Ōshima (surname)

Ōshima, Oshima, Ooshima or Ohshima (written: 大島, 大嶋 lit. "big island") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hiroko Oshima (大島 裕子, born 1943), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Hiromi Oshima, model and playmate
• Hiroshi Ōshima, Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II
• Joun Ōshima, noted Japanese sculptor in the Meiji/Taisho era
• Mai Oshima, AKB48
• Masamitsu Ōshima (1884–1965), Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist
• Masumi Oshima, Japanese writer
• Michiru Oshima, Japanese composer
• Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director
• Naoto Ohshima, original character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik
• Ryota Oshima (大島 僚太, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Takanori Ōshima, Japanese sumo coach at Tomozuna stable
• Takatō Ōshima, made the first blast furnace and western-style cannons in Japan
• Towa Oshima, manga artist
• Tsubasa Oshima (大島 翼, born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Tsutomu Ohshima, martial artist, head of Shotokan Karate of America
• Yuko Oshima, AKB48

Fictional characters

• Ōshima (Urara Meirocho) (大島), a character in the manga series Urara Meirocho