Yoshitaka Hoshino

 is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Early life.
Hoshino was born in Ageo, Saitama on August 10, 1988. He became interested in shogi when he was about five years old, and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional in 2001. He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2007, and finally obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 2014 after tying Hiroshi Miyamoto for first place in the 54th 3-dan League (October 2013March 2014) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
Promotion history.
The promotion history for Hoshino is as follows:
Awards and honors.
Hoshino received the Japan Shogi Association's Masuda Award for his "Accelerated Silver 37" variation for the Cheerful Central Rook opening; becoming the second apprentice professional to ever win the award.