Surname
Sasahara
Sasahara (笹原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bamboo grass + field, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Sasahara means
笹
bamboo grass
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sasahara describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Sasahara
Yoshimi Sasahara 笹原 義巳Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.