Takeo Shiota was a Japanese American landscape architect best known for his design of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the rooftop garden at the Hotel Astor.

In addition to his landscape work, he was the author of “The miniature Japanese landscape: a short description” and “Japanese gardens and houses.”

In the 1920s he formed a partnership with Thomas S. Rockrise (born Iwahiko Tsumanuma, 1878 – 1936) and conducted business from 366 Fifth Avenue.