is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka.

He was born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama

Kamifukuoka, Saitama

was the name of a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.On October 1, 2005, Kamifukuoka merged with the town of Ōi in Iruma District to form the new city of Fujimino....

., and began judo at the age of 8. He entered the Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei

is a Japanese company. The main products are chemicals and materials science. The company has around 25,000 employees and had consolidated sales of ¥ 1.7 trillion in 2008. It was founded in May 1931, using the paid in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki based producer of...

 after graduating from Tsukuba University.

He is good at Seoinage and got gold medal of World Junior Championships held at Nabeul

Nabeul

Nabeul is a coastal town in northeastern Tunisia, on the south coast near to the Cap Bon peninsula. It is located at around and is the capital of the Nabeul Governorate...

 in 2000.

As of 2010, Takamatsu coaches judo at his alma mater, Toin Gakuen, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.