Ogura (written: 小倉 lit. "small storehouse") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese shogi player Hisayoshi Ogura, member of Taito Corporation's "house band" Zuntata Kei Ogura (小椋佳), Japanese singer, songwriter and composer Masatsune Ogura (小倉 正恆), Japanese politician and businessman Ogura Yonesuke Itoh, Japanese-American artist Roh Ogura (小倉 朗), a Japanese composer and writer , Japanese long jumper , Japanese linguist Shōhei Ogura (小椋 祥平), Japanese footballer Takafumi Ogura (小倉 隆史), Japanese footballer , Japanese cyclist Yuki Ogura (小倉遊亀), nihonga painter in Showa period Japan Yui Ogura (小倉唯), Japanese voice actress and singer Yuko Ogura (小倉優子), Japanese model and singer Japanese-language surnames