Akiko Takojima

is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. She was the first female to be accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school and is also a former Women's Meijin and title holder.

Apprenticeship Takojima was the first female to be accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school.

Apprentice professional promotion history 1961: 7-kyū 1966: 1-dan

Note: The above are apprentice professional ranks.

Women's shogi professional Takojima holds the record for being the oldest women's professional to win an official game at 71 years and 9 months.

Promotion history Takojima's promotion history is as follows.

2-dan: 1967 3-dan: October 31, 1974 4-dan: November 26, 1976 5-dan: November 17, 1988 6-dan: May 21, 2017

Note: The above are women's professional ranks.

Major titles Takojima appeared in major title matches a total of eleven times and won a total of seven titles.

Awards and honors Takojima won the Japan Shogi Association's "Women's Professional" Annual Shogi Award in 1980 and 1981.