 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna April 1995, Shimoda akasarudzwa kuchikwata chenyika cheJapan cheU-20 nokuda kwe1995 World Youth Championship. Akatamba mitambo miviri kusanganisira yequarterfinal. Muna Chikunguru 1996, akasarudzwawo kuJapan U-23 timu yenyika ye1996 Summer Olympics. Zvisinei haana kutamba mumitambo ipi neipi shure kwaYoshikatsu Kawaguchi. Kunyange zvazvo Japan yakakunda mitambo miviri, Japan yakabuda mumutambo wokutanga. Panguva ino, Japan yakakurira Brazil mumutambo wokutanga. Yaizivikanwa seChishamiso cheMiami muJapan. 