| Norimoto Yoda | |
| Fullname: | Norimoto Yoda |
| Kanji: | 依田紀基 |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Iwamizawa, Japan |
| Residence: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher: | Takeo Ando |
| Turnedpro: | 1980 |
| Rank: | 9 dan |
| Affiliation: | Nihon Ki-in |
Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 35 titles so far in his career, the seventh highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993. In 2006, he was the heart of the Japanese team in international tournaments, steering them to a win over Team Korea in the 7th Nongshim Cup.
In June 2017, Yoda scored his 1,100th win as a pro. He has 572 losses, two jigos, and two no-results. He is the 12th Nihon Ki-in player to reach 1,100 victories. At 51 years four months, he is the third youngest, and, at 37 years two months, the 4th quickest to do so.[1]
Ranks #8-t in the total number of titles in Japan.
| Domestic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up | |
| 2 (1998, 2009) | |||
| 4 (2000–2003) | 2 (1999, 2004) | ||
| 2 (2004, 2007) | |||
| 2 (1995, 1996) | 1 (1997) | ||
| 6 (1996–1998, 2003–2005) | 1 (2006) | ||
| 1 (1997) | 1 (1996) | ||
| 5 (1991, 1993, 1998–2000) | 1 (2005) | ||
| 5 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) | 1 (1982) | ||
| 3 (1992, 1997, 2002) | 2 (1988, 1989) | ||
| 1 (2007) | |||
| 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | ||
| 2 (1993, 1996) | |||
| 2 (1986, 1987) | 2 (1984, 1989) | ||
| 1 (1986) | |||
| Total | 30 | 19 | |
| Continental | |||
| 1 (1991) | |||
| 3 (1993, 1998, 1999) | |||
| 1 (2004) | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
| International | |||
| 1 (1996) | |||
| 1 (1996) | |||
| 1 (2004) | |||
| 1 (1994) | |||
| Total | 1 | 3 | |
| Career total | |||
| Total | 35 | 23 | |
The climactic go game played between the fictional players Fujiwara-no-Sai and Toya Meijin in the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go was in fact a real 1997 game[2] between Norimoto Yoda and Rin Kaiho. Yoda played the winning white side attributed to Sai.