Two-way global superstar Shohei Ohtani is of full Japanese descent, born and raised in Oshu, Iwate, Japan. Growing up in Japan, he developed his historic baseball skills within the Japanese Little League and high school systems before starring professionally for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball. His cultural roots, heritage, and upbringing remain deeply tied to Japan, where he is celebrated as a national icon and one of the most accomplished athletes in the history of the sport.