Iwata (surname)

Iwata (written: 岩田 lit. "rock ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Hiroshi Iwata (岩田 寛), Japanese golfer
 * Karen Iwata (born 1998), Japanese singer
 * Kiyomi Iwata (born 1941), Japanese-American artist
 * Manzo Iwata (1924–1993), Japanese martial artist
 * Masaharu Iwata (born 1966), Japanese video game composer
 * Masahiro Iwata (born 1981), Japanese football player
 * Minoru Iwata (born 1983), Japanese baseball pitcher
 * Mitsuo Iwata (born 1967), Japanese voice actor
 * Nakayama Iwata (1895-1949), Japanese photographer
 * Satoru Iwata (1959–2015), Japanese businessman
 * Sayuri Iwata (born 1990), Japanese actress and J-Pop artist
 * Shinji Iwata (born 1987), Japanese baseball pitcher
 * Takuya Iwata (footballer, born 1983), Japanese footballer
 * Takuya Iwata (footballer, born 1994), Japanese footballer
 * Yasunari Iwata (岩田 康誠), Japanese jockey
 * Yasuo Iwata (1942–2009), Japanese voice actor
 * Yuki Iwata (岩田 ユキ), Japanese film director and illustrator