Chinen

Chinen is an Okinawan surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Kama Chinen (知念 カマ), Japanese supercentenarian
 * Kei Chinen (知念 慶), Japanese footballer
 * Kaori Chinen (知念 かおり), professional Go player
 * Masami Chinen (知念 正美), Okinawan martial artist and founder of Yamanni ryu
 * Rina Chinen (知念 里奈), Japanese singer
 * Teruo Chinen (知念 輝夫), Okinawan martial artist, grandson of Masami Chinen (知念 正美)
 * Yuri Chinen (知念 侑李), Japanese singer and actor
 * Hideyoshi Arakaki Chinen