Team YUKA
Yokohama, Japan
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Himeno Sakatsume #115 WTA, came at 17
A junior competition academy in Asahi-ku, Yokohama, started in 2010 by former WTA player Yuka Yoshida and athletic trainer Kazuhiro Kaneko, training at Tsuoka Tennis Park. Groups run from one class a week for first-time kids to six evenings a week for juniors at Kanto regional level, next to an adult tennis school and a members' club.
4 omni (sand-filled artificial grass) courts + 1 hard court, 4 with floodlights
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 11, 2026.
- Academy 1: juniors 12 and over who play Kanto regional events or higher. ¥53,770 · 6 sessions a week
- Academy 2: juniors 12 and over aiming at Kanto regional events. ¥49,830 · 5 sessions a week
- Kids 1: kids 12 and under who play Kanto regional events or higher. ¥53,770 · 6 sessions a week
- Kids 2: kids 12 and under aiming at Kanto regional events. ¥49,830 · 5 sessions a week
- Kids 3: kids 12 and under aiming at Kanto regional events. ¥41,570 · 4 sessions a week
- Little class: kids working towards the Kids squads. ¥37,000 · 4 sessions a week
- Starter squad: kids who have started tennis and want to compete. ¥23,000 · 2 sessions a week
- First tennis for little ones: kids in kindergarten and the first years of primary, first time on court. ¥12,000 · 1 session a week
- Private lessons for juniors: juniors. Price on request
- Tennis school: adults, general classes with a coach. Price on request
- Club membership, full member: adults, court use for members. ¥53,680 / year · ¥28,534 / 3 months
- Club membership, family or weekday member: adults, family or weekday court use for members. ¥36,080 / year · ¥25,234 / 3 months
Deals and codes
- Sibling and family discounts, details on request
- On team trips the team pays coach and trainer travel and practice-court fees, with some exceptions
The facts
- Tennis courts: 5 (4 sand-filled artificial grass and 1 hard court, 4 with lights)
- Founded: 2010 (January 2010, by Yuka Yoshida and Kazuhiro Kaneko)
- Squads from: ¥12,000 (once a week for first-time kids; ¥22,000 joining fee on top)
- Top squad: ¥53,770 (Academy 1 and Kids 1, 6 sessions a week)
- Longest session: 4 h 45 min (Academy 1 on Mondays and Thursdays, 16:30 to 21:15)
- Parking spaces: 25 (at Tsuoka Tennis Park)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: No, training after school
- From age: Kindergarten
- Adults: Tennis school and members' club
- Visits: Trial on request by email
- Campus: Tsuoka Tennis Park, Yokohama
- How to get in: Ask for a trial or to join by email; squads are set by level, the top groups are for players at Kanto regional events or higher
- Visits and trials: Trial on request by email through their contact form
Coaches
- Yuka Yoshida, Head of Team YUKA, former WTA 52
- Kazuhiro Kaneko, Co-founder and athletic trainer
- Yasumitsu Kuroda, Head coach
- Saori Obata, Advisory coach, former WTA 39
- Naoki Yamane, Junior development coach
- Kiwamu Yakugawa, Coach
- Tomoyo Yakugawa, Coach
- Miho Morikawa, Tennis school coach, Friday class
- Ishikawa, Tennis school coach
- Sasaki, Tennis school coach
Where it is
Yokohama, Japan.
Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda (HND), 24 km
Also in Japan
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- Jiyugaoka International Tennis College 19 km, Tokyo. 2 pros raised, best Yosuke Watanuki #375 ATP
- Shonan Institute of Technology High School 22 km, Fujisawa. 4 pros raised, best Rio Noguchi #215 ATP
- Machida Lawn Tennis Club 22 km, Machida. 1 pro raised, best Mai Hontama #168 WTA
- S.ONE Green Tennis Club 22 km, Kawasaki. 1 pro raised, best Mai Hontama #168 WTA
- Sakurada Club 25 km, Chofu. 1 pro raised, best Hayato Matsuoka #242 ATP
- TEAM YONEZAWA 28 km, Tokyo. 2 pros raised, best Yuki Naito #278 WTA
- Big K 30 km, Nerima, Tokyo. 1 pro raised, best Erika Sema #554 WTA
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