Kurihara (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akihiro Kurihara (born 1985), Japanese football player Ayane Kurihara (born 1989), Japanese badminton player Ayumi Kurihara (born 1984), joshi puroresu wrestler. Harumi Kurihara (born 1947), Japanese celebrity homemaker and television personality Hiroko Kurihara, American designer and activist Hitomi Kurihara (born 1981), Japanese actress Joseph Kurihara (1895–1965), Japanese American internee who renounced U.S. citizenship under the Renunciation Act of 1944 in protest of the internment Katsushi Kurihara (born 1977), Japanese football player Kazuaki Kurihara (born 1979), Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate Keisuke Kurihara (born 1973), Japanese football player and manager Keisuke Kurihara (motorcyclist) (born 1997), Japanese motorcycle racer Kenneth K. Kurihara, Japanese-American professor of economic theory Kenta Kurihara (born 1982), Japanese batting coach Koji Kurihara (born 1964), Japanese sprinter Komaki Kurihara (born 1945), Japanese stage and film actress Louis Kurihara (born 1994), Japanese fashion model, TV personality and actor Megumi Kurihara (born 1984), Japanese volleyball player Michio Kurihara (born 1961), Japanese guitarist Mika Kurihara (born 1989), Japanese basketball player Ryoya Kurihara (born 1996), Japanese baseball player Sadako Kurihara (1913–2005), Japanese poet Shigeru Kurihara (born 1970), Japanese gymnast Takashi Kurihara (born 1947) Japanese golfer Thomas Kurihara (1885–1926), Japanese actor and film director Toru Kurihara (born 1978), Japanese rugby union player Yasuhide Kurihara (1908–1936), Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936 Yuzo Kurihara (born 1983), Japanese football player
See also Kurihara (disambiguation)