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List of current Japanese governors

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Politics of Japan
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Shigeru Ishiba (LDP)

Second Ishiba Cabinet
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Fukushiro Nukaga

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Kōichirō Genba

Masakazu Sekiguchi

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Hiroyuki Nagahama
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Yukihiko Imasaki

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  • Governor

Kazuo Ueda

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

Prefecture Picture Current governor Former party Term Took office Office expires

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

Akita 		Norihisa Satake Independent[b] Fourth April 20, 2009 April 19, 2025

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

Chiba 		Toshihito Kumagai Independent[c][2] First April 5, 2021 April 4, 2025

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

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

Fukuoka 		Seitaro Hattori Independent[f][6] First April 14, 2021 April 13, 2025

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

Gifu 		Hajime Furuta Independent[d] Fifth February 6, 2005 February 5, 2025

Gunma 		Ichita Yamamoto Independent[h] Second July 28, 2019 July 27, 2027

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

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

Hyōgo 		Motohiko Saitō Independent[e][10] Second August 1, 2021 November 16, 2028

Ibaraki (list) 		Kazuhiko Ōigawa Independent[h] Second September 26, 2017 September 25, 2025

Ishikawa (list) 		Hiroshi Hase LDP[e][11] First March 27, 2022 March 26, 2026

Iwate 		Takuya Tasso Independent[i] Fourth April 30, 2007 September 10, 2027

Kagawa 		Toyohito Ikeda Independent[j][12] First September 5, 2022 September 4, 2026

Kagoshima 		Kōichi Shiota Independent[k][13] Second July 28, 2020 July 27, 2028

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

Kōchi 		Seiji Hamada Independent[h][14] Second December 7, 2019[15] December 6, 2027

Kumamoto (list) 		Takashi Kimura Independent[h][16] First April 16, 2024 April 15, 2028

Kyoto (list) 		Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent[l] Second April 16, 2018[17][18] April 15, 2026

Mie 		Katsuyuki Ichimi Independent[j][19] First September 14, 2021 September 13, 2025

Miyagi (list) 		Yoshihiro Murai LDP[m] Fifth November 21, 2005 November 20, 2025

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

Nagano (list) 		Shuichi Abe Independent[n] Fourth September 1, 2010 August 30, 2026

Nagasaki 		Kengo Oishi Independent[o][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[h][22] Second[23] June 10, 2018[24] June 8, 2026

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

Okayama (list) 		Ryūta Ibaragi Independent[p] Fourth November 12, 2012 November 11, 2028

Okinawa (list) 		Denny Tamaki Independent[q] Second[25] October 4, 2018[26][27] September 29, 2026

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

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

Saitama (list) 		Motohiro Ōno DPFP[r] Second August 31, 2019[31][32] August 30, 2027

Shiga (list) 		Taizō Mikazuki Independent[i] Third July 20, 2014 July 18, 2026

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

Shizuoka 		Yasutomo Suzuki Independent[s] First May 26, 2024 May 25, 2028

Tochigi 		Tomikazu Fukuda Independent[h] Sixth December 9, 2004 December 8, 2028

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

Tokyo (list) 		Yuriko Koike Independent Third August 2, 2016[33] July 30, 2028

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

Toyama 		Hachiro Nitta Independent[o] Second November 9, 2020 November 8, 2028

Wakayama 		Shūhei Kishimoto Independent[t][34] First December 17, 2022 December 16, 2026

Yamagata 		Mieko Yoshimura Independent[u] Fourth February 14, 2009 February 13, 2025

Yamaguchi 		Tsugumasa Muraoka Independent[h] Third February 25, 2014 February 22, 2026

Yamanashi 		Kotaro Nagasaki LDP[h][35] Second[36] February 17, 2019 February 16, 2027


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