| Yutaka Murakawa | |
| Order: | Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force |
| Term Start: | December 22, 2016 |
| Term End: | March 20, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Adm. Tomohisa Takei |
| Successor: | Adm. Hiroshi Yamamura |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1958 |
| Birth Name: | Yutaka Murakawa |
| Allegiance: |  Japan |
| Serviceyears: | 1981–2019 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Awards: | Legion of Merit (Officer)[1] |
is a retired Japanese naval officer who served as the 33rd Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) from 2016 to 2019.