Airi Miyabe (宮部 藍梨; born July 29, 1998) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and Japan international from Amagasaki, Hyogo. Her career has crossed three attacking positions: she developed as an outside hitter, reinvented herself as a middle blocker for the national team and later played opposite for Victorina Himeji. She is signed with Minnesota Forge for the 2027 Major League Volleyball season, where she is listed as an outside hitter.
Miyabe first reached Japan’s senior national team as a 16-year-old high-school player in 2015. After leaving Japan for college volleyball in the United States, she won an NJCAA national title and national Player of the Year honors at the College of Southern Idaho before spending three competitive seasons with the University of Minnesota. She returned to Japan’s national-team program in 2022, helped Japan reach its first Volleyball Nations League final in 2024, competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics and remained part of the team through its fourth-place finish at the 2025 World Championship and bronze-medal campaign at the 2026 Asian Championship.
Player Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Airi Miyabe |
| Japanese Name | 宮部 藍梨 |
| Date of Birth | July 29, 1998 |
| Age | 28 |
| Birthplace | Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spike Reach | 317 cm — 2026 listing |
| Block Reach | 295 cm — 2026 listing |
| Dominant Hand | Right |
| Positions | Middle Blocker / Outside Hitter / Opposite |
| Current Club | Minnesota Forge — contracted for the 2027 season |
| Current League | Major League Volleyball |
| Previous Professional Club | Victorina Himeji |
| College | College of Southern Idaho; University of Minnesota |
| Graduate Education | University of Minnesota graduate school |
| National Team | Japan Women’s National Volleyball Team |
| National-Team Number | 15 — 2026 |
| Senior National-Team Career | 2015–16; 2022–present |
| Career Status | Active |
| Management | Amuse Sports Agency |
| @airi_miyabe | |
| X | @_ai6zly_ |
Current Japanese federation and official player sources list Miyabe at 181 cm, while the SV.League recorded her at 182 cm during her final Victorina Himeji season. The 181 cm figure is used here because it is the value carried by her current official website and Japan’s 2026 national-team listing. Her 317 cm spike reach and 295 cm block reach come from a 2026 Japanese national-team player listing.
Her position requires more context than a single label. Japan registered Miyabe as a middle blocker in 2026, Minnesota Forge lists her as an outside hitter for 2027, and the SV.League classified her as an opposite during her final season with Himeji. That is not a database inconsistency so much as a reflection of an unusually broad positional career.
Early Life & Volleyball Beginnings
Miyabe grew up in Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture and began volleyball in elementary school. Her entry into the sport was not built around an early professional ambition: she has recalled that a local team needed another player for a tournament, so she joined to help make up the numbers. She initially wanted to stop soon afterward, but another friend joined and she continued playing. That accidental beginning gradually developed into a serious competitive path.
She later attended Kinrankai, one of Japan’s strongest girls’ volleyball programs. As a first-year high-school player, Miyabe was already an attacking focal point. Kinrankai won the 2014 Inter-High tournament with Miyabe used prominently in attack against Kumamoto Shin-ai, and the school went on to complete the national high-school triple crown by adding the National Sports Festival and the All Japan High School Championship. Kinrankai’s 2014 Inter-High championship was therefore not simply an early team honor for Miyabe; it placed her at the center of elite Japanese high-school volleyball before she had completed her first year.
Her youth international progress was equally fast. Miyabe helped Japan win the 2014 Asian Youth Championship and was named tournament MVP. In April 2015, while still only 16, she was the only high-school player named to Japan’s senior national-team squad. She appeared later that year in the World Grand Prix, putting her into senior international volleyball several years earlier than most players of her generation. Japan’s senior national-team call-up at age 16 established her as one of the most closely watched young attackers in the country.
Her later high-school period was less straightforward. Injuries, including recurring lower-back problems, interrupted the momentum that had accompanied her first-year success. Rather than moving directly into the conventional Japanese V.League route after school, she eventually chose a very different developmental path in the United States.
Club Career
College of Southern Idaho: A New Route in the United States
Miyabe moved to the United States at 18 and joined the College of Southern Idaho in 2017. The transfer took her from the Japanese school system into junior-college volleyball, where she returned to the outside-hitter role and developed under a different training and competition structure.
