Hijiri Kuwano (桑野 聖, Kuwano Hijiri, born February 2, 1964 in the Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a Japanese violinist, composer, and arranger. He took violin lessons at the age of 6 and spent his college years at Tokyo University of the Arts. Aside from performing in several venues as a guest concertmaster, Kuwano dabbled in other musical genres while collaborating with fellow musician Toshihito Nakanishi who became a source of inspiration to him. His further involvement with others also paved the way to his career in music composition and arrangement.