Takuya, born in Fukui, is one of the few outstanding solo taiko players in the world, making his performance almost unforgettable. Takuya started playing taiko at the age of three - when he was just 16 he founded the group "TENRYU-DAIKO". In 2002 he won the special prize at the “Viennese World Youth Music Festival”, a year later he was accepted into the ensemble of his master Eitetsu Hayashi. He has been a member of the German group "Drumaturgia" since 2011 and can look back on numerous performances in various cities in Europe and Japan.