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
References
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