{{Nihongo|'''Maehara'''|前原|Maehara|lead=yes}} is a Japanese surname. Notable people with this surname include:
*Ichiro Maehara, Hawaiian baseball player from the 1960s onward. *Shiyuna Maehara (前原しゆな), former member of j-pop group BeForU. *Seiji Maehara (前原 誠司), former leader of the 2016 iteration of the Japanese Democratic Party.
==Fictional characters== *{{Nihongo|Shinobu Maehara|前原 しのぶ}}, a character in ''Love Hina'' *{{Nihongo|Hiroto Maehara|前原 陽斗}}, a character in the ''Assassination Classroom'' anime and manga
==See also== *Maehara Stadium, Wailuku, Hawaii *8036 Maehara
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Category:Japanese-language surnames