He earned the nickname "9 dan killer" because he won several games against top rated players.

He closed off 2005 with an impressive win of 16 straight games, which was stopped by Omori Yasushi in the qualifiers for the 3rd World Oza.

Outside of Go, Takemiya also won the biggest Japanese backgammon tournament, the 12th Saint of the Board title, by beating the former holder, Abe Akiko.

Four of Takemiya's books have been published in English -- Enclosure Joseki (Kiseido Press), now out of print; Imagination of a Go Master (NEMESIS Enterprises),[1] This is Go the Natural Way!

The sequence of moves from 00-07 in the lower right corner involves a common joseki that creates a moyo in conjunction with the triangled stone.