Kubota (surname)

Kubota (written: 久保田) is a Japanese surname. In Japanese, it means sunken rice paddy (窪, kubo, sink + 田, ta, rice paddy), but is usually written phonetically (久, ku, long time + 保, ho/bo, protect + 田, ta, rice paddy). Notable people with the surname include:

• Fujitaro Kubota (1879–1973), Japanese-born American gardener and philanthropist
• Kazuteru Kubota, a.k.a. Koriki Chōshū, comedian
• Kyoko Kubota (久保田 恭子, born 1933), Japanese gymnast
• Mantarō Kubota, Japanese author
• Michio Kubota (久保田 三知男, born 1949), Japanese Nordic combined skier
• Miyu Kubota (久保田 未夢, born 1995), Japanese voice actress and idol
• Rena Kubota, Japanese shootboxer
• Risa Kubota, Japanese voice actress
• Ryo Kubota (disambiguation), multiple people
• Saki Kubota (久保田早紀, born 1958), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Shigeko Kubota, visual and performance artist
• Takayuki Kubota (窪田 孝行, 1934–2024), Japanese martial artist and inventor
• Toshinobu Kubota, Japanese singer
• Yoshiyuki Kubota, Japanese shogi player
• Yuki Kubota (久保田 悠来, born 1981), Japanese actor and model

Fictional characters

• Dr. Kubota, the main antagonist in the game Ordyne
• Shinpei Kubota, a supporting character in the manga series Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy
• Miko Kubota, one of the two main characters in the animated streaming television series Glitch Techs
• Boku Kubota, the player character in the video game series Boku no Natsuyasumi