Her first CSI season ended with the Golden Eagles as NJCAA national runners-up. A year later, Miyabe became one of the central players in a championship team. CSI went 31–2 in 2018 and won the NJCAA Division I national title, with Miyabe taking National Tournament MVP honors.
Her individual production made that second season a genuine career breakthrough rather than merely another team championship. She averaged 4.28 kills per set while hitting .302, added 2.86 digs and 0.55 blocks per set, and finished her two-year CSI career with 807 kills. She was named the inaugural NJCAA Division I Player of the Year and also received AVCA Two-Year College Player of the Year honors. Those awards confirmed that the move abroad had not stalled the promise she had shown as a teenager in Japan; it had given her a new platform from which to rebuild it.
University of Minnesota: Big Ten and NCAA Experience
Miyabe transferred to the University of Minnesota in 2019, returning to one of the most competitive levels of NCAA volleyball. Her role there was listed as outside/opposite, preserving the pin-attacking background that had defined her early career.
Minnesota reached the NCAA tournament in each of her three competitive seasons, progressing to a Final Four, an Elite Eight and a Sweet 16. Her final season in 2021 was her strongest individually. Miyabe played 27 matches, averaged 2.97 kills per set, earned AVCA All-North Region honorable mention and was selected to the NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team.
One of the clearest examples of her late-college growth came in the 2021 NCAA tournament. Miyabe produced a career-high 18 kills on .324 hitting against Baylor in the Sweet 16 as Minnesota advanced deeper into the postseason. That performance mattered because she had moved into a larger starting role late in the season, rather than simply accumulating numbers as a long-established first option.
Her Minnesota years also added an academic dimension to the move. She majored in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and was named Academic All-Big Ten three times from 2019 through 2021. Her current Japanese biographical profiles also list graduate study at Minnesota.
Victorina Himeji: Returning to Japan as a Professional
After five years in the American college system, Miyabe returned to Japan and signed with Victorina Himeji for the 2022–23 season. Himeji announced her as an outside hitter at 181 cm, and Miyabe described the move as a return to her roots in Hyogo after her time in the United States.
The timing made the transition more complex than a normal first professional contract. Miyabe had also returned to Japan’s national team in 2022 and, during the World Championship, began learning middle blocker at international level. Himeji therefore acquired a player with a long outside-hitter background just as her national-team role was changing dramatically.
Her first professional season did not produce a major team honor, and Himeji competed in V.League Division 2 the following year. The 2023–24 campaign became a strong response. Himeji dominated the division, losing only one set during the regular season and completing an unbeaten championship run. Miyabe won the league’s Spike Award with a 51.9% attack success rate. Her 2023–24 V2 Spike Award was especially relevant because she was now working increasingly as a middle blocker rather than simply reproducing the outside-hitter role of her American career.
Empress’ Cup Champion and SV.League Middle Blocker
Himeji’s next stage brought Miyabe back into Japan’s top-level domestic environment. In the inaugural 2024–25 SV.League season she played primarily as a middle and carried a substantial scoring load for the position.
Official league records credit her with 517 points across 46 matches including the playoffs: 437 attack points, 62 blocks and 18 aces. Her attack success rate was 45.6%. The numbers show that Himeji did not use her only as a blocking specialist; she remained an important terminal attacker despite the positional conversion. Her official 2024–25 SV.League record provides one of the clearest statistical pictures of how much offensive responsibility she retained as a middle.
That season also delivered Himeji’s first major national title. On December 21, 2024, Victorina came back from two sets down to defeat SAGA Hisamitsu Springs in five sets and win the Empress’ Cup for the first time in club history. Miyabe was part of a group that converted the previous season’s second-division dominance into a top-level national trophy within the same calendar year.
Switch to Opposite in 2025–26
Miyabe made another deliberate positional change for the 2025–26 club season, moving from middle blocker to opposite.
This was not simply a coaching emergency. In a January 2026 interview with Sportiva, Miyabe explained that she had originally been an outside hitter, had committed to middle because it increased her chances of reaching the Olympic level with Japan, and later wanted to challenge herself again by developing on the right side. She had already discussed the possibility of playing opposite with Himeji well before the season began.
The change altered her statistical profile. Across 44 SV.League matches including the playoffs, she recorded 274 points: 230 in attack, 27 from blocks and 17 from serve. The league logged 669 attack attempts, including 96 back-row attempts, a very different workload from the first-tempo and blocking emphasis associated with her previous middle role.
