Shin'ya Kayama

Honestly, the first thing that got me was where this guy is from — Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. That's not just "Okinawa," that's the far edge of the Ryukyus, turquoise water and coral reefs and all. Growing up out there and making it to professional baseball in Japan takes a kind of quiet determination that I find genuinely impressive. Shin'ya Kayama is a relief pitcher, not a household name, not a guy who lands cereal-box deals — he's the type who shows up, does his job in high-leverage innings, and lets the work speak for itself. At 173 cm he's not the imposing presence you might picture on the mound, but that almost makes me root for him harder. The distance from a tiny island at the edge of Japan to a pro roster is real, and he covered it. I'd cheer for him every time.

Shin'ya Kayama is a Japanese professional baseball player born on November 23, 1989, in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture. Standing 173 cm tall, he is a Sagittarius born in the Year of the Snake. He is active on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), though details about his career timeline, agency, and personal life have not been made public.

Name (English)

Shin'ya Kayama

Name (Japanese)

嘉弥真新也

Reading

かやま しんや

Born

November 23, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

Origin

Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

173cm

Occupation

Baseball player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shinya.1123/
• Xhttps://x.com/kayama_57
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%89%E5%BC%A5%E7%9C%9F%E6%96%B0%E4%B9%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11419398

Tags

• From Okinawa
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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