[4] And he finished the regular season in 62 games with a batting average of .180, 2 home runs and a RBI of 13.

In the 2017 season, he mainly teamed up with mainstay and veteran starter pitchers such as Tsuyoshi Wada, Rick van den Hurk, Shota Takeda and Kenichi Nakata.

[11] he finished the regular season in 92 games with a batting average of .206, one home runs and a RBI of 20.

[14] he finished the regular season in 73 games with a batting average of .173, one home runs and a RBI of 4.

[17] In the 2021 season, he was forced to adjust from April to July due to last year's left knee surgery, which meant he played only 20 games.

[19] After his retirement, Takaya has served as the second squad battery coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks since the 2022 season.

[1] Takaya has close friends with foreign players, and when they return to their home countries, he goes to the Fukuoka Airport to see them off.