Claim: Itaru Hinoue is the speudonym of a Japanese artist from Osaka which is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
Evidence: Itaru Hinoue (樋上 いたる, Hinoue Itaru, born March 1) is the pseudonym of a Japanese artist from Osaka, Japan, who is one of the founding members of the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu, pronounced [oːsaka ɸɯ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.