Niyodo (によど) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the seventh ship of the Mogami class.

[4][1] The Imperial Japanese Navy had plans to name the second Oyodo-class cruiser after the Niyodo River, but her construction was cancelled.

[3] Niyodo was ordered in March 2022 (for about 47.4 billion yen)[1] by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 30 June 2022.

that it will be fitted later due to the global semiconductor shortage.

[6] After fitting out and undergoing a series of sea trials, the ship is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024.