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My Take
Kosuke Matsuura is one of those people where the hometown basically writes the career for you — born in Nagoya in 1979, the beating heart of Japan's car industry, and he ended up a racing driver. Of course he did. There's something quietly cool about that, this Virgo kid from Toyota-town who presumably grew up breathing exhaust fumes and decided to make a profession out of it. The public record is thin — no flashy agency, no Instagram presence worth noting — and honestly that scarcity just makes him feel more legit to me. Not chasing clout, just strapping in and doing the work. Racing is one of those worlds that looks glamorous from the outside but is really about thousands of hours of physical punishment and obsessive technical tweaking, and you don't survive in it by being showy. I respect the quiet grinder energy here.
Overview
Kosuke Matsuura is a Japanese racing driver born on September 4, 1979, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He competes in motorsport and is associated with the car-racing world, a fitting path given Nagoya's deep roots in Japan's automotive industry. Detailed career and personal information has not been made public.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kosuke Matsuura
- Name (Japanese)
- 松浦孝亮
- Reading
- まつうら こうすけ
- Born
- September 4, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat (未)
- Origin
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Racing Driver
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kosuke Matsuura born?
Born September 4, 1979 (age 46).
Where is Kosuke Matsuura from?
Kosuke Matsuura is from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kosuke Matsuura do?
Kosuke Matsuura works as Racing Driver.
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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.