| Shinnosuke Kakinaga | |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1180NaN0 |
| School: | Higashi Fukuoka High School |
| University: | Waseda University |
| Position: | Prop |
| Currentclub: | Tokyo Sungoliath |
| Years1: | 2014– |
| Clubs1: | Tokyo Sungoliath |
| Apps1: | 80 |
| Points1: | 25 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | Sunwolves |
| Apps2: | 15 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2014– |
| Repteam1: | Japan |
| Repcaps1: | 12 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2023 |
| Repteam2: | Japan XV |
| Repcaps2: | 2 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team.[1]
In his home country he plays for Suntory Sungoliath whom he joined in 2014.[2] [3] He was also named in the first ever squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[4]
Kakinaga is a Japanese international who debuted against in 2014, however he did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]