Uehara

Uehara (written: 上原 lit. "upper plain" or 植原 lit. "planted plain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ayako Uehara (golfer) (上原 彩子, born 1983), Japanese golfer
• Ayako Uehara (pianist) (上原 彩子, born 1980), Japanese classical pianist
• Azumi Uehara (上原 あずみ, born 1984), Japanese singer
• Bin Uehara (上原 敏, 1908–1944), Japanese singer and soldier
• Edwin Uehara (born 1969), Peruvian-Japanese footballer
• Etsujirō Uehara (植原 悦二郎, 1877–1962), politician and cabinet minister
• Futoshi Uehara (上原 太, born 1980), Japanese musician
• Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, born 1979), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
• Ken Uehara (上原 謙, 1909–1991), Japanese actor
• Kimiko Uehara (上原 きみこ, born 1946), Japanese manga artist
• Kiyoshi Uehara (植原 清, born 1948), Japanese fencer
• Koichi Uehara (born 1947), Japanese golfer
• Koji Uehara (上原 浩治, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
• Makoto Uehara (上原 誠, born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
• Mie Uehara (上原 三枝, born 1971), Japanese speed skater
• Misa Uehara (actress, born 1937) (上原 美佐, 1937–2003), Japanese actress
• Miyu Uehara (上原 美優, 1987–2011), Japanese gravure idol and television personality
• Miyuki Uehara (上原 美幸, born 1995), Japanese long-distance runner
• Rena Uehara (上原 れな, born 1986), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Ryōji Uehara (上原　良司, 1922–1945), Imperial Japanese Army flight captain
• Shigeru Uehara (上原 繁, born 1947), Japanese automotive engineer
• Shinya Uehara (上原 慎也, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Takako Uehara (上原 多香子, born 1983), Japanese singer and actress
• Uehara Yūsaku (上原 勇作, 1856–1933), Japanese general
• Yasutsune Uehara (上原 康恒, born 1949), Japanese boxer