The lower overall scoring total compared with 2024–25 should therefore be read alongside the change in position and playing time rather than as a simple year-to-year performance comparison. Her 2025–26 season represented another technical reset: a player who had spent several years remaking herself as an international middle was deliberately reintroducing the responsibilities of a pin attacker.
Miyabe’s four-season period with Himeji ended after 2025–26. The club announced her departure on May 12, 2026 following the expiration of her contract. Himeji’s final profile listed her as an opposite wearing No. 11.
Minnesota Forge: Returning to Minnesota
Only two weeks after her Himeji departure was announced, Miyabe’s next destination became public. On May 27, 2026, Major League Volleyball announced that she had signed with its Minnesota team for the 2027 season.
The move carries more context than a routine overseas transfer. Miyabe spent three NCAA seasons with the University of Minnesota, so joining the Minnesota Forge brings her professional career back to the state where she established herself in Division I volleyball.
The club’s current roster lists her as an outside hitter, marking another shift from the middle-blocker role Japan continues to use internationally. Minnesota coach Pedro Mendes specifically cited her Olympic experience and positional versatility when announcing the signing. Miyabe, meanwhile, said she was looking forward to playing in front of Minnesota supporters again. Minnesota’s announcement of Miyabe’s 2027 contract confirms that league play is scheduled to begin in January 2027.
Club and College Career Timeline
| Seasons | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | College of Southern Idaho | United States |
| 2019–2021 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | United States |
| 2022–2026 | Victorina Himeji | Japan |
| 2027– | Minnesota Forge | United States |
National Team Career
Youth MVP and Senior Debut at 16
Miyabe’s national-team history began before her professional career. She was MVP of the 2014 Asian Youth Championship as Japan won the tournament, then entered the senior national-team setup in 2015 while still at Kinrankai High School.
Her World Grand Prix appearance that summer made her a senior international at 16. At the time, the significance was largely attached to her attacking potential as a high-reaching outside hitter. She was also included in Japan’s Team CORE development project as the federation looked toward the Tokyo Olympic cycle.
The trajectory did not continue in a straight line. Miyabe’s move to the United States placed her outside Japan’s regular domestic pipeline, and she spent several years away from the senior national team while developing at Southern Idaho and Minnesota.
2022 Return and the Middle-Blocker Conversion
Miyabe returned to the Japan senior team in 2022 after roughly six years away. She initially re-entered the program with the history of an outside hitter, but the World Championship created the most important positional change of her career.
After Japan arrived in the Netherlands, head coach Masayoshi Manabe told Miyabe that she would be used at middle blocker. She had not built her career around the position, so the change required immediate technical adjustment. Miyabe later said that she accepted the challenge because she wanted to contribute wherever the national team needed her. Her account of the 2022 switch to middle blocker captures how abruptly the role was introduced.
The experiment became a longer-term national-team solution. Instead of returning permanently to outside hitter after the tournament, Miyabe continued developing as a middle for Japan and increasingly for Himeji. At 181 cm, she was shorter than many international middles, so remaining in the position required more than relying on height alone.
2024 VNL Breakthrough and Paris Olympics
The strongest international validation of Miyabe’s positional conversion came during the 2024 Volleyball Nations League.
Japan reached the VNL final for the first time, and Miyabe produced one of her most memorable national-team performances in the semifinal against previously unbeaten Brazil. Entering from the bench, she scored 11 points — six attacks, four blocks and one ace — in Japan’s five-set victory. Two of her blocks came in the deciding set. Her 11-point, four-block semifinal against Brazil was a concrete example of why Japan had persisted with an undersized former outside hitter in the middle.
Across the 2024 VNL matches recorded on her official competition profile, Miyabe produced 31 points, including eight blocks, with 51.22% attack efficiency. Japan eventually lost to Italy in the final and collected the silver medal.
The VNL run helped Miyabe secure her first Olympic selection. She was registered as a middle blocker for Paris 2024 and appeared in all three of Japan’s matches, scoring eight points — four attacks, two blocks and two aces. Japan exited after the pool stage and was officially ranked ninth.
For Miyabe, simply reaching Paris had particular career significance. She had once been identified as a teenager with Tokyo Olympic potential, then spent five years in the American college system and later had to learn a new position to improve her route back into Japan’s Olympic plans.
