[1] Before graduating from the university, he became interested in playing non-classical music and started performing with Toshihito Nakanishi, who inspired him in many ways.
Hijiri also started his career as a composer when he produced an album published together with a photobook by Kenji Ishikawa, Moonlight Blue.
He is credited in Whisper of the Heart,[4] Shall We Dance, Nobody Knows, Kind of Love, Melody of Oblivion,[5] Good Luck Girl!, Final Fantasy XIII[6] and numerous other productions as a performer, composer and arranger.
[7] He is also known as an original violin player for the battle theme "Blinded by Light" in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII (composed by Masashi Hamauzu).
He toured with Imeruat to Europe and Hong Kong and performed several pieces on "α" Clock: World Time, Sony Global website (composed by Masashi Hamauzu).