title: Ohira
text: (also Ohira, Oohira) is a Japanese surname and place name.
  
  Astronomy 
   8533 Oohira, a main-belt asteroid
   Oohira Station, alternative name for the Nihondaira Observatory
  
  Places 
   Ōhira, Miyagi, a village located in Kurokawa District, Miyagi, Japan
   Ōhira, Tochigi, a former town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan
  
  People 
   Ichiji Ohira, member of the Japanese rock band, Anzen Chitai
   Masayoshi Ōhira (1910–1980), 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan
   Minoru Ohira (born 1950), Japanese-born artist
   Motoori Ōhira (1756–1833), scholar of Kokugaku
   Shuzo Ohira (1930–1998), professional Go player
   Takayuki Ohira (born 1970), Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a world record-holding planetarium projector 
   Takehiro Ōhira, professional shogi player
   Tōru Ōhira (1929–2016), Japanese voice actor