The governor is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture in Japan.

Prefecture Picture Current governor Party Term Took office Office expires

Aichi (list)		 Hideaki Omura Independent[lower-alpha 1] Fourth[1] February 15, 2011 February 11, 2027

Akita		 Norihisa Satake Independent[lower-alpha 2] Fourth April 20, 2009 April 19, 2025

Aomori		 Sōichirō Miyashita Independent Fifth June 29 , 2023 June 28, 2027

Chiba		 Toshihito Kumagai Independent[lower-alpha 3][2] First April 5, 2021 April 4, 2025

Ehime		 Tokihiro Nakamura Independent[lower-alpha 4] Fourth[3] December 1, 2010 November 29, 2026

Fukui		 Tatsuji Sugimoto Independent[lower-alpha 5] Second[4] April 23, 2019[5] April 21, 2027

Fukuoka		 Seitaro Hattori Independent[lower-alpha 6][6] First April 14, 2021 April 13, 2025

Fukushima		 Masao Uchibori Independent[lower-alpha 7] Third[7] November 12, 2014 November 10, 2026

Gifu		 Hajime Furuta Independent[lower-alpha 4] Fifth February 6, 2005 February 5, 2025

Gunma		 Ichita Yamamoto Independent[lower-alpha 8] First July 28, 2019 July 27, 2027

Hiroshima (list)		 Hidehiko Yuzaki LDP Fourth November 29, 2009 November 28, 2025

Hokkaidō (list)		 Naomichi Suzuki Independent[lower-alpha 8][8] Second[4] April 23, 2019[9] April 21, 2027

Hyōgo		 Motohiko Saitō Independent[lower-alpha 5][10] First August 1, 2021 July 31, 2025

Ibaraki (list)		 Kazuhiko Ōigawa Independent[lower-alpha 8] Second September 26, 2017 September 25, 2025

Ishikawa (list)		 Hiroshi Hase LDP[lower-alpha 5][11] First March 27, 2022 March 26, 2026

Iwate		 Takuya Tasso Independent[lower-alpha 9] Fourth April 30, 2007 September 10, 2027

Kagawa		 Toyohito Ikeda Independent[lower-alpha 10][12] First September 5, 2022 September 4, 2026

Kagoshima		 Kōichi Shiota Independent[lower-alpha 11][13] First July 28, 2020 July 27, 2024

Kanagawa (list)		 Yūji Kuroiwa Independent[lower-alpha 4] Fourth[4] April 23, 2011 April 19, 2027

Kōchi		 Seiji Hamada Independent[lower-alpha 8][14] First December 7, 2019[15] December 6, 2023

Kumamoto (list)		 Ikuo Kabashima Independent[lower-alpha 12][16] Fourth April 16, 2008 April 14, 2024

Kyoto (list)		 Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent[lower-alpha 13] Second April 16, 2018[17][18] April 15, 2026

Mie		 Katsumi Ichimi Independent[lower-alpha 10][19] First September 14, 2021 September 13, 2025

Miyagi (list)		 Yoshihiro Murai LDP[lower-alpha 12] Fifth November 21, 2005 November 20, 2025

Miyazaki		 Shunji Kōno Independent[lower-alpha 4] Fourth[20] January 21, 2011 January 17, 2027

Nagano (list)		 Shuichi Abe Independent[lower-alpha 14] Fourth September 1, 2010 August 30, 2026

Nagasaki		 Oishi Kengo Independent[lower-alpha 15][21] First March 2, 2022 March 1, 2026

Nara		 Makoto Yamashita JIP[4] First[4] May 2, 2023 May 1, 2027

Niigata (list)		 Hideyo Hanazumi Independent[lower-alpha 8][22] Second[23] June 10, 2018[24] June 8, 2026

Ōita		 Kiichiro Sato Independent[lower-alpha 12][4] First[4] April 28, 2023 April 27, 2027

Okayama (list)		 Ryūta Ibaragi Independent[lower-alpha 16] Third November 12, 2012 November 11, 2024

Okinawa (list)		 Denny Tamaki Independent[lower-alpha 17] Second[25] October 4, 2018[26][27] September 28, 2026

Ōsaka (list)		 Hirofumi Yoshimura JIP Second[4] April 4, 2019[28][29] April 2, 2027

Saga (list)		 Yoshinori Yamaguchi Independent[lower-alpha 11] Third[30] January 14, 2015 January 9, 2027

Saitama (list)		 Motohiro Ōno DPFP[lower-alpha 18] First August 31, 2019[31][32] August 30, 2027

Shiga (list)		 Taizō Mikazuki Independent[lower-alpha 9] Third July 20, 2014 July 18, 2026

Shimane		 Tatsuya Maruyama Independent Second[4] April 30, 2019 April 28, 2027

Shizuoka		 Heita Kawakatsu Independent[lower-alpha 14] Fourth July 5, 2009 July 4, 2025

Tochigi		 Tomikazu Fukuda Independent[lower-alpha 8] Fifth December 9, 2004 December 8, 2024

Tokushima		 Masazumi Gotoda LDP Fifth 18 May 2023 May 17, 2027

Tokyo (list)		 Yuriko Koike Independent Second July 31, 2016[33] July 30, 2024

Tottori		 Shinji Hirai Independent[lower-alpha 8] Fifth[4] April 13, 2007 April 8, 2027

Toyama		 Hachiro Nitta Independent[lower-alpha 15] First November 9, 2020 November 8, 2024

Wakayama		 Shuhei Kishimoto Independent[lower-alpha 19][34] First December 17, 2022 December 16, 2026

