Kuwabara (written: lit. "mulberry field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bruce Kuwabara (born 1949), Canadian architect Kineo Kuwabara (1913–2007), Japanese photographer and editor , Japanese ice hockey player Honinbo Shusaku (1829–1862), born as Torajirō Kuwabara, Japanese Go player , Japanese water polo player Shisei Kuwabara (born 1936), Japanese photojournalist Fictional characters Kazuma Kuwabara, a character in YuYu Hakusho media Shizuru Kuwabara, a character in YuYu Hakusho media Kuwabara Hon'inbo, a character in Hikaru no Go media See also "Kuwabara kuwabara", a Japanese phrase which is said to ward off lightning Japanese-language surnames