Akihito Kondo

There's something quietly compelling about a guy from a small Showa-era port town like Takamatsu who made it all the way through Waseda and into professional baseball — that's not a story about raw talent alone, that's a story about stubbornness done right. At 168 cm he was never going to intimidate anyone on size, but in my experience that's exactly the kind of player who finds another gear when bigger guys start coasting. He lived and worked entirely in the Showa mold — dirt, discipline, no fuss — and passed away in March 2019 just days before what would have been his 81st birthday. There's a certain Seto Inland Sea stillness to how I picture him: calm on the surface, seriously hard underneath.

Akihito Kondo (April 1, 1938 – March 27, 2019) was a Japanese baseball player born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. He attended Waseda University, standing 168 cm tall. He passed away in March 2019.

Name (English)

Akihito Kondo

Name (Japanese)

近藤昭仁

Reading

こんどう あきひと

Born

April 1, 1938 – March 27, 2019

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

Origin

Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

168cm

Occupation

Baseball player

University

Waseda University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E8%97%A4%E6%98%AD%E4%BB%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009997

Tags

• From Kagawa Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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