The are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Naganao, Nagano Prefecture. The team most recently competed in the second division of the B.League. Starting from the 2026–27 season, the team will compete in the B.League Premier, the league's highest division, as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Mashima General Sports Arena.

The team's name refers to the traditional name for Nagano Prefecture, Shinshu, and the region's history of "warriors," such as those of the Sanada clan, the Togakushi Ninja, Kiso Yoshinaka, and the Battles of Kawanakajima.

Team Logo

The team logo uses three colours; blue (called Warrior Blue), silver (called Japan Alps Silver) and yellow (called Obasute Moon Yellow). It shows the full name of the team with a depiction of the Japanese Alps mountain range (which runs through Nagano) and a basketball shown as a moon coming over the mountains.

Mascot

The team mascot is a bear like creature called "Burea". When pronounced sound like blair or blayer. It probably comes from a combination of Brave and Warriors; Bra-ior. Japanese tend to pronounce the -er as a long a when using English words. His design includes white for the winter snow, crescent moons for eyes and an apple for the nose (Nagano is known for its apples).

Roster

Notable players

Coaches Motofumi Aoki Takatoshi Ishibashi Ryuji Kawai Koju Munakata Ryutaro Onodera Michael Katsuhisa

Arenas Kotobuki Arena Chikuma Chikuma City Togura Gymnasium Matsumoto City Gymnasium White Ring Big Hat

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