Shinji Kazama

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shinji Kazama
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1950(1950-09-26)
Age	74
Birthplace	Yamanashi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Libra

Shinji Kazama Biography

Shinji Kazama is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on September 26, 1950 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2010, Kazama was the only person to have reached both poles on a motorcycle. He reached the North Pole on 21 April 1987, and the South Pole on 3 January 1992. Kazama’s trip to the South Pole set an overland speed record for the journey (24 days) which stood until 2005. He also set records for elevations reached on Mount Everest (5,880 metres (19,290 ft) in 1985, 6,005 metres (19,701 ft) in 1986), Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Fuji by motorcycle. In 1982, Kazama became the first Japanese national to finish the Dakar Rally. He won the Dakar Rally in the 500cc class in 1984. In 1987 he won the Rallye des Pharaons in the 250cc class.

In 2004, while again participating in the Dakar Rally, Kazama was struck by a big rig, mangling his left leg. He was flown to a hospital in Paris, where the leg was saved, but Kazama was left reliant on a cane to walk. In 2007, Kazama was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations World Health Organization “Bone and Joint Decade” (2000-2010). In the same year, Kazama undertook The Trans Eurasian Continent Tour, covering 11,250 miles (18,110 km) (from Vladivostok to Cabo da Roca, Portugal) in 52 days. In 2008 and 2009, Kazama drove a Subaru Forester from Alexandria, Egypt, to Cape Town, South Africa, to promote the Bone and Joint Decade. In 2009, he traversed Australia. From May to September 2010, Kazama and three other physically challenged riders journeyed from the South Pole to the North Pole using motorcycles, bicycles, dog sleds and boats, starting off from the southern tip of Chile and finishing in Lund, Sweden.

Shinji Kazama Net Worth

Shinji Kazama is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shinji Kazama 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shinji Kazama (born 26 September 1950) is a Japanese motorcyclist who rode to the North and South Poles on motorcycles. He is mentioned in the documentary television series Pole to Pole (1992), presented by Michael Palin.

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Facts & Trivia

Shi Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Shinji Kazama celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.