[2] Makita made his professional debut in 2011 with Seibu, logging a 5–7 record and 2.61 ERA with 22 saves in 55 appearances, and earned Pacific League Rookie of the Year honors, as well as being named an NPB All-Star.

In 2013, Makita was named an NPB All-Star for the second time in his career after pitching to an 8–9 record and 2.60 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 166.0 innings of work.

In seven seasons with the Saitama Seibu Lions, Makita compiled a career 2.83 earned run average (ERA) with 514 strikeouts and 206 walks in 921+1⁄3 innings.

[6] Makita was invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee in 2019 and was assigned to the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles to begin the year.

Makita had his contract selected to the active roster by the Padres on June 17, 2019,[7] but was designated for assignment the next day without making an appearance for the club.

[9] He spent the remainder of the 2019 season split between Amarillo and the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, and logged a 6-3 record and 3.33 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 70.1 innings between the two teams.

[17] In 2014, Makita was one of four pitchers who combined to throw a no-hitter for Samurai Japan against a team of Major League players in the MLB-Japan All-Star Series at the Tokyo Dome.