Watabe

Watabe (渡部) is a Japanese surname. The characters for the name Watabe can also be read Watanabe, another surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akito Watabe (渡部 暁斗) (born 1988), Japanese skier
• Daisuke Watabe (渡部 大輔) (born 1989), Japanese football player
• Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛) (1936-2010), Japanese voice actor
• Shino Watabe (渡部 思乃) (born 1970), Japanese artist living in Mexico
• Hachiro Kasuga (春日 八郎) (1924-1991), born Minoru Watabe, Japanese enka singer