Okita

Okita is a Japanese surname. Ōkita, sometimes spelled Ookita, is a different Japanese surname pronounced with a long vowel at the beginning. Notable people with these surnames include:
 * Okita Rintarō (沖田 林太郎), Japanese samurai in the Shinchōgumi police force of Edo (modern-day Tokyo)
 * Okita Mitsu (沖田 みつ), sister of Okita Sōji
 * Okita Sōji (沖田 総司), Japanese samurai in the Shinsengumi police force of Kyoto
 * Yoshio Okita (沖田 芳夫), Japanese Olympic discus thrower
 * Saburō Ōkita (大来 佐武郎), Japanese economic and politician
 * Dwight Okita (born 1958), American novelist of Japanese descent
 * Jonathan Okita (born 1995), Belgian football forward
 * Randall Okita (fl. 2010s), Canadian film director

Fictional characters with this surname include:


 * Jūzō Okita, a fictional character in Space Battleship Yamato
 * Sougo Okita, a swordsman based on Sōji Okita, from the anime and manga Gintama