Hirayoshi Takekuni was a Japanese classical composer.
Hirayoshi Takekuni graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Music in 1961 and completed his graduate work there in 1967. He studied with Hasegawa Yoshio (長谷川良夫) and Ikuma Yoshiho (伊熊良穂). He was the 1969 recipient of the Otaka Award (尾高賞). Subsequently, he was a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, and professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
The compositions of Hirayoshi encompass many genres, among which his many popular choral works are notable. In his later years, he focused on piano music for children.