2025 World Championship: Japan Returns to the Final Four
Miyabe remained part of Japan’s middle-blocker group in 2025. She played through the VNL season and was selected for the World Championship, where Japan produced one of its strongest global finishes in years.
Japan defeated Thailand in the round of 16 and the Netherlands in a five-set quarterfinal to reach the World Championship semifinals. Miyabe was part of the lineups during that run. Japan then lost to Türkiye in the semifinal before falling 3–2 to Brazil in the bronze-medal match, finishing fourth. Japan’s official 2025 World Championship results document Miyabe as a middle blocker throughout the knockout phase.
The result mattered to her national-team progression because she was no longer a newly converted experiment. By 2025, she was being carried through another major championship cycle specifically as a middle blocker.
2026 National-Team Season
Miyabe remained on Japan’s 2026 national-team roster as No. 15 and was again classified as a middle blocker. Her VNL role, however, was limited. Volleyball World’s official statistics record two appearances during the opening week and one total point.
She later returned to the squad for the Asian Championship in Tianjin. Japan advanced through the early rounds before losing 3–1 to Thailand in the semifinal. The team responded by defeating Iran 3–0 in the bronze-medal match on August 30. The result also secured Japan a place in the 2027 FIVB Women’s World Cup. Japan’s bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Championship kept Miyabe’s senior international career active into a fifth year after her 2022 return.
Playing Style & Strengths
Miyabe’s clearest defining trait is positional adaptability supported by genuine high-level experience at each role, rather than nominal versatility on a roster sheet. At Southern Idaho and Minnesota she was a pin attacker, playing outside and right side. Japan then converted her into a middle blocker for international competition, Himeji later gave her a sustained middle role, and she deliberately moved to opposite in 2025–26. Minnesota Forge now lists her as an outside hitter again.
That history changes the way she sees blocking and attacking responsibilities. In her 2026 Sportiva interview, Miyabe explained that playing middle gave her a better understanding of when a middle might need help moving toward the right side or reacting to a particular quick-attack pattern. The value of the conversion therefore extends beyond whether she continues to start at middle: it has given a former pin attacker a middle blocker’s view of offensive and defensive spacing.
Her blocking at international level is notable because she is 181 cm rather than exceptionally tall for an elite middle. The 2024 VNL semifinal against Brazil remains the best high-level example: four of Miyabe’s 11 points came on blocks, including two in the fifth set. Her 2026 physical listing gives her a 317 cm spike reach and 295 cm block reach, numbers that help explain how she can compete above her listed height while still requiring timing and reading to close space against taller attackers.
Her 2025–26 switch to opposite reopened another part of her game. SV.League records show 669 attack attempts, including 96 from the back row, compared with essentially no back-row workload in the previous season when she was functioning as a middle. That statistical change is a direct reflection of role, not simply form. It reintroduced high-volume pin attacking and back-row offense after several years of concentrating on first-tempo attack and blocking.
Miyabe’s earlier outside-hitter record also shows that she was not developed as an attack-only specialist. At Southern Idaho she averaged 2.86 digs per set during her 2018 championship season, and her two-year CSI record included a .954 service-reception figure in the school’s historical statistics. Those skills provide useful context for Minnesota Forge listing her as an outside hitter rather than assuming her professional future must remain tied to middle blocker.
Major Achievements
Miyabe’s career combines Japanese national-team milestones, college success in the United States and trophies after returning to Japan. Paris 2024 was her first Olympic appearance, while Japan’s 2025 World Championship fourth-place finish gave her another deep run at a global championship.
Selected National Team Honors
| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Asian Youth Girls’ Championship | Gold |
| 2024 | Volleyball Nations League | Silver |
| 2026 | AVC Women’s Asian Championship | Bronze |
Selected College & Club Honors
| Year / Season | Competition | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NJCAA Division I Championship | Runner-up | College of Southern Idaho |
| 2018 | NJCAA Division I Championship | Champion | College of Southern Idaho |
| 2023–24 | V.League Division 2 Women | Champion | Victorina Himeji |
| 2024 | Empress’ Cup All Japan Championship | Champion | Victorina Himeji |
| 2025–26 | Empress’ Cup All Japan Championship | Third place | Victorina Himeji |
Selected Individual Awards
| Year / Season | Competition | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Asian Youth Championship | MVP |
| 2018 | NJCAA Division I | National Player of the Year |
| 2018 | NJCAA Division I Championship | Tournament MVP |
| 2018 | AVCA Two-Year College | Player of the Year |
| 2021 | NCAA / AVCA | All-North Region Honorable Mention |
| 2021 | NCAA Madison Regional | All-Tournament Team |
| 2023–24 | V.League Division 2 Women | Spike Award — 51.9% attack success |
Family, Education & Life in the United States
Education has occupied an unusually visible place in Miyabe’s volleyball path. Rather than moving immediately from Kinrankai High School into a Japanese professional or corporate team, she spent several years studying and playing in the United States. That route took her through junior-college volleyball in Idaho and then the University of Minnesota.
