Rimban Kazunori Takahashi was born and raised in Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan. He graduated from Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan, and received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Buddhist Studies.

He came to Hawaii in 2007 and was first assigned to Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin.  After that, he served Kapaa Hongwanji from 2009 to 2014, Lihue Hongwanji from 2014 to 2018, and the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Headquarters as the Executive Assistant to the Bishop from 2018 to 2021.  He also served as a Jodo Shinshu Correspondence Course Instructor from 2015 to 2018 and as a Pacific Buddhist Academy chaplain from 2019 to 2021.

His new assignment at Hilo Betsuin is effective March 1, 2021. He has a wife, Noriko, and a child, Hironori.