My Take
Shoichi Kanda is the kind of person who quietly does his job while most of us barely think about where the weather report comes from. Born in Sapporo in 1978, he headed all the way to Hirosaki University in Aomori — trading one snowy northern city for another — and eventually found his lane as a weather caster. It's not a flashy career path, but honestly? The person who gets the forecast right every morning is doing something real. Aquarius born in the Year of the Horse, which somehow fits: independent, steady, built to keep moving. He's got an Instagram presence, so he's not completely off the radar, but the details of his personal life are kept genuinely private, and I respect that. Not every public-facing person needs to be an open book. In a media world full of noise, there's something solid about someone who just shows up, reads the sky, and tells you whether to grab an umbrella.
Overview
Shoichi Kanda is a Japanese weather caster born on January 30, 1978, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. He graduated from Hirosaki University and has built a career delivering weather forecasts in the Japanese broadcast industry. He is active on Instagram and maintains a low public profile regarding personal details.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shoichi Kanda
- Name (Japanese)
- 神田昭一
- Reading
- かんだ しょういち
- Born
- January 30, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse (午)
- Origin
- Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Weather Caster
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hirosaki University
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shouichi_kanda/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A5%9E%E7%94%B0%E6%98%AD%E4%B8%80
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.