At Minnesota she studied Asian and Middle Eastern Studies while competing in the Big Ten and earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in three seasons. Her current Japanese profiles also list graduate study at Minnesota, meaning her American period extended beyond simply using college volleyball as a temporary competitive stop.
Miyabe has a younger sister, Ameze Miyabe, who also became an elite volleyball player. University of Minnesota’s official biography identifies Ameze as her younger sister, and the Japan Volleyball Association listed both sisters in its 2026 senior national-team pool: Airi as a middle blocker and Ameze as an outside hitter.
Her return to Minnesota for the 2027 professional season therefore connects two major parts of her life. She first arrived in the United States as a teenager looking for a different developmental route; she returns a decade later as an Olympian and established Japan international.
Gear & Equipment
Miyabe has an official athlete partnership with ZAMST. The company announced its sponsorship agreement with her in December 2025 and identifies her as a contracted volleyball athlete.
ZAMST’s athlete page specifically lists the Footcraft CUSTOM IMPACT insole and an arm sleeve among the products Miyabe uses. Miyabe said she had used ZAMST products since her student years and described insoles and arm sleeves as regular parts of her playing setup. ZAMST’s official Airi Miyabe athlete page provides a direct player-to-product connection rather than relying on match-photo identification.
These are more durable equipment references than trying to assign a permanent shoe model from a single match or season. Exact footwear can change, while the ZAMST partnership and the products named by the company are directly documented.
Off the Court & Public Profile
In January 2025, Miyabe joined Amuse Sports Agency for management. When the agreement was announced, she said she wanted not only to continue improving as an athlete but also to take on creative activities that could introduce volleyball to a broader audience. Her Amuse Sports Agency management announcement marked an expansion of her public career beyond team and federation channels.
Her official digital presence subsequently included the Airi Miyabe Supporters Club, “M’s CLUB,” along with personal articles, video features and media appearances. The official site remained active through the 2026 national-team season and was also updated to list Minnesota Forge as her team after the move was confirmed.
Miyabe has appeared in Japanese sports and general-media programming, including NHK’s Sports × Human in 2026 and TOKYO FM’s SPORTLIGHT. These appearances fit a broader public profile that has developed alongside her return to the national team and Olympic participation.
Where Is Airi Miyabe Playing Now?
As of October 2026, Airi Miyabe is signed with Minnesota Forge for the 2027 Major League Volleyball season. Her own official website now lists Minnesota Forge as her team, and the league’s roster classifies her as an outside hitter. The contract was announced on May 27, 2026, after she completed four professional seasons with Victorina Himeji. Major League Volleyball has stated that Minnesota’s 2027 league schedule begins in January.
Internationally, Miyabe remains part of the Japan Women’s National Volleyball Team. JVA’s 2026 roster lists her as a middle blocker affiliated with Minnesota in the United States, and she wore No. 15 during the 2026 national-team season. Her most recent major tournament with Japan was the 2026 Asian Championship, where Japan earned bronze and qualified for the 2027 FIVB Women’s World Cup.
The two listings mean her current volleyball identity is deliberately position-dependent: Japan continues to use her as a middle, while Minnesota Forge has signed her as an outside hitter.
Recent Performance Snapshot
Victorina Himeji — 2025–26 SV.League
| Statistic | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 44 |
| Sets | 98 |
| Total Points | 274 |
| Attack Points | 230 |
| Attack Attempts | 669 |
| Attack Success Rate | 34.4% |
| Back-Row Attack Points | 28 |
| Back-Row Attack Attempts | 96 |
| Block Points | 27 |
| Service Aces | 17 |
The numbers are particularly useful because 2025–26 was Miyabe’s first sustained season at opposite after several years of middle-blocker development. Her workload shifted heavily toward pin attacking and included a meaningful back-row component. Official SV.League statistics for Miyabe’s 2025–26 season document that change in role.
