Uehara Explained

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

• , Japanese golfer
• , Japanese classical pianist
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese singer and soldier
• Edwin Uehara (born 1969), Peruvian-Japanese footballer
• , politician and cabinet minister
• , Japanese musician
• , Japanese jazz composer and pianist
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese fencer
• Koichi Uehara (born 1947), Japanese golfer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese kickboxer
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese gravure idol and television personality
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese singer-songwriter
• , Imperial Japanese Army flight captain
• , Japanese automotive engineer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese singer and actress
• , Japanese general
• , Japanese boxer

Fictional characters

• , a character in the manga series Great Teacher Onizuka
• , a character in the light novel series Gamers!

See also

• Siege of Uehara, a battle of the Sengoku period