Hirano

Hirano(平野, the kanji character 平 is for "flat, plain, calm" and the kanji character 野 is for "field") can be a Japanese surname.

The same combination of kanji characters read as "Heiya" can mean a plain or a flat land.

People named Hirano include

• Aya Hirano(平野綾), Japanese voice actor and J-pop singer
• Fumi Hirano(平野文), Japanese voice actor and essayist
• Hideaki Hirano, sociology professor, Hosei University
• Imao Hirano(平野威馬雄), Japanese poet and translator of French literature
• Irene Hirano, former officer of the Japanese American National Museum and current President of the U.S.-Japan Council
• Ken Hirano (literature)(平野謙 (評論家)), Japanese literary critic
• Ken Hirano (baseball)(平野謙 (野球選手)), Japanese baseball player
• Keiichi Hirano(平野恵一), Japanese baseball player
• Keiichiro Hirano(平野啓一郎), Japanese novelist
• Kouta Hirano(平野耕太), Japanese manga artist
• Kuniomi Hirano(平野国臣), Japanese Samurai
• Masaaki Hirano(平野雅章), Japanese food historian
• Masato Hirano (voice actor)(平野正人), Japanese voice actor
• Masato Hirano (swimmer)(平野正人), Japanese freestyle swimmer
• Mitsuyasu Hirano(平野光泰), Japanese baseball player
• Nagayasu Hirano(平野長泰), Japanese Samurai
• Nobutaka Hirano(平野信孝), Japanese volleyball player
• Sayaka Hirano(平野早矢香), Japanese table tennis player
• Toshiki Hirano(平野俊貴), Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer
• Yoshihisa Hirano(平野レミ), Japanese cooking enthusiast, TV persona and singer
• Yoshihisa Hirano(平野義久), Japanese composer
• Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball)(平野佳寿), Japanese baseball player
• Ayumu Hirano(平野歩夢)（born 1998), Japanese snowboarder

Places

• Hirano-ku - one of the 24 wards of Osaka City
• Hirano Shrine, a Shinto shrine in the city of Kyoto

Railway stations

Hirano Station (平野駅) is the name of four railway stations in Japan:

• Hirano Station (Fukushima)
• Hirano Station (Hyogo)
• Hirano Station (JR West)
• Hirano Station (Osaka Municipal Subway)