Ōtani (surname)

Ōtani (大谷), also romanized as Otani, Ootani or Ohtani, is a Japanese surname meaning "large valley". Notable people with the surname include:

• Shohei Ohtani (大谷 翔平, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
  • Decoy Ohtani, his dog
• Masutaro Otani (大谷 益太郎, born 1896), Japanese judo master
  • Robin Otani (born 1944), British judo teacher, son of Masutaro Otani
  • Tomio Otani (1939–1991), British master swordsman and kendo master, son of Masutaro Otani
• Hayato Otani (大谷 駿斗, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Momoko Ohtani (大谷 桃子, born 1995), Japanese wheelchair tennis player
• Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江, born 1965), Japanese voice actress
• Otani Kikuzo (大谷 喜久蔵, 1856–1923), Japanese general
• Kow Otani (大谷 幸, born 1957), Japanese composer
• Ōtani Kōzui (大谷 光瑞, 1876–1948), Japanese Buddhist monk and explorer
• Miho Otani (大谷 三穂, born 1971), Japanese military officer
• Sachiko Otani (大谷 佐知子, born 1965), Japanese volleyball player
• Sachio Otani (大谷 幸夫, 1924-2013), Japanese architect
• Shinjiro Otani (大谷 晋二郎, born 1972), Japanese professional wrestler
• Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉, born 1974), Japanese composer
• Ōtani Yoshitsugu (大谷 吉継, 1558–1600), Japanese samurai and daimyō

See also

• Tani (surname)