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My Take
Takushi Izawa took the most obnoxious resume in Japan, Kaisei prep school, the University of Tokyo, national high school quiz champion, and did something genuinely unexpected with it. Rather than trading on the credential, he built QuizKnock, a media company where he serves as chief executive and editor-in-chief, and turned curiosity itself into a product. That distinction matters. Plenty of clever people become insufferable about it. Izawa's whole method is to look visibly delighted by knowing things, which lets a kid who hates studying watch a video and forget they are learning. Anyone can win a quiz once. Making an appetite for facts into a business is the harder trick.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takushi Izawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 伊沢拓司
- Born
- May 16, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- tarento / YouTuber / quizzer / businessperson
2. Background
- High school
- Kaisei Junior & Senior High School
- University
- University of Tokyo
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Takushi Izawa born?
Born May 16, 1994 (age 32).
Where is Takushi Izawa from?
Takushi Izawa is from Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
What does Takushi Izawa do?
Takushi Izawa works as tarento, YouTuber, quizzer, businessperson.
How tall is Takushi Izawa?
Takushi Izawa is 170 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.