Shinohara (篠原) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chie Shinohara Japanese manga artistEmi Shinohara (born 1963), Japanese voice actorHiromichi Shinohara (1913–1939), fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Army Air ServiceKazuo Shinohara (1925–2006), Japanese architectLuis Shinohara (born 1954), Brazilian judokaMakoto Shinohara (born 1931), Japanese composerRyoko Shinohara (born 1973), Japanese singer and actressShinichi Shinohara (born 1973), Japanese judokaSho Shinohara (born 1989), Japanese football playerTakashi Shinohara (born 1948), Japanese politicianTetsuo Shinohara (born 1962), Japanese film directorTomoe Shinohara (born 1979), Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, producer and artistTōru Shinohara (born 1936), Japanese manga artistUshio Shinohara (born 1932), Japanese Neo-Dadaist artistYasunoshin Shinohara (1828–1911), Japanese samurai