Hotaka Yamakawa (山川 穂高, Yamakawa Hotaka, born November 23, 1991), is a Japanese baseball infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He was selected for the Pacific League all star team for the 2018 NPB All-Star game [jp].

[2] He was also selected by Samurai Japan to play for them during the 2023 World Baseball Classic, winning gold with them.

[3] Bunshun Online reported that said female acquaintance had suffered bleeding injuries from the vagina and other parts of the body, and that the police had received a damage report on suspicion of indecent assault and rape.

[3] In response to this, on May 12, the Lions removed Yamakawa from their active roster indefinite.