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My Take
Honestly, there's something quietly compelling about a guy from Chikugo in Fukuoka who makes it to professional baseball — that part of Kyushu just breeds a certain kind of stubbornness, the kind that shows up early to the field and stays late without making a big deal of it. Kengo Takeda, born April 1994, 183 cm, Aries energy all the way — you can just picture him as the type who runs sprints while everyone else is packing up. He came up through Jiyugaoka High School, and the fact that the personal details are all locked down tells its own story: this is a guy whose whole personality is probably on the field, not on social media. No flashy narrative, no manufactured persona. Just a ballplayer from a working region of Japan doing the work, and in a sport where careers are built on ten thousand invisible reps, that kind of quiet commitment is genuinely underrated.
Overview
Kengo Takeda is a Japanese professional baseball player born on April 18, 1994, in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture. He attended Jiyugaoka High School before pursuing a career in baseball. Standing 183 cm tall, he represents the Fukuoka region in Japanese professional baseball.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kengo Takeda
- Name (Japanese)
- 武田健吾
- Reading
- たけだ けんご
- Born
- April 18, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog (戌)
- Origin
- Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Jiyugaoka High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kengo Takeda born?
Born April 18, 1994 (age 32).
Where is Kengo Takeda from?
Kengo Takeda is from Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kengo Takeda do?
Kengo Takeda works as Baseball player.
How tall is Kengo Takeda?
Kengo Takeda is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.