Noboru Akiyama

Noboru Akiyama is one of those names that pulls you straight back into the smoky, black-and-white world of postwar Japanese baseball, and honestly I find that kind of fascinating. Born in 1934 in Okayama, pitched his way through Meiji University and into the pros at a time when the sport was still finding its footing in a country rebuilding from scratch — that alone puts him in a pretty remarkable generation. At 177 cm he wasn't a giant, but for that era he had the frame of a workhorse starter, the kind of guy who just kept taking the ball and grinding. He passed away in August 2000, which means he lived long enough to see Japanese baseball go global, and I like to think he would've gotten a quiet kick out of that. I don't have every career stat memorized, but there's something genuinely moving about the guys who laid the groundwork before the highlight reels existed.

Noboru Akiyama was a Japanese professional baseball player born on February 3, 1934, in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. He stood 177 cm tall and attended Meiji University before entering the professional ranks. He passed away on August 12, 2000.

Name (English)

Noboru Akiyama

Name (Japanese)

秋山登

Reading

あきやま のぼる

Born

February 3, 1934 – August 12, 2000

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog (戌)

Origin

Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Height

177cm

Occupation

Baseball Player

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A7%8B%E5%B1%B1%E7%99%BB

Tags

• From Okayama Prefecture
• Baseball Player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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