Oda is the 17th descendant of Nobunaga Oda (1534-1582), the famous Japanese war lord during the age of the civil war. His mother is part of his coaching team. Oda got married to his girlfriend Mayu in spring 2010 and their son Shintaro was born on October 1, 2010 and their second son Shinnosuke was born on Jan 5, 2013. Oda missed the second half of the 2011/12 season due to a knee injury.