[3] He eventually grew bored playing against his elementary school classmates, and started attending a shogi school run by the local shogi association at a nearby community center where there were many strong players who were his age.
[2][3][4] Takano was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2013, and finally obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 2015, after finishing tied for first with Seiya Kondō in the 57th 3-dan League (April 2015 – September 2015) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
[9] After graduating from senior high school, Takano decided to continue his studies at Chuo University even though he was also an apprentice shogi professional.
He was a little anxious about trying to do both things at first, but felt being a university student helped him to broaden his knowledge and learn more about society.
He took a break from his studies during his final season of 3-dan league play, but resumed them after becoming a shogi professional.