Nishimoto

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

• Hiroyuki Nishimoto (西本 裕行, 1927–2015), Japanese actor
• Joe M. Nishimoto (1919–1944), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Kaoru Nishimoto (西本 馨, 1924–2012), Japanese shogi player
• Katsuko Nishimoto (西本 勝子, born 1950), Japanese politician
• Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, born 1994), Japanese badminton player
• Kimiko Nishimoto (西本喜美子, born 1928), Brazilian-born Japanese photographer and internet celebrity
• Masataka Nishimoto (西本 雅崇, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Noriko Nishimoto (西本 則子, 1940–2016), Japanese-Australian puppeteer
• Rimi Nishimoto (西本りみ, born 1994), Japaanese voice actress
• Scott Nishimoto, American politician
• Takashi Nishimoto (西本 聖, born 1956), Japanese baseball player and coach
• Takeshi Nishimoto (born 1974), Japanese guitarist and composer
• Tatsuhiro Nishimoto (西本 竜洋, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Tetsuo Nishimoto (西本 哲雄, born 1950), Japanese volleyball player
• Tomomi Nishimoto (西本 智実, born 1970), Japanese conductor
• Yoshimitsu Nishimoto (西本 宣充, born 1968), Japanese weightlifter
• Yukio Nishimoto (西本 幸雄, 1920–2011), Japanese baseball player and manager

See also

• Miku Nishimoto-Neubert, Japanese classical pianist
• 10193 Nishimoto, a main-belt asteroid
• Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd., a Japanese import/export company