Obata (written: , , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese rower *, Japanese-American artist *

Gyo Obata Gyo Obata (小圃暁, February 28, 1923 – March 8, 2022) was an American architect, the son of painter Chiura Obata and his wife, Haruko Obata, a floral designer. In 1955, he co-founded the global architectural firm HOK (formerly Hellmuth, O ...

(1923–2022), American architect *, general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II *, martial artist, choreographer, actor, and founder of Shikendo *, 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 Reiko Obata is a Japanese-American koto performer and composer, based in Southern California, United States. Background Reiko Obata began studying koto in 1980 after studying flute and piano as a child. She studied koto under masters in the Uni ...

, Japanese-American koto performer and composer *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer

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