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Obata

Obata (written: 小畑, 小幡, 小畠 or 小圃) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Chiura Obata (1885–1975), Japanese-American artist
  • Gyo Obata (born 1923), American architect
  • Hideyoshi Obata (1890–1944), general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II
  • Isao Obata (1904–1976), Japanese karate master
  • Jumpei Obata, Japanese football player
  • Kayoko Obata (born 1971), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Kunihiko Obata (born 1980), retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler
  • Obata Kagenori (1572–1663), Confucian scholar and samurai
  • Obata Masamori (1534–1582), Japanese samurai warrior
  • Obata Toramori (1491–1561), Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku Period
  • Reiko Obata, Japanese-American koto performer and composer
  • Saori Obata (born 1978), Japanese tennis player
  • Takeshi Obata (born 1969), Japanese manga artist