Kawase (surname)
# Kawase (surname)

Kawase (written: 川瀬 or 河瀬) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Akiko Kawase (actress) (born 1980), Japanese voice actor
* Hasui Kawase (1883–1957), Japanese painter
* Masataka Kawase (1840–1919), Japanese shishi (political activist) and diplomat
* Naomi Kawase (born 1969), Japanese film director
* Shiro Kawase (1889–1946), Japanese admiral
* Tokie Kawase (川瀬 時枝, born 1968), Japanese gymnast
* Tomoko Kawase (born 1975), Japanese singer
* Yukari Kawase (born 1967), Japanese volleyball player
