Soka University

2022-2023 Season
Competed at the 2023 OCC Indoor/Outdoor Meet, the Sunshine Indoor Open and Combined Events, 2023 Soka Indoor Qualifier, the Occidental Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic, Ross and Sharon Irwin meet, Team 4 Titus and Ely Invitational, the Whittier Twilight and the Cal State LA Twilight, and the CalPac Championships 2023…Takemura set a college best in the mile finishing with a time of 5:10.73…he also set two more college best times at the CalPac Championships 2023 in the 800m (2:36.17) and the 1500m (4:31.53).

High School
Graduated from Kansai Soka High School…competed on varsity Track and Field team for two years…served as a member of the executive committee for school events. 
 
Personal
Born and raised in Osaka, Japan…parents Meguni and Tomohide Takemura…one sibling; Hidemi Takemura…also considered attending Toyo University in Japan before committing to be a Soka University Lion…concentrating in Social and Behavioral Sciences and studying Chinese at SUA…fluent in Japanese…when not competing hobbies include playing the guitar.