Name Ogasawara Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 小笠原(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /o.ga̠.sa̠.ɰᵝa̠.ɾa̠/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".