[1] As a teenager, he transcribed solos by Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Lee Morgan.
[3] In the 1950s, Hino began his career as a professional jazz musician, inspired by Fumio Nanri and Hiroshi Sakaue.
[4] In 1965, he joined Hideo Shiraki's Quintet,[3] with whom he stayed until 1969, leaving to lead his own band full-time, which he started in 1964.
He has worked with Randy Brecker, Gil Evans, Hal Galper, Eddie Gomez, Eddie Harris, Elvin Jones, Sam Jones, Joachim Kuhn, David Liebman, Harvey Mason Jr., Jackie McLean, Airto Moreira, Bob Moses, Alphonse Mouzon, George Mraz, Greg Osby, and Nana Vasconcelos.
[3] With Toshiko Akiyoshi With Richie Beirach With Johnny Hartman With Motohiko Hino With Masabumi Kikuchi With Dave Liebman With Bob Moses With Hideo Shiraki With Mal Waldron With Sadao Watanabe With others