title: Ōshima (surname)
text: # 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
  * Yasunori Oshima, Japanese baseball player and manager
  * Yuko Oshima, AKB48
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Ōshima (Urara Meirocho) (大島), a character in the manga series Urara Meirocho
  