Ishimoto (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. People with the surname include:
Dale Ishimoto (1923–2004), American actor Ishimoto Shinroku (1854–1912), Japanese general and statesman , Japanese shogi player Takashi Ishimoto (1935–2009), Japanese swimmer Takeharu Ishimoto (born 1970), Japanese video game music composer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012), Japanese-American photographer Mishio Ishimoto (1893–1940), Japanese seismologist