Kawase may refer to:
- People
- Akiko Kawase (actor) (b. 1980), Japanese voice actor
- Hasui Kawase (1883-1957), Japanese painter
- Masataka Kawase (1840-1919), Japanese shishi (political activist) and diplomat
- Naomi Kawase (b. 1969), Japanese film director
- Tomoko Kawase (b. 1975), Japanese singer
- Yukari Kawase (b. 1967), Japanese volleyball player
- Games
- Umihara Kawase, a series of platform games
- Railroads
- Kawase Station, a train station in Hikone, Shiga, Japan