(also Ohira, Oohira) is a Japanese surname and place name.

Astronomy

* 8533 Oohira, a main-belt asteroid *

Oohira Station Nihondaira Observatory (also known as Oohira Station, Obs. code: 385) is an astronomical observatory that is located on a hill overlooking Shimizu, Japan. It has been the source for numerous discoveries of minor planet by astronomer Tak ...

, alternative name for the Nihondaira Observatory

Places

Ōhira, Miyagi Site of Ōhira Castle is a village located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 5,918, and a population density of 98 persons per km2 in 2108 households. The total area of the village is . Geography Ōhira ...

, a village located in Kurokawa District, Miyagi, Japan *

Ōhira, Tochigi was a town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 28,368 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its v ...

, a former town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan

People

* Ichiji Ohira, member of the Japanese rock band,

Anzen Chitai is a Japanese rock band, formed in 1973 by five musicians in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. After debuting in Tokyo in 1982, they became one of Japan's most successful rock bands of the 1980s. History 1970s: Beginnings Formed in 1973 as the high-s ...

Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1978 until his death in 1980. Born in Kagawa Prefecture, Ōhira worked in the Ministry of Finance from 1936, and served as the private secretary to Hayato Ikeda, finance mi ...

(1910–1980), 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan *

Minoru Ohira Minoru Ohira (born 1950) is an artist who was born in Niigata, Japan. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kanazawa City Arts and Crafts College in 1975 and a Masters in Art Education from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1977. From 1 ...

(born 1950), Japanese-born artist *

Motoori Ōhira was a scholar of Kokugaku, and was the successor to Motoori Norinaga's school master. His pen name was Fuji no Kakitsu (藤垣内). Life Ōhira was born in Matsuzaka of the province of Ise (now Matsuzaka City in Mie Prefecture). He was a son ...

(1756–1833), scholar of Kokugaku *

Shinya Ohira is a Japanese animator, director and character designer. He is known for his animation style with constantly shifting linework, described as being both realistic and surreal. He is part of the animator circle Studio Break, along with animators ...

(born 1966), Japanese animator *

Shuzo Ohira was a professional Go player. Biography Ohira was born in Gifu, Japan. Taken under the wing of the prolific Kitani Minoru in 1941, Ohira quickly rose in rank. By 1947, he had obtained professional 1 dan, being promoted to 2 dan in the same y ...

(1930–1998), professional Go player *

Takayuki Ohira is a Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a planetarium projector which was recorded in Guinness World Records as the planetarium projector that can project the highest number of stars in the world. Ohira has also designed the Sega ...

(born 1970), Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a world record-holding planetarium projector *

Takehiro Ōhira is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6- dan. Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship Ōhira was born in Kita, Tokyo on May 11, 1977. When he was an elementary school fourth-grade student, he joined the Japan Shogi Association's ...

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional playe ...

Tōru Ōhira was a Japanese narrator and voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. He was the founder of Ōhira Production and was also attached to 81 Produce. One of his best-known roles was the dub voice of Darth Vader in '' Star Wars'', on the s ...

(1929–2016), Japanese voice actor {{disambiguation, geo, surname