Kazuya Ōshima

Honestly, when I first heard "engineer slash racing driver," I assumed it was some vanity thing — a tech guy who dabbles on weekends. But Kazuya Oshima is the real deal, and that combo makes way more sense the longer you think about it. Growing up in Fukuoka and born in 1987, he's got this grounded, methodical energy that fits a Taurus perfectly — the kind of person who doesn't just drive a car but actually understands what's happening underneath the hood at a mechanical level. Most drivers treat the car like a tool; he gets to think about it like a system he helped build. He stays out of the spotlight, no flashy social presence, just quietly carving out a lane that very few people occupy. That kind of niche-but-serious career path is genuinely cool to me — more interesting than someone chasing fame, honestly.

Kazuya Ōshima is a Japanese engineer and racing driver born on April 30, 1987, in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. He is notable for combining a technical engineering career with competitive motorsport. His official website is kazuya-oshima.com and he maintains an Instagram presence. Most personal details remain private.

Name (English)

Kazuya Ōshima

Name (Japanese)

大嶋和也

Reading

おおしま かずや

Born

April 30, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit (卯)

Origin

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Engineer / Racing Driver

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.kazuya-oshima.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kazuya_oshima/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%B6%8B%E5%92%8C%E4%B9%9F

Tags

• From Fukuoka Prefecture
• Engineer
• Racing Driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.