Kanaya may refer to:

People Kanaya (surname) Kanaya Maryam, a character from the webcomic Homestuck (2009-2016)

Places Kanaya, Shizuoka, a former town in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Kanaya, Wakayama, a former town in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Nikkō Kanaya Hotel in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan 5333 Kanaya, a minor planet

Train stations Kanaya Station, an interchange railway station in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Shin-Kanaya Station, a railway station in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Kanaya-juku, a former station of the Tōkaidō, Japan Hamakanaya Station in Futtsu, Chiba, Japan