The Gunma Crane Thunders are a professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League.[1] They are based in Ōta, Gunma. It is said that the shape of Gunma Prefecture resembles the shape of a dancing crane. The team's name is a combination of the crane and thunder, which evokes images of "energy" and "speed".[2]
^B.League (30 September 2016). "Bリーグ". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^"Profile". Gunma Crane Thunders. Retrieved 3 December 2022.