Yamagata		 Mieko Yoshimura Independent[lower-alpha 20] Fourth February 14, 2009 February 13, 2025

Yamaguchi		 Tsugumasa Muraoka Independent[lower-alpha 8] Second February 25, 2014 February 26, 2026

Yamanashi		 Kotaro Nagasaki LDP[lower-alpha 8][35] Second[36] February 17, 2019 February 15, 2027

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected with the support of Genzei Nippon and NKP.
  2. ↑ First elected with the support of LDP and SDP.
  3. ↑ First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, JIP, SDP as well as partial support from LDP representatives.
  4. 1 2 3 4 First elected with the support of DPJ, LDP and NKP.
  5. 1 2 3 First elected with the support of LDP and JIP.
  6. ↑ First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, LDP, NKP and SDP.
  7. ↑ First elected with the support of DPJ, LDP, NKP and SDP.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 First elected with the support of LDP and NKP.
  9. 1 2 First elected with the support of DPJ.
  10. 1 2 First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, LDP and NKP.
  11. 1 2 First elected without the support of political parties.
  12. 1 2 3 First elected with the support of LDP.
  13. ↑ First elected with the support of CDP, DP, Kibō no Tō, LDP, NKP and SDP.
  14. 1 2 First elected with the support of DPJ, PNP and SDP.
  15. 1 2 First elected with partial support of LDP and JIP.
  16. ↑ First elected with the support of LDP, NKP and SP.
  17. ↑ First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, JCP, LP, OSMP and SDP.
  18. ↑ First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, JCP and SDP.
  19. ↑ First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, LDP and the local chapter of the SDP.
  20. ↑ First elected with the support of DPJ, JCP and SDP.

References

  1. ↑ "Aichi Governor Omura Wins 4th Term". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kumagai Wins 1st Term as Chiba Governor". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ehime Governor Nakamura Clinches 4th Term". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Japan PM Kishida's ruling bloc wins key gubernatorial polls". Kyodo News. Kyodo News. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "自民分裂で混迷…福井知事選、現職と元副知事の骨肉". 産経ニュース. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Hattori Elected Fukuoka Governor for 1st Time". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Masao Uchibori wins third term as Fukushima governor". The Japan Times. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "LDP-Backed Candidate Wins Hokkaido Governor Race". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "「躍動する道政へ挑戦」 鈴木新知事が就任". 『北海道新聞』. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  10. ↑ "Saito Elected Hyogo Governor for First Time". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ex-Japan Education Minister Hase Elected Ishikawa Governor". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ikeda Wins 1st Term as Governor of Japan's Kagawa Pref". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Rookie Shiota Wins Kagoshima Governor Race". Jiji Press. Jiji Press. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ruling Bloc-Backed Candidate Elected Kochi Governor". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  15. ↑ 保田井建 (2019-08-22). "尾崎・高知知事が4選不出馬 次期衆院選に立候補意欲". 日経電子版. 日本経済新聞社. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  16. ↑ "Alternatives to a dam". The Japan Times. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ex-bureaucrat Nishiwaki wins Kyoto's gubernatorial election". Mainichi Shimbun. 9 April 2018.
  18. ↑ Eric Johnston (8 April 2018). "Nishiwaki triumphs in Kyoto gubernatorial race, vows to continue policies of predecessor". The Japan Times.
  19. ↑ "Ichimi Wins 1st Term as Governor of Japan's Mie Pref". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono wins 4th term, defeating predecessor". Kyodo News. Kyodo News. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Nagasaki doctor elected as Japan's youngest governor". The Asahi Shimbun Company. The Asahi Shimbun. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Victory of LDP-backed candidate in Niigata gubernatorial race likely to give boost to Abe and key ally". The Japan Times. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Niigata governor wins re-election, NHK says, in race seen key to nuclear restart". The Japan Times. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "花角英世さんが初登庁 新たな知事に就任（新潟県）". 日テレNEWS24. 日本テレビ放送網. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  25. ↑ "Incumbent Tamaki Wins Okinawa Governor Poll". The Yomiuri Shimbun. The Japan News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  26. ↑ Denyer, Simon (2018-09-30). "Opponent of U.S. military bases wins Okinawa gubernatorial election". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  27. ↑ "Tamaki's big win in Okinawa deals 'too harsh a blow' for Abe". The Asahi Shimbun. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  28. ↑ "大阪ダブル選、維新完勝 松井氏「ぶれずに公約を守ってきた評価だ」". デジタル毎日. 毎日新聞社. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
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  30. ↑ "県知事選で山口氏３選　県民と共に歩む佐賀県に". 佐賀新聞 (in Japanese). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  31. ↑ Former Upper House lawmaker Motohiro Ono beats ruling bloc-backed rival to become Saitama governor, Japan Times, 9 October 2019.
  32. ↑ Ex-lawmaker beats ruling bloc-backed rival in Saitama governor race Archived 25 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine The Mainichi, 9 October 2019.
  33. ↑ 『東京都公報』 平成28年8月2日 増刊第68号 ["Tokyo Official Journal" extra #68 in 2016] (PDF) (in Japanese). ja:東京都総務局. 2016-08-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  34. ↑ "Kishimoto Wins 1st Term as Governor of Japan's Wakayama Pref". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  35. ↑ "Ruling Coalition-Backed Rookie Wins Yamanashi Governor Race". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  36. ↑ "Yamanashi gubernatorial election Mr. Kotaro Nagasaki, the incumbent, is sure to be elected for the second time". annai.tokyo. NHK. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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