Obata (written: , , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese rower
*, Japanese-American artist
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Gyo Obata (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
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Reiko Obata, Japanese-American koto performer and composer
*, Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese footballer
See also
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Obata, Mie was a town located in Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 18,437 and a density of 1,594.90 persons per km². The total area was 11.56 km².
On November 1, 2005, Obata, along with the town ...
, a former town in Mie Prefecture, Japan
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Japanese-language surnames