Kawagishi (written: 川岸) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bunzaburō Kawagishi (川岸 文三郎, 1882–1957), Imperial Japanese Army general
- Ryoken Kawagishi (川岸 良兼, born 1966), Japanese golfer
- Tsuyoshi Kawagishi (川岸 強, born 1979), Japanese baseball player
- Yusuke Kawagishi (川岸 祐輔, born 1992), Japanese footballer
See also
edit- Kawagishi Station (川岸駅, Kawagishi-eki), a train station in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan