Obata
Introduction '''Obata''' (written: , ,  or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:*, Japanese rower*, Japanese-American artist*Gyo Obata (1923–2022), American architect*, general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II*, martial artist, choreographer, actor, and founder of Shinkendo*, Japanese karate master*, Japanese football player*, Japanese long-distance runner*, retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler*, Confucian scholar and samurai*, Japanese samurai warrior*, Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku Period*Reiko Obata, Japanese-American koto performer and composer*, Japanese tennis player*, Japanese manga artist*, Japanese footballerShuichi Obata Born 1932 Japanese designer
See also *Obata, Mie, a former town in Mie Prefecture, Japan