As coach Hisao Arakane (荒金 久雄, Arakane Hisao, born August 1, 1978) is a Japanese former professional baseball Outfielder, and current the fourth squad fielder supervisor and defense and base running coordinator for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[2] In 2004 season, Arakane appeared in 74 games and recorded a batting average of .213, a 3 home runs, and a 15 RBIs.

[2] On April 30, midway through the 2010 season, Arakane and Keisuke Kaneko were traded to the Orix Buffaloes exchange to Takehito Kanazawa.

[3] Arakane played 12 seasons, appearing in 389 games and a batting average of .230, a 148 hits, a 10 home runs, a RBI of 55, a 3 stolen bases, and a 16 sacrifice bunts.

[3] On December 1, 2023, Arakane was appointed as the fourth squad fielder supervisor and defense and base running coordinator.