Kuwahara is a Japanese surname. Notable Japanese people with the surname include:Bob Kuwahara (1901-1964), Japanese-American animator for Walt Disney and Terrytoons Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, football player, brother Takashi Kuwahara Kentaro Kuwahara, baseball player Masayuki Kuwahara, baseball player Mikine Kuwahara (1895–1991), government official Shun Kuwahara, gymnast Takashi Kuwahara, football player and manager, brother of Katsuyoshi Kuwahara Takeshi Kuwahara, football player Yasuo Kuwahara, composer and mandolinist Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942–2017), football player Yūki Kuwahara , voice actress