Yokohama BayStars Yokohama BayStars selected Uchikawa with the first selection in the . On March 30, 2001, Uchikawa made his NPB debut. He rose to prominence in 2008 with a league-leading .378 batting average.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks During the 2010 offseason, he exercised his free agent option and after weeks of negotiations between the
Yokohama BayStars,
Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, he decided to sign a four-year deal with SoftBank worth up to 1.36 billion yen. On December 2, 2020, he became a free agent.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows On December 11, 2020, Uchikawa signed with
Tokyo Yakult Swallows of NPB and held press conference. On September 27, 2022, Uchikawa announced his retirement from professional baseball. ==International career==