Tsukasa Nakagawa

is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.

Personal life Tsukasa started playing volleyball in the third grade of elementary school. Her mother is an amateur volleyball player.

Career Early Years In her second and third year of high school, Tsukasa contributed to the team's consecutive victories in the 70th and 71st All Japan High School Championship (Haruko).

In 2019, she was selected for Japan U-20 National Team to compete in 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico where the team won the championship. She was named the Best Setter

She then enrolled at Tokai University. She was selected to represent Japan at 2021 FISU World University Games.

She served as captain in her fourth year. The team achieved remarkable success of becoming the first university team to reach the semi-final of the 70th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament. She was named as Rookie of the Year.

After that, the team achieved a quadruple crown, winning the Kanto University Autumn & Spring Championship, East Japan Intercollegiate Championship, and All Japan Intercollegiate Championship. In her final All Japan Intercollegiate Championship, she won the championship for the second consecutive year and was named as the MVP.

Professional Years In December 2022, NEC Red Rockets announced that she would join the team for 2023 season.

In 2023, she was selected for the Japan women's national volleyball team for the first time.

Award Individual 2019 U20 World Championship - Best Setter 2021-22 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Rookie of the Year 2021-22 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Setter 2022-23 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Setter, MVP 2022-23 Kanto University Autumn League - Best Setter, MVP 2022-23 Kanto University Spring League - Best Setter, MVP 2022-23 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Setter, MVP

High School Team 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - File:Med_3.png - Bronze Medal, with Kinrankai High School 2017-18 All Japan High School Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Kinrankai High School 2018-19 All Japan High School Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Kinrankai High School

University Team 2019-20 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - File:Med_3.png - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University 2019-20 Kanto University Autumn League - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Tokai University 2020-21 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - File:Med_2.png - Runner-up, with Tokai University 2021-22 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - File:Med_3.png - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University 2021-22 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Tokai University 2021-22 Kanto University Autumn League - File:Med_2.png - Runner-up, with Tokai University 2022-23 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Tokai University 2022-23 Kanto University Autumn League - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Tokai University 2022-23 Kanto University Spring League - File:Med_1.png - Champion,with Tokai University 2022-23 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with Tokai University

Club Team 2022-23 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - File:Med_3.png - Bronze Medal, with NEC Red Rockets 2022-23 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets 2022-23 V.League Division 1 Women's - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets 2023-24 AVC Champions League - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets 2023-24 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets 2023-24 V.League Division 1 Women's - File:Med_1.png - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets 2024-25 SV.League Women's - File:Med_2.png - Runner-up, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki 2025-26 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship - File:Med_2.png - Runner-up, with NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki

National Team 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - File:Med_1.png - Champion 2021 FISU World University Games - File:Med_2.png - Runner-up 2022 Asian Games - File:Med_2.png - Runner-up 2023 Asian Championship - File:Med_3.png - Bronze Medal