Obata

Obata (written: 小畑, 小幡, 小畠 or 小圃) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Shuichi Obata Born 1932 Japanese designer
 * Atsushi Obata (小畑 篤史), Japanese rower
 * Chiura Obata (小圃 千浦), Japanese-American artist
 * Gyo Obata (1923–2022), American architect
 * Hideyoshi Obata (小畑 英良), general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II
 * Toshishiro Obata (小幡 利城), martial artist, choreographer, actor, and founder of Shinkendo
 * Isao Obata (小畑 功), Japanese karate master
 * Jumpei Obata (小幡 純平), Japanese football player
 * Kayoko Obata (小幡 佳代子), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Kunihiko Obata (小幡 邦彦), retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler
 * Obata Kagenori (小幡 景憲), Confucian scholar and samurai
 * Obata Masamori (小幡 昌盛), Japanese samurai warrior
 * Obata Toramori (小畠 虎盛), Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku Period
 * Reiko Obata, Japanese-American koto performer and composer
 * Saori Obata (小畑 沙織), Japanese tennis player
 * Takeshi Obata (小畑 健), Japanese manga artist
 * Yuma Obata (小畑 裕馬), Japanese footballer