title: Kuwata
text: # Kuwata
  
  Kuwata (桑田 characters for "Morus" and "Paddy field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Jiro Kuwata (1935–2020), Japanese manga artist
  * Keisuke Kuwata (born 1956), Japanese singer
  * Kiyohide Kuwata (桑田 健秀, born 1953), Japanese basketball player
  * Masumi Kuwata (born 1968), Japanese baseball player
  * Matt Kuwata (born 1994), Japanese model, media personality, and musician
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Leon Kuwata, a character from the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'
  