Hirohito Ōta

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Hirohito Ōta (太田宏人, ōta hirohito^?, April 1, 1970) is a Japanese freelance writer.

Hirohito is a researcher of Japanese graves and missionary history in South America with a focus on Peru. He was the Japanese editor for the Japanese-language Peru newspaper Peru Shinpō. He graduated from Kokugakuin University with a degree in Shintō studies. Present studies are devoted to Suika Shintō, a branch of Shintō developed by Yamazaki Ansai, religious sociality, and religious activities of Lafcadio Hearn.

Many of his articles deal with those of Japanese Peruvian decent, Japanese Buddhism, and Peruvians in Japan. He is also a regular contributor to the magazine SOGI which deals with funerals from a cultural viewpoint.