title: Kitahara
text: # Kitahara
  
  Kitahara (written: 北原) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Hakushū Kitahara or Kitahara Ryūkichi (1885–1942), Japanese tanka poet
  * Kana Kitahara (born 1988), Japanese footballer
  * Kenji Kitahara (born 1976), former Japanese football player
  * Koki Kitahara or Tatsumi Kitahara (born 1964), Japanese professional wrestler
  * Mie Kitahara (born 1933), Japanese actress
  * Norihiko Kitahara (北原 憲彦, born 1954), Japanese basketball player
  * Rie Kitahara (born 1991), Japanese singer and actress
  * Satoko Kitahara (born 1929), Japanese Catholic convert
  * Sayaka Kitahara (born 1993), Japanese pop singer, voice actress, and actress
  * Wataru Kitahara (born 1982), Japanese futsal player
  