Shirota

Last updated May 05, 2024

Shirota is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Atsushi Shirota (代田敦資, Shirota Atsushi, born 1991), Japanese footballer
Yu Shirota (城田優, Shirota Yū, born 1985), Japanese actor and singer
Minoru Shirota (代田稔, Shirota Minoru, 1899–1982), Japanese microbiologist and inventor of Yakult, a yogurt-like probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota
Shirōta Kusakabe (日下部四郎太, Kusakabe Shirōta, 1875–1924), Japanese geophysicist

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