Initially, he vaguely planned to be a lawyer, however, his best friend Suga invited him to be his manzai partner when Ujihara was a high school junior.
Suga also recommended Ujihara to take the entrance exam of Kyoto University, assuming the school name would be a help when they become a manzai duo in the future.
Ujihara is a big fan of professional baseball team Hiroshima Toyo Carp and singer Hitomi.
He won championship titles in "Brain Survivor II" (TBS) a special program broadcast in the Spring of 2002 and "Quiz!
On the TV program "Cho Time Shock -- Saikyo Quiz-oh Ketteisen," he won the first place in his first appearance.