Born in 1929 in Sabae-Shi, Japan.

Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Alongside her studies in child psychology in Tokyo, she participated in the Creative Art Education art movement, which advocates the free expression of games in all their forms. Thanks to the movements organized by the group, she met Ay-o, affiliated with Fluxus and joined her in New York in 1958. It is noticed by George Maciunas, founder of the movement, thanks to his chess games, which combine traditional Japanese know-how and creative inventiveness. A great collaborator of the movement, she participated in the design of the Fluxbox, the most famous of which are the variations of chess chests: Nut & Bolt Chess (1964); Grinder Chess (1965); Fluxus Chess (1965). She also performs in the Fluxshop at SoHo. She has lived and worked in Düsseldorf since 1979, where she had a solo exhibition at the Stadtmuseum in 1988.

His creations, made of wood in which is incorporated balls, pebbles, dice, wire etc, are both meticulous and mysterious. Telling stories that seem to have no end or beginning, his works are thought in the manner of a fragile and delicate labyrinth, free of interpretation by the «viewer». By this effort of reflection, the artist obliges the other, here the spectator, to consider reality differently.

An international artist, she has exhibited in numerous galleries in France, Italy, Amsterdam, New York and Milan.

Four solo exhibitions of Takako Saito took place at the Lara Vincy gallery: FLUXUS in 1989, Takako’s in 2003, Les jeux de 1988 - 1994 + x in 2009 and Les jeux de 2004 - 2009 + You and Me in 2010.