Hasebe was born in Oyama, Tochigi on April 15, 1994.[1] He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was about five years old.[2]
In March 2007, Hasebe was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional Takehiro Ōhira.[2] He was promoted to the rank of apprentice professional 3-dan in 2016, and obtained full professional status and the corresponding rank of 4-dan in April 2018 tying for first with Takashi Ikenaga in the 62nd 3-dan League (October 2017 – March 2018) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses.[3]
