Arai (surname) explained
Arai (written: 新井 or 荒井) is a Japanese surname.
"新井" means "new residence.”
Notable people with the surname include:
- , Japanese singer and lyricist
- Alberto Arai (1915–1955), Mexican architect and writer
- , Japanese water polo player
- , Japanese politician, younger brother of Iemitsu Arai
- , Japanese scholar and politician
- , Japanese screenwriter
- , Japanese manga artist
- , Japanese actor
- , Japanese footballer
- , Japanese politician
- , Japanese politician, older brother of Etsuji Arai
- , Japanese samurai
- (born 1964), birthname of Japanese singer and actress
- , Japanese male professional wrestler
- , Japanese football player
- , Japanese male golfer
- , Japanese manga artist
- , Japanese retired football player
- , Japanese women's tennis player
- , Japanese female pair skater
- , Japanese male wrestler
- , Japanese astronomer
- , Japanese diver
- , Japanese science fiction writer
- , Japanese model and actress
- , Japanese footballer
- , Japanese baseball player
- , Japanese male freestyle swimmer
- , Japanese female wheelchair racer
- , Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher
- Ryohei Arai (disambiguation), multiple people
- , Japanese businessman
- , Japanese illustrator
- , Japanese baseball player
- , Japanese Biblical scholar
- , Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese politician
- , Japanese male freestyle swimmer
- , Japanese politician
- Shota Arai (disambiguation), multiple people
- , Japanese professional wrestler promoter
- , Japanese baseball player
- , Japanese beauty pageant contestant
- , Japanese football player
- , Japanese engineer
- , Japanese football player
- , Japanese rally driver and team owner
- , Japanese female fencer
- (born 1954), birthname of Japanese musician
- Zack Arai, Japanese adult video director