chunichi Dragons	Yomiuri Giants	Tokyo Dome	5 - 0	33	6	5	6
Kazuhisa Ishii	September 2, 1997	Yakult Swallows	Yokohama BayStars	Yokohama Stadium	3 - 0	29	4	9	2
Tetsuro Kawajiri	May 26, 1998	Hanshin Tigers	Chunichi Dragons	Kurashiki Muskat Stadium	2 - 0	29	2	1	2
Shinji Sasaoka	May 8, 1999	Hiroshima Carp	Chunichi Dragons	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	4 - 0	28	1	6	1
Melvin Bunch	April 7, 2000	Chunichi Dragons	Yokohama BayStars	Yokohama Stadium	8 - 0	30	5	7	3
Narciso Elvira	June 20, 2000	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	Seibu Lions	Osaka Dome	4 - 0	29	3	9	2
Kenshin Kawakami	August 1, 2002	Chunichi Dragons	Yomiuri Giants	Tokyo Dome	6 - 0	28	1	5	1
Kei Igawa	October 4, 2004	Hanshin Tigers	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	1 - 0	30	2	8	3
Tomoya Yagi Hisashi Takeda Micheal Nakamura	April 15, 2006	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome	1 - 0	42	6	8	6	12 innings, combined no-hitter
Rick Guttormson	May 25, 2006	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	Meiji-Jingu Stadium	6 - 0	29	1	9	1	Interleague game, first professional complete game
Masahiro Yamamoto	September 16, 2006	Chunichi Dragons	Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome	3 - 0	28	0	5	1	Oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter (41 years, 1 month)
Daisuke Yamai Hitoki Iwase	November 1, 2007	Chunichi Dragons	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Nagoya Dome	1 - 0	27	0	7	0	First perfect game ever in Japan Series. First combined perfect game in NPB history
Kenta Maeda	April 6, 2012	Hiroshima Carp	Yokohama BayStars	Yokohama Stadium	2 - 0	29	2	6	2
Toshiya Sugiuchi	May 30, 2012	Yomiuri Giants	Rakuten Golden Eagles	Tokyo Dome	2 - 0	28	1	14	1
Yuki Nishi	October 8, 2012	Yomiuri Giants	SoftBank Hawks	Yahoo Dome	3 - 0	28	1	9	1
Daisuke Yamai	June 28, 2013	Chunichi Dragons	Yokohama BayStars	Yokohama Stadium	9 - 0	29	4	3	2
Takayuki Kishi	May 2, 2014	Seibu Lions	Chiba Lotte Marines	Chiba Marine Stadium	2 - 0	28	1	8	1
Shun Yamaguchi Scott Mathieson Arquímedes Caminero	June 14, 2017	Yomiuri Giants	Softbank Hawks	Tokyo Dome	3 - 0	32	6	12	5	First interleague combined no-hitter
Shun Yamaguchi	July 27, 2018	Yomiuri Giants	Chunichi Dragons	Tokyo Dome	5 - 0	28	1	5	1
Tomoyuki Sugano	October 14, 2018	Yomiuri Giants	Yakult Swallows	Jingu Stadium	4 - 0	28	1	7	1	First Climax Series no-hitter
Kodai Senga	September 6, 2019	Softbank Hawks	Chiba Lotte Marines	Yahoo Dome	2 - 0	31	4	12	4
Yudai Ono	September 14, 2019	Chunichi Dragons	Hanshin Tigers	Nagoya Dome	3 - 0	29	1	9	2
Yasuhiro Ogawa	August 15, 2020	Yakult Swallows	Yokohama BayStars	Yokohama Stadium	3 - 0	32	3	10	5
Carter Stewart Yuki Tsumori Shinya Kayama Yuki Matsumoto Yugo Bando Hiroshi Kaino	August 15, 2021	Softbank Hawks	Nippon Ham Fighters	PayPay Dome	0 - 0	39	2	14	3	First tied
Roki Sasaki	April 10, 2022	Chiba Lotte Marines	Orix Buffaloes	ZOZO Marine Stadium	6 - 0	27	0	19	0	Perfect game. Set a record for consecutive strikeouts.
Nao Higashihama	May 11, 2022	SoftBank Hawks	Seibu Lions	PayPay Dome	2 - 0	27	2	6	0
Shota Imanaga	June 7, 2022	Yokohama BayStars	Nippon Ham Fighters	Sapporo Dome	2 - 0	28	1	9	1	Interleague game
Yoshinobu Yamamoto	June 18, 2022	Orix Buffaloes	Seibu Lions	Belluna Dome	2 - 0	28	1	9	1	Record for no-hitters in a NPB season.
Cody Ponce	August 27, 2022	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Softbank Hawks	Sapporo Dome	2 - 0	28	1	6	1
Shuta Ishikawa	August 18, 2023	Softbank Hawks	Seibu Lions	PayPay Dome	8 - 0	31	3	8	4
Yoshinobu Yamamoto	September 9, 2023	Orix Buffaloes	Chiba Lotte Marines	ZOZO Marine Stadium	4 - 0	29	1	8	2	100th in NPB history

All-Star Game

On July 17, 1971 at the first game of the All-Star Game Series five Central League pitchers threw a 5 - 0 no-hitter versus the Pacific League at Meiji-Jingu Stadium in front of 28,160 fans. The pitchers were; Yutaka Enatsu (Hanshin Tigers) - 3.0 innings, Hidetake Watanabe (Yomiuri Giants) - 2.0 innings, Kazumi Takahashi (Yomiuri Giants) - 1.0 innings, Hisanobu Mizutani (Chunichi Dragons) - 0.1 innings, Tadakatsu Kotani (Taiyo Whales) - 2.2 innings. The CL pitchers faced 29 batters, struck out 16 and walked one who was left on base.