Hideyuki Takano

Hideyuki Takano (髙野 秀行) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Early life and apprenticeship
Takano was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on June 15, 1972. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in December 1984 at the rank 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Makoto Nakahara. He was promoted to 1-dan in March 1991 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1998 after winning the 22nd 3-dan League (October 1997 –March 1998) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.

Promotion history
Takano's promotion history is as follows:
 * 6-kyū: 1984
 * 1-dan: 1991
 * 4-dan: April 1, 1998
 * 5-dan: October 21, 2003
 * 6-dan: February 22, 2011