After completing four years of music instruction at the Toho Gakuen College Of Music in her native Tokyo, including a composition course with Mutsuo Shishido, from 1983, Takano began to study in Germany with Brian Ferneyhough at the Freiburg National Music School.
Takano began to study in Germany with Brian Ferneyhough at the Freiburg National Music School. Takano was completing four years of music instruction at the Toho Gakuen College Of Music in her native Tokyo. This was from 1983. This was including a composition course with Mutsuo Shishido.