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Japanese scholar Hideki Takata took the study of The Travels of Marco Polo as his lifework, bridging the gap between academic circles, providing important reference for Marco Polo researchers at home and abroad, and also providing effective reference for the history of communication between the East and the West, especially for the history of Sino-foreign communication, the history of Central Asia, the history of Mongolia and the Yuan Dynasty and other fields. Through the research synthesis method, this paper collects and collates Takata’s documents and materials related to The Travels of Marco Polo, and summarizes the shortcomings such as lax adherence to academic standards, limited citations of Chinese texts, and uneven research distribution. However, despite these shortcomings, his academic contribution is irreplaceable, receiving high praise not only in Japan but also overseas, which is of great help to Marco Polo researchers.