title: Aihara (surname)
text: # Aihara (surname)
  
  Aihara (written: 相原 or 粟飯原) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Koji Aihara (相原 コージ, born 1963), Japanese manga artist
  * Kumiko Aihara (相原 久美子, born 1947), Japanese politician
  * Miki Aihara (相原 実貴), Japanese manga artist
  * Nobuyuki Aihara (相原 信行, 1934 – 2013), Japanese gymnast
  * Shohei Aihara (粟飯原 尚平, born 1996), Japanese footballer
  * Yusuke Aihara (born 1994), Japanese professional vert skater
  * Yutaka Aihara (相原 豊, born 1970), Japanese gymnast
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Aihara is used as an alias for Shuichi Aizawa in Death Note
  * Kotoko Aihara, the female protagonist in Itazura na Kiss
  * Aihara Mei and Aihara Yuzu in Citrus (manga)
  * Mao Aihara (相原 魔王), a character in anime and manga series Haikyū!!
  