So, she moved to Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina (later Speranza FC Takatsuki) based in Osaka.

In 2000, she moved to Women's Premier Soccer League club Silicon Valley Red Devils.

On 17 October 1984, when Takakura was 16 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against Italy.

She repeated the achievement by mentoring the Japan U-20 national team to help them win the title of the 2015 AFC U-19 Championship, again by defeating North Korea in the final.

[3] On 27 April 2016, Takakura was appointed as the manager of the Japan senior national team becoming the first female to hold the post.