Arata (name)

Arata is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Michael Arata (born 1966), American actor and film producer
• Yoshiaki Arata (born 1923), Japanese fusion power researcher

Given name:

• Hamao Arata (1849–1925), Japanese politician and educator
• Arata Furuta (born 1965), Japanese actor
• Arata Isozaki (born 1931), Japanese architect
• Arata Kodama (born 1982), Japanese football player
• Arata Kochi, Japanese physician and public health expert
• Tamanoshima Arata (born 1977), Japanese sumo wrestler