| Birth Date: | 16 April 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
| Weight: | 163lb |
| School: | Shimamoto High School, Osaka |
| University: | Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Ru Position: | Fly-half |
| Ru Amateuryears: | 1989-1992 1996-1996 |
| Ru Amateurclubs: | Shimamoto High School, Osaka Kyoto Sangyo University RFC[1] |
| Ru Clubyears: | 1996-2008 |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1994-2005 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 40 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (422) |
, born April 16, 1973, in Osaka) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. His club team was Toyota Verblitz. He was nicknamed .
Hirose was awarded 40 caps for Japan; he made his debut in a 26-11 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier win over South Korea, October 29, 1994, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In his career, Hirose scored 5 tries, 77 conversions, 79 penalties and 2 drop goals, reaching a national record of 422 points in aggregate. He was the primary goalkicker for Japan during his international career.
He played in a single game at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the infamous 145–17 defeat to New Zealand. Hirose scored 2 conversions and 1 penalty in the game.
In the 44–17 win over Tonga, at 8 May 1999, in Tokyo, during the Pacific Rim Championship, he kicked a then record of 9 penalties from 9 attempts.
He played in all three of Japan's games at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. His 5 penalties and 4 conversions (a total of 23 points) led his country in scoring. Hirose again played only once at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, in a 32–11 defeat to Scotland, at 12 October 2003, scoring 2 penalties.
His last international game came was on 5 November 2005, a 44–29 win over Spain, in Tokyo. Hirose had a memorable farewell, scoring 19 points through 5 conversions, 2 penalties and 1 drop goal. He was 32 years old.