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 freestyle skier

Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...

 who specializes in the skicross

Skicross

Ski Cross is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross...

 discipline. He is a former moguls

Mogul skiing

Mogul skiing is a type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps, or moguls.-Moguls:...

 skier.

Moguls

Takizawa competed three seasons in the moguls discipline. He made his debut in the so-called Nor-Am Cup in December 1996 with a sixth place in Fortress Mountain

Fortress Mountain

Fortress Mountain is a ski resort in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.Located on the face of The Fortress, the resort spans over 3.8 km² from a top elevation of 2369 m to the base at 2040 m , and is serviced by 3 chairlifts and 2 T-bars...

. He followed up with a fourteenth and sixteenth place in Deer Valley

Deer Valley

Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range, located east of Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah, United States. The resort, known for its upscale amenities, is consistently ranked among the top ski resorts in North America...

, and a 28th and sixth place in Le Relais

Le Relais

Le Relais is a ski mountain just 15 minutes from downtown Quebec City, Canada. It is the smallest of the four ski stations located near Quebec City with Mont Sainte-Anne, Stoneham and Le Massif.- Description :...

. In the 1997–98 he competed less. He did made his World Cup debut in December, but finished 65th. In the 1998–99 he started off with good results in the so-called European Cup, then participated in four races in Japan in February. With two thirtieth places in Inawashiro and two 29th places in Madarao he collected his first and only World Cup points.

Skicross

Takizawa later switched to skicross

Skicross

Ski Cross is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross...

, and made his World Cup debut in January 2005 with a twelfth place in Pozza di Fassa

Pozza di Fassa

Pozza di Fassa is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northeast of Trento...

. He followed up with good results in the 2005–06 season, with the best being a seventh place from Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

 in March. In the 2006–07 season he only competed twice, but finished second and first in the two races. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships

FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007

The 2007 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, from March 5th-11th. Five events were supposed to be held for each sex, but the half-pipe was canceled.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Skicross:...

, but with limited success. In the 2007–08 season he finished among the top fifteen in seven out of eight World Cup outings. The 2008–09 season was opened with an abysmal 60th place in St. Johann

St. Johann in Tirol

-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...

 in January, but he returned five days later to record a thirteenth place in Les Contamines.