title: Karube
text: # Karube
  
  Karube (written: 苅部 or 軽部) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Hiroshi Karube, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
  * Junko Karube (軽部 潤子), Japanese manga artist
  * Masaya Karube (軽部 雅也, born 1979), Japanese footballer
  * Ryutaro Karube (苅部 隆太郎, born 1992), Japanese footballer
  * Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二, born 1969), Japanese hurdler and sprinter
  