Wakana Yamashita (山下 若菜, Yamashita Wakana, born 21 September 1984,[1] in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese tarento.

[2] While in high school, she worked in the foundation of a local theatre company in Fukuoka.

[3] After graduating from high school Yamashita was scheduled to join to the company.

[3] Although becoming an actress after being passed from the audition, Yamashita wrote scripts in the theatre company because she lacked situations to act, and gained and income and sold to other companies.

Yamashita's career expanded in television on 2008.