Hirai may refer to:

Places

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* Hirai Station (Tokyo)

People with the surname

* Hisashi Hirai (born 1959) *

Kanako Hirai Kanako Hirai (平井香菜子 ''Hirai Kanako'', born April 15, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs. On October 1, 2014, Hisamitsu Springs announced her retirement. Career Award Individuals * 2014 Asian Club ...

(born 1984) *

Kazuo Hirai is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertain ...

(born 1960), CEO Sony Corporation * Kazumasa Hirai (author) (1938–2015), author *

Kazumasa Hirai (weightlifter) (born November 21, 1949) is a Japanese weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters int ...

(born 1949), weightlifter * Ken Hirai (born 1972) * Kōzaburō Hirai, (1910–2002) Japanese composer * Minoru Hirai (1903–1998) * Naohito Hirai (born 1978) * Nobukazu Hirai (born 1969) * Hirai Seijirō (1856–1926), railroad engineer * Shinji Hirai (born 1961) *

Shoki Hirai is a Japanese footballer for FC Maruyasu Okazaki. Club career Gamba Osaka Hirai was born in Tokushima, Shikoku region, and began his career playing for his local club Kamihachiman SC before moving to a higher level joining Premiere SC in ...

(born 1987) * Takuya Hirai (born 1958) *

Tarō Hirai , better known by the pen name was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the le ...

(1894–1965), Japanese author, better known by the

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

Edogawa Ranpo *

Terushichi Hirai was one of the most prominent Japanese photographers in the first half of the 20th century in Japan. As an amateur photographer, he was very energetic in photography groups, such as Naniwa Photography Club (, ''Naniwa Shashin Kurabu'') and Tampe ...

(1900–1970) * Momo Hirai (born 1996), K-pop Idol from Twice * Kawato Hirai (born 1997), Japanese professional wrestler ( NJPW) *, Japanese swimmer {{disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames