Ogawa (written: lit. "small river" or in hiragana) is the 30th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are (also "small river") or ("tail river"). Notable people with the surname include: , American poet , Japanese footballer Frank H. Ogawa (1917–1994), the first Japanese American to serve on the Oakland, CA City Council Hiroshi Ogawa (disambiguation), several people , Japanese racing driver , Japanese cabinet minister , a Japanese novelist, lyricist and translator, born in 1973 , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese photographer , Japanese boxer , Japanese sprinter , Japanese noted kamikaze pilot Koki Ogawa (disambiguation), multiple people , retired Japanese army aviator , Japanese pop singer and actress best known as a former member of Morning Musume , Japanese television personality and gravure idol , Japanese chemist , a.k.a. Shido Nakamura , Japanese judoka/wrestler/mixed martial artist , Japanese sailor , Japanese classical pianist , Japanese actress , Japanese footballer , Japanese developer of Functional MRI, 2003 winner of the Japan Prize , Japanese documentary film director Shoot Ogawa (born 1974), magician , Japanese daimyō , Japanese musician , Japanese basketball player and coach , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese politician , Japanese author , Japanese businesswoman , Japanese wrestler , Japanese footballer , Japanese judoka Fictional characters Alyssa Ogawa (Star Trek) , (Good Luck!!) (Kamen Rider Ryuki) (F3: Frantic, Frustrated & Female) (High School Girls) (Bleach) (Red String) , (Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy) (Battle Royale) Sanshiro Ogawa (Natsume Soseki no Sanshiro) (Kocchi Muite! Miiko) See also Japanese name References Japanese-language surnames