Liphistius kimurai Kishida, 1920 Heptathela kimurai, the Kimura spider, or kimura-gumo (in Japanese), is an Old World spider, found primarily in Japan and named after Arika Kimura, who collected it in 1920.

It belongs to the sub-order Mesothelae (primitive burrowing spiders) and can reach up to 3 cm in length.

Its burrows are covered by a camouflaged "pill box" flap.

In 1923, Kishida erected the genus Heptathela for the species, as on re-examination he decided it was sufficiently distinct from spiders of the genus Liphistius.

The species name kimurai honours the collector, Arika Kimura.