Akihiro Takada

Akihiro Takada (高田 明浩) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship
Takada was born in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan on June 20, 2002. He learned how to play shogi when he was third-grade elementary school student.

Takada entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in September 2014 as a student of shogi professional Nobuo Mori. Takada was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in April 2020 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan after tying for first place in the 68th 3-dan League (October 2020 –March 2021) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Promotion history
The promotion history for Takada is as follows.
 * 6-kyū: September 2014
 * 3-dan: April 2020
 * 4-dan: April 1, 2021
 * 5-dan: March 12, 2024