Kuribayashi (written: , lit. "chestnut-forest") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ema Kuribayashi (born 1983), cricketer , Japanese racewalker Minami Kuribayashi (born 1976), singer-songwriter , Japanese women's basketball player Satoshi Kuribayashi (栗林 慧 born 1939), photographer Tadamichi Kuribayashi (栗林 忠道, 1891–1945), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
See also Kurabayashi Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園, Ritsurin Kōen, lit. chestnut grove garden) one of the most famous historical gardens in Japan