Tokyo  - Japanese striker Yoshito Okubo of Vissel Kobe in the J-League left Sunday for Germany to join first-division Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, Tokyo media report said.

The 26-year-old, who has 33 caps for Japan's national team, would join countryman Makoto Hasebe at Wolfsburg.

Okubo had once previously played in Europe, appearing in 39 matches and scoring five goals for the Spanish club Real Mallorca between January 2005 and July 2006.

In the J-League, the striker scored 64 goals in 149 matches.

"Hopefully I'll be in a position to score many goals," Okubo said in looking forward to the Bundesliga. "At Kobe I have developed as a player and I would like to test the level that I am now at."

Okubo began his professional career at the J-League club Osaka in 2001. dpa