She then moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada with her mother so that she could train with then pair skating partner, Mervin Tran, and attended high school while there.

[4][5][6] Upon returning to Japan as an adult, Takahashi went on to major in Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University and graduated in 2021.

[5][6] Takahashi is able to speak seven different languages, including Japanese, Mandarin, English, Spanish, Russian, French, and Korean.

She also credited Canadian ice dancer, Kaitlyn Weaver, who had come out as queer the previous year, for empowering her to come out.

She added that several coaches would continue this type of behavior throughout her competitive career to the point of Takahashi completely normalizing it.

Due to Takahashi's exceedingly low body fat percentage, she only began menstruating after retiring from compeitive figure skating in 2018 at the age of twenty-six.

[5] Takahashi moved to Montreal, Quebec after two years of corresponding with Richard Gauthier, whom she met at a competition in China.

They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 7th.

[3] During the 2010–2011 season, Takahashi/Tran won silver medals at their JGP events and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

They also won their first medals on the senior Grand Prix series, a bronze at 2010 NHK Trophy, and then silver at 2010 Cup of Russia.

[19] As a result, the pair withdrew from their 2012–2013 Grand Prix events, the 2012 Cup of China and 2012 NHK Trophy.

[20][21] The JSF said they hoped to find a new partner, with preference to skaters holding Japanese citizenship, by February 2013.

[22] On January 30, 2013, the JSF confirmed that Takahashi had teamed up with Ryuichi Kihara, until then a singles skater, and would be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.

On May 18, 2016, it was announced that Takahashi had teamed up with retired single skater Ryo Shibata and that they would train in Geneva, Illinois under Stefania Berton and Rockne Brubaker.

[28][29] Following her competitive career, Takahashi has helped coach Japanese pair teams, including Miyu Yunoki / Shoya Ichihashi and Haruna Murakami / Sumitada Moriguchi.

[32] In spring 2019, Takahashi joined Showa University's women's hockey team, the Blue Winds, and played for a season.