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My Take
Kumagaya, Saitama is basically famous for one thing: being the hottest city in Japan, the kind of place where summer turns the asphalt into a frying pan. Somehow growing up in that heat and then heading to Tsukuba University — one of the genuine rugby powerhouses in Japanese college sport — to sharpen his game feels like a very on-brand origin story for a guy who plays a sport built on grinding through punishment. Born in 1994, so he's firmly in that generation of Japanese rugby players who came up watching the sport's profile explode, and you get the sense Tsukuba players tend to think on the field as well as muscle through it. He became the first student ever to play in the Top League, went on to win Japan caps, and was still being named to the League One Best XV in 2025–26, and there's something quietly compelling about a kid from a sweltering mid-Saitama town who made it that far. I find myself genuinely curious where he goes from here.
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Overview
Takuya Yamasawa is a Japanese rugby union player born on September 21, 1994, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. He attended Saitama Prefectural Fukaya High School before going on to study at the University of Tsukuba, where he developed his rugby career. A fly-half, he joined Panasonic Wild Knights (now Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights) in 2016 while still a student, earned his first Japan cap in 2017, and was named in the League One Best XV and as best kicker for the 2025–26 season.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takuya Yamasawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 山沢拓也
- Reading
- やまさわ たくや
- Born
- September 21, 1994 (age 32)
- Origin
- Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
- Occupation
- Rugby union player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- Saitama Prefectural Fukaya High School
- University
- University of Tsukuba
3. Links
4. 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 Takuya Yamasawa born?
Takuya Yamasawa was born on September 21, 1994 and is 32 years old.
Where is Takuya Yamasawa from?
Takuya Yamasawa is from Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan.
What does Takuya Yamasawa do?
Takuya Yamasawa works as Rugby union player.
Where did Takuya Yamasawa study?
Takuya Yamasawa attended University of Tsukuba.
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