Makoto Watanabe may refer to:
- , Grand Chamberlain of Japan in 1996, Chief of Protocol of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Makoto Watanabe, pilot of Japan Airlines Flight 907, involved in the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident
- Makoto Watanabe (artist), featured in Tokyoten
- (1950-), architect, visiting professor at
- (1952-), architect based in Tokyo
- (1948-2003), French cuisine chef who worked for Imperial Household Agency
- Makoto Watanabe (footballer) (1980-), footballer
- Makoto Watanabe, Japanese journalist, founder of Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa