Brands/Yasaka
Japan · founded 1950
Yasaka table tennis equipment
Japanese maker of Rakza and Mark V. Reliable mid-price tensors and the Sweden Extra all-wood line that still shows up in European allround bags.
Yasaka Co., Ltd. · Japan · 26 rubbers · 16 blades
Yasaka at a glance
- Legal name
- Yasaka Co., Ltd.
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Founded
- 1950
- Country
- Japan
- Also known as
- Yasaka Co., Ltd.
- Official site
- www.yasaka.se
About Yasaka table tennis equipment
Yasaka Co., Ltd. was founded in Japan in 1950. In Europe it is the practical Japanese brand: Mark V as the classic non-tensor inverted, Rakza 7 / Rakza 9 / Rakza X as the modern High Tension family, and Sweden Extra (plus Sweden Classic and Sweden Defensive) as affordable 5-ply all-wood blades often assembled with a Swedish identity.
Rakza 7 is one of the most recommended “not Tenergy” Japanese tensors — grippy, mid-hard, usually cheaper than Butterfly. Rakza 9 and Rakza X step hardness and spin. Mark V remains a coaching default for beginners who should not start on Spring Sponge. Yasaka short pips and defensive woods round out combination rackets.
Factory ratings use Yasaka’s own numbers; this site maps them onto 0–100 beside Butterfly and Tibhar. If a European shop has only one Japanese inverted besides Tenergy, it is often Rakza 7. Street prices sit with Nittaku Fastarc and below Butterfly Dignics.
Sweden Extra is Yasaka’s all-wood series with a Swedish identity — check the made-in field on each blade page rather than assuming Eskilstuna production. Yasaka is independent of STIGA despite the shared “Sweden” naming on some woods.
History of Yasaka
Yasaka was founded in Japan in 1950. Mark V became a global teaching inverted. Rakza is the High Tension family that keeps Yasaka on European walls as the practical Japanese tensor under Butterfly money. Sweden Extra woods carry a Swedish identity in the name.
How Yasaka compares
Yasaka Rakza 7 vs Tenergy 05 vs Fastarc G-1 is the usual Japanese tensor comparison, with Rakza typically cheaper in Europe. Mark V vs Sriver is the classic non-tensor teaching-sheet comparison. Sweden Extra vs STIGA Allround Classic is the 5-ply control-wood comparison — they are different companies.
Signature lines
Series pages
Who Yasaka is for
Club loopers who want Japanese tensor feel under Butterfly money, coaches specifying Mark V, and allround players on Sweden Extra.
Yasaka FAQ
- Is Yasaka Rakza a tensor?
- Yes. Rakza is Yasaka’s High Tension inverted family. Mark V is the older classic (non-tensor) sheet still sold alongside it.
- Are Yasaka Sweden blades made in Sweden?
- The Sweden Extra line is Yasaka’s all-wood series with a Swedish identity. Check the made-in field on each blade page — factory location is printed per product.
- Yasaka Rakza 7 vs Butterfly Tenergy 05?
- Rakza 7 is Yasaka’s mid-hard High Tension inverted, usually cheaper than Tenergy in Europe, with a grippy, slightly more linear feel. Tenergy 05 remains the higher-throw Spring Sponge reference. Both are mapped on this site’s 0–100 index.
- Is Yasaka Mark V still a good beginner rubber?
- Yes. Mark V is the classic non-tensor inverted European coaches still specify when Spring Sponge would be too fast. Rakza 7 is the usual next step inside Yasaka.
- Yasaka Rakza 7 vs Rakza 9 vs Rakza X?
- All are High Tension inverted. Rakza 7 is the mid-hard club reference; 9 and X step hardness and spin. Compare factory figures on each product page.
Yasaka rubbers and blades in this catalogue
Factory speed, spin, control and hardness below are Yasaka catalogue figures remapped onto TableTennisReview’s shared 0–100 index so a Yasaka sheet can sit next to Butterfly, DHS or Tibhar without mixing scales. Only ITTF-approved versions stocked in European shops are listed.
Yasaka rubbers · 26
Yasaka blades · 16
Yasaka is a trademark of Yasaka Co., Ltd.. Logos identify products in this independent catalogue.