Ōtani (surname)

Ōtani (大谷), also romanized as Otani, Ootani or Ohtani, is a Japanese surname meaning "large valley". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Shohei Ohtani (大谷 翔平), Japanese baseball player
 * Hayato Otani (大谷 駿斗), Japanese footballer
 * Momoko Ohtani (大谷 桃子), Japanese wheelchair tennis player
 * Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江), Japanese voice actress
 * Otani Kikuzo (大谷 喜久蔵), Japanese general
 * Kow Otani (大谷 幸), Japanese composer
 * Ōtani Kōzui (大谷 光瑞), Japanese Buddhist monk and explorer
 * Miho Otani (大谷 三穂), Japanese military officer
 * Sachiko Otani (大谷 佐知子), Japanese volleyball player
 * Sachio Otani (大谷 幸夫), Japanese architect
 * Shinjiro Otani (大谷 晋二郎), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉), Japanese composer
 * Ōtani Yoshitsugu (大谷 吉継), Japanese samurai and daimyō