Ohara (surname)

Ohara is the Romanized Japanese form of two Japanese surnames, Ohara (小原 or 尾原) and Ōhara (大原). Notable people with either surname include:


 * Chiaki Ohara, pianist
 * Joji Ohara, cinematographer
 * Ken Ohara, photographer
 * Koson Ohara, painter and printmaker
 * Kōyū Ohara, film director
 * Michiyoshi Ohara, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
 * Misuzu Ohara, the real name of singer songwriter Amii Ozaki
 * Naoshi Ohara (小原 直), Japanese politician
 * Noriko Ohara (born 1935), voice actress
 * Hajime Ōhara, professional wrestler


 * Hiroo Ōhara, former Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
 * Magosaburō Ōhara, businessman and philanthropist
 * Mariko Ōhara, science fiction writer
 * Noriko Ōhara (born 1943), ballet dancer
 * Reiko Ōhara, actress
 * Sakurako Ōhara (born 1996), actress and singer
 * Sayaka Ōhara, voice actress
 * Shōki Ōhara (大原 彰輝), Japanese footballer
 * Takashi Ōhara, voice actor
 * Yuiko Ōhara (大原 ゆい子), Japanese singer

Fictional characters

 * Lt. Ohara, detective played by Pat Morita in the American television program Ohara (TV series)
 * Mari Ohara, fictional character from the media-mix project Love Live! Sunshine!!
 * Shota Ohara (大原翔太), a main character from Little Ghost Q-Taro
 * Shinichi Ohara, a main character's older brother from Little Ghost Q-Taro