Arai (surname)

Arai (written: 新井 or 荒井) is a Japanese surname.

"新井" means "new residence.”

Notable people with the surname include:

• Akino Arai (born 1959), Japanese singer and lyricist
• Alberto Arai (1915–1955), Mexican architect and writer
• Atsushi Arai (荒井 陸, born 1994), Japanese water polo player
• Etsuji Arai (born 1957), Japanese politician
• Hakuseki Arai (1657–1725), Japanese scholar and politician
• Haruhiko Arai (born 1947), Japanese screenwriter
• Hideki Arai (born 1963), Japanese manga artist
• Hirofumi Arai (born 1979), Japanese actor
• Hiroto Arai (新井 博人, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Hiroyuki Arai (born 1958), Japanese politician
• Iemitsu Arai (born 1955), Japanese politician
• Ikunosuke Arai (1836–1909), Japanese samurai
• Izumi Arai (born 1964), birthname of Japanese singer and actress Minami Takayama
• Kenichiro Arai (born 1972), Japanese male professional wrestler
• Kenji Arai (born 1978), Japanese male soccer player
• Kikuo Arai (born 1943), Japanese male golfer
• Kiyoko Arai, Japanese manga artist
• Kozo Arai (born 1950), Japanese retired soccer player
• Maki Arai (born 1982), Japanese women's tennis player
• Marie Arai (born 1981), Japanese female pair skater
• Masaru Arai (born 1952), Japanese astronomer
• Masao Arai (born 1949), Japanese male wrestler
• Matsuri Arai (荒井 祭里, born 2001), Japanese diver
• Motoko Arai (born 1960), Japanese science fiction writer
• Naoto Arai (新井 直人, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Nobuaki Arai (荒井 修光, born 1973), Japanese baseball player
• Nobuo Arai (1909–1990), Japanese male freestyle swimmer
• Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer
• Noriko H. Arai (born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher
• Ryohei Arai (director) (1901–1980), Japanese film director
• Ryohei Arai (footballer) (born 1990), Japanese male soccer player
• Arai Ryoichiro (新井 領一郎, 1855–1939), Japanese businessman
• Ryōji Arai (born 1956), Japanese illustrator
• Ryota Arai (born 1983), Japanese baseball player
• Sasagu Arai (born 1930), Japanese Biblical scholar
• Satomi Arai (born 1980), Japanese voice actress
• Satoshi Arai (荒井 聰, born 1946), Japanese politician
• Shigeo Arai (1916–1944), Japanese male freestyle swimmer
• Shōgo Arai (born 1945), Japanese politician
• Shota Arai (born 1985), Japanese male soccer player
• Shota Arai (born 1988), Japanese male soccer player
• Shoichi Arai (1965–2002), Japanese professional wrestler promoter
• Takahiro Arai (born 1977), Japanese baseball player
• Takako Arai (born 1990), Japanese beauty pageant contestant
• Tatsunori Arai (born 1983), Japanese male soccer player
• Tatsuo Arai, Japanese engineer
• Tatsuya Arai (born 1988), Japanese male soccer player
• Toshi Arai (born 1966), Japanese rally driver and team owner
• Yuko Arai (born 1973), Japanese female fencer
• Yumi Arai (born 1954), birthname of Japanese musician Yumi Matsutoya
• Zack Arai, Japanese adult video director