| Takashi Shinohara | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Constituency: | Nagano 1st district Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block |
| Term Start: | 10 November 2003 |
| Party: | CDP |
| Otherparty: | Democratic Democratic DPP |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Website: | しのはら孝blog |
| Alma Mater: | Kyoto University |
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
A native of Nakano, Nagano and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. While in the ministry, he received a L.L.M degree from University of Washington and attended the Kansas State University in the United States. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.