Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple.

Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in the late 1970s.

[1] Major releases are: In 2000, Kawabata wrote "Music, for me, is neither something that I create, nor a form of self-expression.

"[2] "When I was a kid, I really loved Ritchie Blackmore – not so much the guitar style, just I liked his look, atmosphere, on the stage.

Always, he stood on this side [right], also the stratocaster, and black clothes, and very aggressive [playing].