Kawabata (surname)
# Kawabata (surname)

Kawabata (written: 川畑, 川端 or 河端) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Bōsha Kawabata (川端 茅舎, 1897–1941), Japanese haiku poem
* Emi Kawabata (川端 絵美, born 1970), Japanese skier
* Hikaru Kawabata (川畑 輝鎮, born 1965), Japanese professional wrestler
* Hiromi Kawabata (川畑 宏美, born 1979), Japanese basketball player
* Hitomi Kawabata (川畑瞳), Japanese softball player
* Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, born 1998), Japanese track Olympian
* Kazuya Kawabata (河端 和哉, born 1981), Japanese footballer
* Kawabata Makoto (河端 一), Japanese musician
* Masato Kawabata (川畑 真人, born 1977), Japanese drifting driver
* Minoru Kawabata (1911–2001), Japanese artist
* Namiko Kawabata (川畑 名美子), Japanese mixed martial artist
* Ryūshi Kawabata (川端 龍子, 1885–1966), Japanese painter
* Shiki Kawabata (川端 志 季), Japanese manga writer
* Shingo Kawabata (川畑 伸吾, born 1978), Japanese sprinter
* Shingo Kawabata (baseball) (川端 慎吾, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
* Shinichiro Kawabata (川畑 伸一郎, born 1966), Japanese baseball player
* Takafumi Kawabata (川端 隆普美, born 1954), Japanese ski jumper
* Takayoshi Kawabata (川端 崇義, born 1985), Japanese baseball player
* Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, born 1945), Japanese politician
* Tomoe Kawabata (川畑 和愛, born 2002), Japanese figure skater
* Tomoyuki Kawabata (河端 朋之, born 1985), Japanese cyclist
* Yasunari Kawabata (川端 康成, 1899–1972), Japanese writer