For comparison, the previous 2024–25 season produced 517 points across 46 matches, including 437 attacks and 62 blocks, with a 45.6% attack success rate. The contrast is not a simple measure of one season being better than the other; it reflects two materially different jobs within Himeji’s system.
Japan — 2026
Miyabe’s 2026 VNL involvement was brief. Volleyball World’s competition statistics record two matches and one point during the first week. She was not carried through every subsequent VNL phase, making the tournament a reduced role compared with her 2024 and 2025 national-team seasons.
She was selected again for the Asian Championship later in the summer. Japan progressed to the semifinals, lost to Thailand and then swept Iran in the third-place match to claim bronze. That tournament provides the most recent completed major national-team result attached to Miyabe as of October 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Airi Miyabe?
Airi Miyabe was born on July 29, 1998. She is 28 years old as of October 2026.
What position does Airi Miyabe play?
Miyabe can play middle blocker, outside hitter and opposite. Japan lists her as a middle blocker, Minnesota Forge lists her as an outside hitter for 2027, and she played opposite for Victorina Himeji during the 2025–26 season.
Which club does Airi Miyabe play for?
Miyabe is signed with Minnesota Forge for the 2027 Major League Volleyball season. She previously spent four seasons with Victorina Himeji in Japan.
Did Airi Miyabe play at the Olympics?
Yes. Miyabe made her Olympic debut with Japan at Paris 2024 as a middle blocker. She appeared in three matches, and Japan finished ninth overall.
Where did Airi Miyabe play college volleyball?
Miyabe first played for the College of Southern Idaho, winning the 2018 NJCAA Division I national championship, before transferring to the University of Minnesota and competing for the Golden Gophers from 2019 through 2021.
What is Airi Miyabe’s Instagram?
Her verified official Instagram account is @airi_miyabe. The account is directly identified by her official ZAMST athlete profile.
References
- Airi Miyabe Official Website — Official Profile
- Japan Volleyball Association — 2026 Japan Women’s National Team Roster
- Japan Volleyball Association — Volleyball Nations League 2026 Japan Roster
- Japanese Olympic Committee — Airi Miyabe Olympic Profile
- Major League Volleyball — Minnesota Signs Former Gopher Airi Miyabe for 2027
- Minnesota Forge — Airi Miyabe Player Profile
- Victorina Himeji — Airi Miyabe 2022–23 Signing Announcement
- Victorina Himeji — Airi Miyabe Departure Announcement, May 2026
- SV.League — Airi Miyabe Official Player Statistics
- Victorina Himeji — 2023–24 V.League Division 2 Championship and Awards
- Japan Volleyball Association — Victorina Himeji Wins the 2024 Empress’ Cup
- College of Southern Idaho — Miyabe Named NJCAA and AVCA Player of the Year
- College of Southern Idaho — Airi Miyabe Signs with Minnesota
- University of Minnesota — Airi Miyabe Volleyball Profile
- University of Minnesota — Former Gopher Airi Miyabe Makes Japan’s Olympic Team
- University of Minnesota — Gopher Spotlight: Airi Miyabe
- Volleyball World — Japan Defeats Brazil to Reach the 2024 VNL Final
- Volleyball World — Airi Miyabe 2024 VNL Player Statistics
- Volleyball World — Airi Miyabe Paris 2024 Player Statistics
- Japan Volleyball Association — 2025 Women’s World Championship Results
- Volleyball World — Japan Claims Bronze at the 2026 Asian Championship
- Volleyball World — Airi Miyabe 2026 VNL Player Statistics
- Nikkan Sports — Miyabe on Her 2022 Conversion to Middle Blocker
- Sportiva — Airi Miyabe on Moving from Middle Blocker to Opposite in 2025–26
- Monthly Volleyball — Airi Miyabe 2026 Japan Player Profile
- ZAMST — Official Airi Miyabe Athlete and Equipment Profile
- Nippon Sigmax — Airi Miyabe ZAMST Sponsorship Announcement
- Amuse Sports Agency — Airi Miyabe Profile
- Victorina Himeji — Airi Miyabe Joins Amuse Sports Agency
