Takanori is a Chairperson of PyCon JP Association. Worked as a PyCon JP organizer since PyCon mini JP in January 2011 and has been the Co-Chair of PyCon JP 2024. He is also a director of BeProud Inc., and his title is "Python Climber". Currently he teaches Python to beginners as a lecturer at Python Boot Camp all over Japan. In addition, he published several Python books.
He plays trumpet, climbs boulder, loves Lego, ferrets and craft beer.