He was deeply moved at children running towards President Kim Il Sung, calling him "father!" and giving enthusiastic cheers when he arrived at the palace.

When the President met him, he said, "Now I am very excited. I think it is only you among the state leaders of the world who greet the New Year with children".

He voiced his impressions in the poem.

After being honored with the audience of the President again in January 1972, he began to write a travelogue titled "Kim Il Sung, Master of Leadership".

The travelogue was carried by Yomiuri Shimbun in serial form. At that time, he had his house in pledge and lost his wife, due to obstructive moves of the Japanese reactionaries.

Takaki formed the Japan-Korea Cultural Interchange Association and worked hard for amicability between the Japanese and Korean people.

One spring day in 1973, a delegation of the Journalists Union of Korea, on a visit to Japan, called at his home.

The delegation conveyed the President's regards and gift to Takaki and mourned the death of his wife as requested by the President.

At a meeting with him in Pyongyang in May 1975, the President said he would spend the whole day with him to have a talk as old friends regardless of their jobs.

When he was about to make a tour of the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt. Paektu, the President made a plane and a doctor available for him, afraid of the 70-year-old Japanese man's health.

When Takaki wrote the first two parts of a book about Mt. Paektu, the President read it and had it published in Korea, too.

While writing the third part, Takaki fell senseless.

In his last moment he told his disciples, "The Korean nation will surely achieve the reunification of the country under the leadership of President Kim Il Sung. This is the direction of the historical development. The Japanese people should not obstruct it. I wish I would die in Pyongyang".

Upon hearing the news of his death, the President saw to it that an obituary was published in local newspapers and relevant public organizations expressed condolences over his death.

He also sent a message of condolence to the bereaved family.

A feature film about the life of Takaki was produced in Korea.