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

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