Matoba (surname)

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


 * Chise Matoba (的場 ちせ), also known as Sachi Hamano, Japanese film director
 * Junkichi Matoba (的場 淳吉), Japanese sprinter
 * Koji Matoba (的場 浩司), Japanese actor and television personality
 * Naoki Matoba (的場 直樹), Japanese baseball player

Fictional characters

 * Seiji Matoba (的場 静司), a supporting character and main antagonist in the ongoing manga/anime series Natsume's Book of Friends
 * Nanase Matoba, supporting character and secretary to the character stated above.