Shimoda (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

, Japanese boxer , Japanese singer and voice actress , Japanese politician , Japanese racing driver , Japanese footballer , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese writer and Scouting pioneer , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician, diplomat, judge and baseball commissioner , Japanese educator and poet Yuki Shimoda (1921–1981), American actor

Fictional characters Donald Shimoda, a character in the novel Illusions Jim Shimoda, a character in the Star Trek franchise