List of current Japanese governors

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

PrefecturePictureCurrent governorFormer partyTermTook officeOffice expires

Aichi (list)
Hideaki OmuraIndependent[a]Fourth[1]February 15, 2011February 11, 2027

Akita
Norihisa SatakeIndependent[b]FourthApril 20, 2009April 19, 2025

Aomori
Sōichirō MiyashitaIndependentFirstJune 29 , 2023June 28, 2027

Chiba
Toshihito KumagaiIndependent[c][2]FirstApril 5, 2021April 4, 2025

Ehime
Tokihiro NakamuraIndependent[d]Fourth[3]December 1, 2010November 29, 2026

Fukui
Tatsuji SugimotoIndependent[e]Second[4]April 23, 2019[5]April 21, 2027

Fukuoka
Seitaro HattoriIndependent[f][6]FirstApril 14, 2021April 13, 2025

Fukushima
Masao UchiboriIndependent[g]Third[7]November 12, 2014November 10, 2026

Gifu
Hajime FurutaIndependent[d]FifthFebruary 6, 2005February 5, 2025

Gunma
Ichita YamamotoIndependent[h]SecondJuly 28, 2019July 27, 2027

Hiroshima (list)
Hidehiko YuzakiLDPFourthNovember 29, 2009November 28, 2025

Hokkaidō (list)
Naomichi SuzukiIndependent[h][8]Second[4]April 23, 2019[9]April 21, 2027

Hyōgo
Motohiko SaitōIndependent[e][10]FirstAugust 1, 2021July 31, 2025

Ibaraki (list)
Kazuhiko ŌigawaIndependent[h]SecondSeptember 26, 2017September 25, 2025

Ishikawa (list)
Hiroshi HaseLDP[e][11]FirstMarch 27, 2022March 26, 2026

Iwate
Takuya TassoIndependent[i]FourthApril 30, 2007September 10, 2027

Kagawa
Toyohito IkedaIndependent[j][12]FirstSeptember 5, 2022September 4, 2026

Kagoshima
Kōichi ShiotaIndependent[k][13]FirstJuly 28, 2020July 27, 2024

Kanagawa (list)
Yūji KuroiwaIndependent[d]Fourth[4]April 23, 2011April 19, 2027

Kōchi
Seiji HamadaIndependent[h][14]SecondDecember 7, 2019[15]December 6, 2027

Kumamoto (list)
Takashi KimuraIndependent[h][16]FirstApril 16, 2024April 15, 2028

Kyoto (list)
Takatoshi NishiwakiIndependent[l]SecondApril 16, 2018[17][18]April 15, 2026

Mie
Katsumi IchimiIndependent[j][19]FirstSeptember 14, 2021September 13, 2025

Miyagi (list)
Yoshihiro MuraiLDP[m]FifthNovember 21, 2005November 20, 2025

Miyazaki
Shunji KōnoIndependent[d]Fourth[20]January 21, 2011January 17, 2027

Nagano (list)
Shuichi AbeIndependent[n]FourthSeptember 1, 2010August 30, 2026

Nagasaki
Kengo OishiIndependent[o][21]FirstMarch 2, 2022March 1, 2026

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

Niigata (list)
Hideyo HanazumiIndependent[h][22]Second[23]June 10, 2018[24]June 8, 2026

Ōita
Kiichiro SatoIndependent[m][4]First[4]April 28, 2023April 27, 2027

Okayama (list)
Ryūta IbaragiIndependent[p]ThirdNovember 12, 2012November 11, 2024

Okinawa (list)
Denny TamakiIndependent[q]Second[25]October 4, 2018[26][27]September 28, 2026

Ōsaka (list)
Hirofumi YoshimuraJIPSecond[4]April 4, 2019[28][29]April 2, 2027

Saga (list)
Yoshinori YamaguchiIndependent[k]Third[30]January 14, 2015January 9, 2027

Saitama (list)
Motohiro ŌnoDPFP[r]SecondAugust 31, 2019[31][32]August 30, 2027

Shiga (list)
Taizō MikazukiIndependent[i]ThirdJuly 20, 2014July 18, 2026

Shimane
Tatsuya MaruyamaIndependentSecond[4]April 30, 2019April 28, 2027

Shizuoka
Yasutomo SuzukiIndependent[s]FirstMay 26, 2024July 4, 2025

Tochigi
Tomikazu FukudaIndependent[h]FifthDecember 9, 2004December 8, 2024

Tokushima
Masazumi GotodaLDPFifth18 May 2023May 17, 2027

Tokyo (list)
Yuriko KoikeIndependentSecondJuly 31, 2016[33]July 30, 2024

Tottori
Shinji HiraiIndependent[h]Fifth[4]April 13, 2007April 8, 2027

Toyama
Hachiro NittaIndependent[o]FirstNovember 9, 2020November 8, 2024

Wakayama
Shuhei KishimotoIndependent[t][34]FirstDecember 17, 2022December 16, 2026

Yamagata
Mieko YoshimuraIndependent[u]FourthFebruary 14, 2009February 13, 2025

Yamaguchi
Tsugumasa MuraokaIndependent[h]ThirdFebruary 25, 2014February 26, 2026

Yamanashi
Kotaro NagasakiLDP[h][35]Second[36]February 17, 2019February 15, 2027

See also edit

Notes edit

  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. ^ a b c d First elected with the support of DPJ, LDP and NKP.
  5. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j First elected with the support of LDP and NKP.
  9. ^ a b First elected with the support of DPJ.
  10. ^ a b First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, LDP and NKP.
  11. ^ a b First elected without the support of political parties.
  12. ^ First elected with the support of CDP, DP, Kibō no Tō, LDP, NKP and SDP.
  13. ^ a b First elected with the support of LDP.
  14. ^ First elected with the support of DPJ, PNP and SDP.
  15. ^ a b 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 and DPP.
  20. ^ First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, LDP and the local chapter of the SDP.
  21. ^ First elected with the support of DPJ, JCP and SDP.

References edit

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