Yanase (written: 柳瀬, 簗瀬 or やなせ in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Akihiro Yanase (柳瀬 明宏, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
  • Akira Yanase (柳瀬 彰良, born 1988), Japanese water polo player
  • Kaori Yanase (簗瀬 かおり, born 1967), Japanese swimmer
  • Natsumi Yanase (やなせ なつみ, born 1971), Japanese voice actress
  • Susumu Yanase (簗瀬 進, born 1950), Japanese politician
  • Takashi Yanase (やなせ たかし, 1919-2013), Japanese writer, poet, illustrator and lyricist

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