Career
He plays for the Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League. Igarashi averaged 9 points and 3 assists per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 International Basketball Federation World Championship. In his most recent, national team appearance, Igarashi had a team-leading 3.6 assists per game, good for third best overall in the tournament.
Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 International Basketball Federation Asia Championship appearances.
Igarashi currently plays professionally with the Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League. In the current 2009-2010 season, Takeuchi entered the month-long winter break averaging 9.3 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Alvark.
The popular Igarashi was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as the leading point guard vote-getter for the East.