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My Take
Takefumi Miyamoto is one of those guys where I don't know every chapter of his story, but the outline alone says something — a kid from Wakayama City, a place better known for plum production and dramatic coastlines than for churning out pro ballplayers, who grew into a 6-foot frame and made it to the Yomiuri Giants as a left-handed pitcher. Born in August 1990, he's squarely a Heisei-era ballplayer, part of that generation that grew up watching Ichiro rewrite what Japanese baseball could look like on a world stage. He never pitched for the top team, but he put in the unglamorous reps — early practices, long bus rides, the whole grind — and now runs his own restaurants back home. I respect that quietly stubborn Wakayama energy.
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Overview
Takefumi Miyamoto is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher born on August 11, 1990, in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture. Standing 183 cm tall, the left-hander was the ace of Kurashiki High School and spent 2009 to 2012 with the Yomiuri Giants without reaching the top team; he now runs four restaurants in Wakayama.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takefumi Miyamoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 宮本武文
- Reading
- みやもと たけふみ
- Born
- August 11, 1990 (age 36)
- Origin
- Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- Baseball Player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
2. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%AE%E6%9C%AC%E6%AD%A6%E6%96%87
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9129334
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Takefumi Miyamoto born?
Takefumi Miyamoto was born on August 11, 1990 and is 36 years old.
Where is Takefumi Miyamoto from?
Takefumi Miyamoto is from Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Takefumi Miyamoto do?
Takefumi Miyamoto works as Baseball Player.
How tall is Takefumi Miyamoto?
Takefumi Miyamoto is 183 cm tall.
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