Obata (written: , , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- , Japanese rower
- , Japanese-American artist
- Gyo Obata (1923âÂÂ2022), American architect
- , general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II
- , martial artist, choreographer, actor, and founder of Shinkendo
- , Japanese karate master
- , Japanese long-distance runner
- , retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler
- , Confucian scholar and samurai
- , Japanese samurai warrior
- , Japanese mathematician
- , Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku Period
- Reiko Obata, Japanese-American koto performer and composer
- , Japanese tennis player
- , Japanese manga artist
- , Japanese footballer
Shuichi Obata Born 1932 Japanese designer
See also
- Obata, Mie, a former town in Mie Prefecture, Japan