hɜːɹˈɑːnoʊ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ʃɪmˈɪzuː kəmˈɜːʃəl hˈaɪ skˈuːl, wˌɛɹ hiː wˈʌn ðɪ ˈɔːldʒəpˈæn hˈaɪ skˈuːl tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
Hirano attended Shimizu Commercial High School, where he won the All-Japan High School Championship in 1991.