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), Japanese haiku poem
 * Emi Kawabata (川端 絵美), Japanese skier
 * Hikaru Kawabata (川畑 輝鎮), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Hiromi Kawabata (川畑 宏美), Japanese basketball player
 * Hitomi Kawabata (川畑瞳), Japanese softball player
 * Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人), Japanese track Olympian
 * Kazuya Kawabata (河端 和哉), Japanese footballer
 * Kawabata Makoto (河端 一), Japanese musician
 * Masato Kawabata (川畑 真人), 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), Japanese painter
 * Shiki Kawabata (川端 志 季), Japanese manga writer
 * Shingo Kawabata (川畑 伸吾), Japanese sprinter
 * Shingo Kawabata (baseball) (川端 慎吾), Japanese baseball player
 * Shinichiro Kawabata (川畑 伸一郎), Japanese baseball player
 * Takafumi Kawabata (川端 隆普美), Japanese ski jumper
 * Takayoshi Kawabata (川端 崇義), Japanese baseball player
 * Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫), Japanese politician
 * Tomoe Kawabata (川畑 和愛), Japanese figure skater
 * Tomoyuki Kawabata (河端 朋之), Japanese cyclist
 * Yasunari Kawabata (川端 康成), Japanese writer