Uehara

Uehara (written: 上原 lit. "upper plain" or 植原 lit. "planted plain") is a Japanese surname. In Okinawan language, it's pronounced as 'Wiibaru. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ayako Uehara (golfer) (上原 彩子; born 1983), Japanese golfer
• Ayako Uehara (pianist) (上原 彩子; born 1980), Japanese classical pianist
• Azumi Uehara (上原 あずみ; born 1984), Japanese singer
• Bin Uehara (上原 敏; 1908–1944), Japanese singer and soldier
• Edwin Uehara (born 1969), Peruvian-Japanese footballer
• Etsujirō Uehara (植原 悦二郎; 1877–1962), politician and cabinet minister
• Futoshi Uehara (上原 太; born 1980), Japanese musician
• Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ; born 1979), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
• Ken Uehara (上原 謙; 1909–1991), Japanese actor
• Kimiko Uehara (上原 きみこ; born 1946), Japanese manga artist
• Kiyoshi Uehara (植原 清; born 1948), Japanese fencer
• Koichi Uehara (born 1947), Japanese golfer
• Koji Uehara (上原 浩治; born 1975), Japanese baseball player
• Leonardo Uehara (born 1974), Peruvian footballer
• Makoto Uehara (上原 誠; born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
• Mie Uehara (上原 三枝; born 1971), Japanese speed skater
• Misa Uehara (上原 美佐; 1937–2003), Japanese actress
• Miyu Uehara (上原 美優; 1987–2011), Japanese gravure idol and television personality
• Miyuki Uehara (上原 美幸; born 1995), Japanese long-distance runner
• Rena Uehara (上原 れな; born 1986), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Ryōji Uehara (上原　良司; 1922–1945), Imperial Japanese Army flight captain
• Shigeru Uehara (上原 繁; born 1947), Japanese automotive engineer
• Shinya Uehara (上原 慎也; born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Takako Uehara (上原 多香子; born 1983), Japanese singer and actress
• Uehara Yūsaku (上原 勇作; 1856–1933), Japanese general
• Yasutsune Uehara (上原 康恒; born 1949), Japanese boxer

Fictional characters

• Anko Uehara (上原 杏子), a character in the manga series Great Teacher Onizuka
• Tasuku Uehara (上原 祐), a character in the light novel series Gamers!
• Himari Uehara (上原 ひまり) a character from the BanG Dream! franchise
• Ayumu Uehara (上原 歩夢), a character in the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

See also

• Siege of Uehara, a battle of the Sengoku period

Surname list

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