Takako Kubo is a professional mahjong player and a supporting character in the "Saki" manga. As the mahjong club coach at Kazekoshi Girls' High School in Nagano Prefecture, she has a stern personality and sometimes inflicts physical punishment on members of her team when they do not perform according to her expectations. She has a working relationship with colleague Yasuko Fujita and manages her own team of professional players. ~!At the Nagano prefectural individual tournament, she takes an interest in Kazue Nanpo for her skill in the south wind match segments.!~
