title: Hideyuki Takano
text: # Hideyuki Takano
  
  Hideyuki Takano (髙野 秀行, Takano Hideyuki, June 15, 1972) 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.
  
  ## Shogi professional
  
  ### 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
  