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

Railway stations

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