My Take
There's something quietly compelling about a kid from Motobu, Okinawa — a town most of Japan couldn't find on a map — making it through Asia University, one of the most brutally competitive baseball programs in the country, and then pushing further into the professional world. Takuma Uchima was born in late November 1998, a Scorpio, and if you know anything about Scorpios you know they do not quit. The Okinawa-to-mainland journey alone is its own kind of grit — leaving that blue-sky, ocean-breeze world behind to grind through cold mainland winters chasing a ball. His Instagram handle ties him to the Rakuten Eagles, number 40, and there's something I like about a guy who stays low-key while the work stays loud. No flashy profile, no noise — just reps. That's the kind of player you end up respecting more the longer you watch.
Overview
Takuma Uchima is a Japanese professional baseball player born on November 21, 1998, in Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture. He attended Asia University, one of Japan's well-known baseball programs, before entering the professional ranks. Standing 179 cm tall, he represents one of the many players to emerge from the baseball-rich training grounds of collegiate competition in Japan.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takuma Uchima
- Name (Japanese)
- 内間拓馬
- Reading
- うちま たくま
- Born
- November 21, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger (寅)
- Origin
- Motobu, Okinawa, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Baseball Player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Asia University
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/taku_eagles40/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E9%96%93%E6%8B%93%E9%A6%AC
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.