Kenichi Wakatabe (若田部 健一, Wakatabe Kenichi, born August 5, 1969) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, and current third squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars. Haruka Wakatabe, his daughter, is a former member of the female idol group HKT48.