[1] In October 1977, he was accepted into entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Sutekichi Nakai [ja].
He was promoted to 1-dan in 1990 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1983.
[2] In March 2017, Urano voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league.
During the 75th Meijin Class C2 League season (April 2016–March 2017), Urano lost all ten of his games and received a demotion point as a result.
[6] The promotion history for Urano is as follows:[7] In 2008, Urano received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years.