My Take
Rei Higuchi is the kind of athlete who makes you reconsider what it means to be built for a sport. Standing at 163 cm, he walked away from Osaka — a city that breeds a certain loud, flashy confidence — traveled all the way to Ibaraki Prefecture to wrestle at Kasumigaura High School, then pushed through to Nippon Sport Science University to keep going. That's not a casual commitment; that's someone who decided early that the mat was where he belonged and never really looked back. Amateur wrestling doesn't get you stadium crowds or sponsorship deals — you do it because the competition itself is the whole point. Born in January 1996, he grew up in an era when Japanese wrestling was quietly producing world-class athletes, and there's something genuinely cool about a guy who chose density and determination over size and spotlight.
Overview
Rei Higuchi is a Japanese amateur wrestler born on January 28, 1996, in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture. He attended Kasumigaura High School before going on to Nippon Sport Science University, where he developed his competitive wrestling career. Standing at 163 cm, he has dedicated himself to the sport as a committed amateur competitor.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rei Higuchi
- Name (Japanese)
- 樋口黎
- Reading
- ひぐち れい
- Born
- January 28, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 163 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Amateur wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kasumigaura High School
- University
- Nippon Sport Science University
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.