Shōji (given name)

Shōji, Shoji, Shouji or Shohji is a masculine Japanese given name written with various kanji (正治, 昌二, 昭二, 鐘史 etc.). Notable people with the name include:


 * Shoji Akiyoshi (born 1968), Japanese wrestler
 * Shoji Gatoh (born 1971), Japanese author
 * Shōji Hamada (1894–1978), Japanese potter
 * Shoji Hashimoto (1935–2009), Japanese Go player
 * Shōji Hayashi (林 昌二), Japanese architect
 * Shoji Ito (伊藤 鐘史), Japanese rugby union player
 * Shoji Kamata (鎌田 正司), Japanese basketball player
 * Shōji Kawamori (born 1960), Japanese anime creator
 * Shoji Meguro (born 1971), Japanese video game composer
 * Shōji Nishimura (1899–1944), Japanese Imperial Navy admiral
 * Shoji Nishio (1927–2005), Japanese aikido teacher
 * Shōji Segawa (瀬川 晶司), Japanese shogi player
 * Shōji Shimazaki (1905-1982), birth name of Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor
 * Shoji Tabuchi (1944–2023), Japanese American country musician
 * Shōji Yamagishi (1930–1979), photography critic, curator, and magazine editor
 * Shōji Yasui (安井 昌二), Japanese actor
 * Shoji Yoshio (吉尾 詔ニ), Japanese sprint canoeist
 * Shoji Yuki (结城 昭二), Japanese basketball player