Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布, Okada Akinobu) (born November 25, 1957) is a retired professional baseball player and manager for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball . Okada played, mostly as a second baseman, for the Hanshin Tigers from 1980 to 1993, winning the Central League Rookie of the Year in 1980. In 1993, he was traded to the Orix BlueWave. He played there until 1995. He managed the Hanshin Tigers from 2004 to 2008. He took charge again as manager of Hanshin ahead of the 2023 NPB season. Okada returned to the field in 2010, managing the Orix Buffaloes from 2010 to 2012.