In October 2025, Takahiro KO visited the Nishi-Tokyo (Fri) School!
▽Group Photo▽
School students from the Kindergarten class through 6th grade gathered, their eyes shining brightly in front of their admired top team player.
As the Q&A session began, children eagerly raised their hands one after another, accompanied by lively cheers!
Various questions came flying out from Kindergarten through 6th grade,
"Please teach me how to kick an inside pass!"
"Please teach me how to kick a powerful mid-range shot!"
"Why do you wear number 8?"
"How can I become a professional soccer player?"
He kindly and carefully answered questions that are usually difficult to ask.
The school students seemed impressed by Takahiro's words: "When I was little, I kept dribbling," "I had a strong desire to become a professional," and "I practiced a lot."
There was also a question about last season's "phantom goal," which caused a great excitement.
After that, Takahiro shared tips and key points on the school topics of "control" and "passing" based on his own experience, and demonstrated them in practice.
The students watched Takahiro's precise and quick control and passing with serious eyes.
Until then, the venue had been lively, but at this moment, everyone was captivated by Takahiro's precise skills, and the venue fell completely silent.
The school students expressed their amazement, saying, "The passes were so fast" and "Too accurate."
After the school visit, the training sessions for 3rd and 4th graders, as well as 5th and 6th graders, incorporated passing and control drills based on the techniques demonstrated by Takahiro.
They worked with a more serious expression than usual, and it seemed they truly realized the high level of Takao's skills!
At the end, they interacted with each school student individually through autographs and photos.
The children were overjoyed to have Takao sign the uniforms and goods that had been prepared in advance!
Some school students had their photos signed by Takao, and he was delighted as well.
During the interaction, there was even a moment when Takao asked questions to the school students, and the exchange progressed in a warm atmosphere filled with smiles.
To conclude, Takao high-fived every school student as he was seen off.
The school students reached out their hands with beaming smiles, and Tak player powerfully embraced that energy.
Whether they are school students who always cheer at Ajinomoto Stadium or those who have never watched a match there, they all became big fans of Tak player, saying, "I want to see him play at Ajinomoto!"
Through this school visit, the students grew to love Takao even more, and it seemed that Takao also received a lot of energy from the students!
