title: Sonoda
text: # Sonoda
  
  Sonoda (written: 園田, 薗田, 其田 or 苑田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Hiroyuki Sonoda (園田 博之, 1942–2018), Japanese politician
  * Isamu Sonoda (園田 勇, born 1946), Japanese judoka
  * Jun Sonoda (薗田 淳, born 1989), Japanese footballer
  * Kazuharu Sonoda (薗田 一治, 1956–1987), Japanese professional wrestler
  * Keigo Sonoda (園田 啓悟, born 1990), Japanese badminton player
  * Kenichi Sonoda (園田 健一, born 1962), Japanese manga artist and character designer
  * Mitsuyoshi Sonoda (園田 光慶, 1940–1997), Japanese manga artist
  * Nobuhiro Sonoda, Japanese luthier
  * Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二, born 1973), Japanese judoka
  * Shunsuke Sonoda (薗田 峻輔, born 1989), Japanese golfer
  * Shuta Sonoda (其田 秀太, born 1969), Japanese footballer
  * Sunao Sonoda (園田 直, 1913–1984), Japanese politician
  * Takuya Sonoda (園田 拓也, born 1984), Japanese footballer
  * Tenkoko Sonoda (園田 天光光, born 1919), Japanese politician
  * Yasuhiro Sonoda (園田 康博, born 1967), Japanese politician
  * Yoshiro Sonoda (園田 裕四郎, born 1932), Japanese long jumper
  * Yuji Sonoda (苑田 右二, born 1973), Japanese rugby union player
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Umi Sonoda (園田 海未), a character from the multimedia franchise Love Live!
  * Sarina Sonoda (園田 紗里奈), a character from the Kamen Rider Fourze
  * Yū Sonoda (園田 優), a character from Sakura Trick
  * Taisei Sonoda (園田 大勢), a character from Komi Can't Communicate
  