 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi waFebruary 12, 1974, Takabayashi paakanga ari mudzidzi paYunivhesiti yeChuo, akaita mutambo wake wokutanga uye akarova chinangwa chikwata chenyika yeJapan chakarwisa Singapore. Muna September, akasarudzwa muJapan nokuda kweMitambo yeAsia ya1974. Akatambawo mumakwikwi e1976 Summer Olympics. Akatamba mitambo 12 uye akarova zvibodzwa zviviri zveJapan kusvika muna 1976. 