Matoba (surname)
Matoba is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Chise Matoba, also known as Sachi Hamano, Japanese film director
- Junkichi Matoba, Japanese sprinter
- Koji Matoba, Japanese actor and television personality
- Naoki Matoba, Japanese baseball player
Fictional characters
- Seiji Matoba, 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.