, other romanizations include Ōnishi, Oonishi, and Ohnishi with long vowel ō, is a

Japanese surname Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

or a Japanese place name. with short vowel o, is a Japanese surname. with short vowel o, is a Japanese place name. It may refer to:

With long vowel ō

People

* Aijiro Onishi (大西愛治郎, 1881–1958), Japanese religious leader *

Hiroshi Ōnishi (June 18, 1961 – March 31, 2011) was a Japanese painter and university professor. Life and work Youth and early work Born on June 18, 1961, on Shikoku Island, in Tokushima Prefecture, he grew up in Osaka from the age of three. Two significa ...

(大西博, 1961–2011), Japanese painter and University professor *

Junko Onishi (musician) is a Japanese jazz pianist; she plays in the post-bop genre. Early career After studying at Berklee College of Music, Onishi moved to New York City, where she played with Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, Kenny Garrett, and Mingus Dynasty. She ha ...

(大西順子, born 1967), Japanese post-bop jazz pianist *

Junko Onishi (swimmer) is a former butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, and Sumika Minamoto is a ...

(大西順子, born 1974), swimmer from Japan, won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics *Koji Onishi (大西孝治, born 1988), Japanese footballer * Kazumi Onishi (大西一美, born 1948), Japanese figure skater *

Masayuki Onishi is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Onishi was born in Hokkaido on July 5, 1977. After graduating from Aichi Gakuin University, he joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2000. However he could not play at all in the matc ...

(大西昌之, born 1977) Japanese football player *

Mitsugu Ōnishi Mitsugu Ōnishi (大西みつぐ,His personal name was originally written 貢. ''Ōnishi Mitsugu''; born 7 October 1952) is a Japanese photographer. Born in Tokyo, Ōnishi graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1974, rejoining a year ...

(大西みつぐ, born 1952), Japanese photographer *

Norimitsu Onishi is a Japanese Canadian journalist. He is a Paris correspondent for the ''New York Times'', after holding the position as Bureau Chief in Johannesburg, Jakarta, Tokyo and Abidjan. He was a member of ''The New York Times'' reporting team that rece ...

(大西哲光), Canadian journalist * Tadao Onishi (大西忠生, 1943–2006) Japanese football player * Takashi Onishi (大西貴, born 1971), Japanese football player *

Takijirō Ōnishi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the ''kamikaze''. Early career Ōnishi was a native of Ashida village (part of present-day Tamba, Hyōgo, Tamba City) in Hyōgo Prefecture. H ...

(大西瀧治郎, 1891–1945), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, known as the father of the kamikaze *

Takuya Onishi is a Japanese astronaut selected for the JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International Space Station in 2016. In March 2025, he arrived at the ISS as part of Expedition 72/Expedition 73, ...

(大西卓哉, born 1975), Japanese astronaut * Tama Onishi (大西玉, 1916–1969), Japanese religious leader *

Onishi Tetsunosuke was a professor of Waseda University, coach of the Japan national rugby union team and Waseda University Rugby Football Club. He has been described as a Japanese Carwyn James and was a coach of considerable achievements. He also served as a membe ...

(大西鐡之祐) 1916-1995), professor and coach of the Japan national rugby union team *

Yohei Onishi is a former Japanese soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association footb ...

(大西容平, born 1982), Japanese football player *

Yoshiaki Onishi is a Japanese-American composer, conductor, and clarinetist. He is a recipient of several international prizes and honors. He currently resides in the United States. In 2018 he won a Guggenheim Fellowship and is currently the Assistant Professor ...

(大西義明, born 1981) composer, conductor, and clarinetist *, Japanese rower *

Yuka Onishi Yuka Onishi or Ohnishi (大西結花, Ōnishi Yuka, born July 6, 1968, in Toyonaka-shi, Osaka préfecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and idol singer in the 1980s, notable in the west for her role in the TV series ''Sukeban Deka ...

(大西結花, born 1968) Japanese actress and idol singer, known for her role in the TV series Sukeban Deka III *, Japanese footballer *

Yuki Onishi (chef) Yuki Onishi (1979 - September 23, 2022) was the founder and head chef of the Tsuta, the world's first Michelin-starred ramen shop. Onishi was born in 1979 in Fujisawa, Japan. He worked at his father's ramen shop before opening his first restaura ...

Ai Haruna is a Japanese transgender TV personality and singer. In October 2009, Haruna won the " Miss International Queen 2009" transgender beauty pageant held in Pattaya, Thailand, becoming the first Japanese contestant to win the title. On 24 Augus ...

(born 1972 as Kenji Ōnishi (大西賢示)), Japanese transsexual TV personality and singer

Places

Ōnishi, Ehime was a town located in Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,640 and a density of 459.33 persons per km2. The total area was 18.81 km2. On January 16, 2005, Ōnishi, along with the to ...

(大西町), Japan *

Ōnishi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y43". Lines Ōnishi Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 156.4 km fro ...

(大西駅), a railway station in Imabari, Japan

Other uses

9062 Ohnishi 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bot ...

, asteroid

With short vowel o

People

Places

Onishi, Gunma was a town located in Tano District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2006, Onishi was merged into the expanded city of Fujioka. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 7,011 and a density Density (volumetric mass densit ...

(鬼石町), Japan {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames