Shōji Kojima (小島章司, born October 1, 1939, in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese flamenco dancer. Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae (vocal music course) where he studied the vocal music, the piano, the classic ballet, the modern ballet, he came in contact by chance with the world of flamenco. Determined not to return to Japan until he became full-fledged flamenco dancer, he made an oversea journey to Spain by Transsiberian Railway in 1966. Putting down new roots in Madrid, he started training at "Amor de Dios", a legendary flamenco studio. Registered in 1967 as a member of National Ballet of Spain, he made a tour to U.S.S.R. on a Hispano-Soviet cultural mission. In 1968 he was recognized by the singer Rafael Falina and he debuted as a first dancer in Falina's company long-ru