Kawahara (河原町, Kawahara-chō) was a town located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,137 and a density of 97.31 persons per km2. The total area was 83.62 km2.
On November 1, 2004, Kawahara, along with the town of Kokufu, the village of Fukube (both from Iwami District), the towns of Aoya, Ketaka and Shikano (all from Ketaka District), the town of Mochigase, and the village of Saji (all from Yazu District), was merged into the expanded city of Tottori.[1]
平成16年11月1日に鳥取市、国府町、福部村、河原町、用瀬町、佐治村、気高町、鹿野町、青谷町は合併して鳥取市となりました。