| Arika Kimura | |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1900 |
| Death Date: | 1 September 1996 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Fields: | Botany |
| Author Abbrev Bot: | Kimura |
[1] was a Japanese botanist and specialist in the Salicaceae, or willow family.[2] He was a professor of botany at the University of Tokyo and at Tohoku University. Kimura was also the first director of the Botanical Garden of Tohoku University. A species of spider, Heptathela kimurai, was named in his honour.