Wakaba

Wakaba, a Japanese word and name meaning "young leaf", may refer to:

Characters

 * Hinata Wakaba, in the video game Rival Schools
 * Moe Wakaba, in the manga and anime Future Diary
 * Wakaba Mine, in the manga and anime Fairy Tale
 * Wakaba Nogi, in the anime Yuki Yuna Is a Hero
 * Wakaba Shinohara, in the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena
 * Wakaba Tsukishima, in the manga and anime Cross Game

People

 * Ryuya Wakaba (born 1989), Japanese actor
 * Wakaba Hara (born 2000), Japanese rugby sevens player
 * Wakaba Higuchi (born 2001), Japanese figure skater
 * Wakaba Shimoguchi (born 1998), Japanese football player
 * Wakaba Suzuki (born 1970), Japanese judoka
 * Wakaba Tomita (born 1997), Japanese judoka

Ships

 * Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1905), a Kamikaze-class destroyer in service 1905–1928
 * Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1934), a Hatsuharu-class destroyer sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944
 * JDS Wakaba, the former Japanese destroyer Nashi; sunk in 1945, salvaged in 1954, and restored to service as Wakaba in 1956

Other uses

 * Wakaba-ku, a ward of Chiba, Japan
 * Wakaba Station, a passenger railway station in Sakado, Saitama, Japan
 * Wakaba mark, or shoshinsha mark, a sign displayed in new drivers' cars in Japan