Ogura is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Hisashi Ogura , Japanese shogi player Hisayoshi Ogura, member of Taito Corporation's "house band" Zuntata Kei Ogura (小椋佳), Japanese singer, songwriter and composer Masatsune Ogura, Japanese politician and businessman Ogura Yonesuke Itoh, Japanese-American artist Roh Ogura, a Japanese composer and writer Shinji Ogura , Japanese long jumper Shinpei Ogura , Japanese linguist Shōhei Ogura, Japanese footballer Takafumi Ogura, Japanese footballer Terumi Ogura , Japanese cyclist Yuki Ogura (小倉遊亀), nihonga painter in Showa period Japan Yui Ogura (小倉唯), Japanese voice actress and singer Yuko Ogura (小倉優子), Japanese model and singer