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, 1928–2011), Japanese architect
• Shoji Ito (伊藤 鐘史, born 1980), Japanese rugby union player
• Shoji Kamata (鎌田 正司, born 1935), 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, born 1970), Japanese shogi player
• Shōji Shimazaki (1905-1982), birth name of Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor
• Shoji Tabuchi (1944–2023), Japanese American country musician
• Shoji Yamada (山田 将司, born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Shōji Yamagishi (1930–1979), photography critic, curator, and magazine editor
• Shōji Yasui (安井 昌二, 1928–2014), Japanese actor
• Shoji Yoshio (吉尾 詔ニ, born 1943), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Shoji Yuki (结城 昭二, born 1950), Japanese basketball player