List of prefectural governors in Japan facts for kids
The governor is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture | Picture | Current governor | Party | Term | Took office | Office expires | |
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Aichi
(list) |
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Hideaki Omura | Independent | Third | February 15, 2011 | February 14, 2023 | |
Akita | ![]() |
Norihisa Satake | Independent | Fourth | April 20, 2009 | April 19, 2025 | |
Aomori | ![]() |
Shingo Mimura | Independent | Fifth | June 29, 2003 | June 28, 2023 | |
Chiba | ![]() |
Toshihito Kumagai | Independent | First | April 5, 2021 | April 4, 2025 | |
Ehime | Tokihiro Nakamura | Independent | Fourth | December 1, 2010 | November 29, 2026 | ||
Fukui | ![]() |
Tatsuji Sugimoto | Independent | First | April 23, 2019 | April 22, 2023 | |
Fukuoka | ![]() |
Seitaro Hattori | Independent | First | April 14, 2021 | April 13, 2025 | |
Fukushima | ![]() |
Masao Uchibori | Independent | Third | November 12, 2014 | November 10, 2026 | |
Gifu | ![]() |
Hajime Furuta | Independent | Fifth | February 6, 2005 | February 5, 2025 | |
Gunma | ![]() |
Ichita Yamamoto | Independent | First | July 28, 2019 | July 27, 2023 | |
Hiroshima
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Hidehiko Yuzaki | LDP | Fourth | November 29, 2009 | November 28, 2025 | |
Hokkaidō
(list) |
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Naomichi Suzuki | Independent | First | April 23, 2019 | April 22, 2023 | |
Hyōgo | ![]() |
Motohiko Saitō | Independent | First | August 1, 2021 | July 31, 2025 | |
Ibaraki
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Kazuhiko Ōigawa | Independent | Second | September 26, 2017 | September 25, 2025 | |
Ishikawa
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Hiroshi Hase | Independent | First | March 27, 2022 | March 26, 2026 | |
Iwate | Takuya Tasso | Independent | Fourth | April 30, 2007 | September 10, 2023 | ||
Kagawa | ![]() |
Toyohito Ikeda | Independent | First | September 5, 2022 | September 4, 2026 | |
Kagoshima | ![]() |
Kōichi Shiota | Independent | First | July 28, 2020 | July 27, 2024 | |
Kanagawa
(list) |
Yūji Kuroiwa | Independent | Third | April 23, 2011 | April 22, 2023 | ||
Kōchi | ![]() |
Seiji Hamada | Independent | First | December 7, 2019 | December 6, 2023 | |
Kumamoto
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Ikuo Kabashima | Independent | Fourth | April 16, 2008 | April 14, 2024 | |
Kyoto
(list) |
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Takatoshi Nishiwaki | Independent | Second | April 16, 2018 | April 15, 2026 | |
Mie | ![]() |
Katsumi Ichimi | Independent | First | September 14, 2021 | September 13, 2025 | |
Miyagi
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Yoshihiro Murai | Independent | Fifth | November 21, 2005 | November 20, 2025 | |
Miyazaki | ![]() |
Shunji Kōno | Independent | Third | January 21, 2011 | January 20, 2023 | |
Nagano
(list) |
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Shuichi Abe | Independent | Fourth | September 1, 2010 | August 30, 2026 | |
Nagasaki | ![]() |
Oishi Kengo | Independent | First | March 2, 2022 | March 1, 2026 | |
Nara | ![]() |
Shōgo Arai | Independent | Fourth | May 3, 2007 | May 2, 2023 | |
Niigata
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Hideyo Hanazumi | Independent | Second | June 10, 2018 | June 8, 2026 | |
Ōita | ![]() |
Katsusada Hirose | Independent | Fifth | April 28, 2003 | April 27, 2023 | |
Okayama
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Ryūta Ibaragi | Independent | Third | November 12, 2012 | November 11, 2024 | |
Okinawa
(list) |
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Denny Tamaki | Independent | Second | October 4, 2018 | September 28, 2026 | |
Ōsaka
(list) |
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Hirofumi Yoshimura | JIP | First | April 4, 2019 | April 3, 2023 | |
Saga
(list) |
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Yoshinori Yamaguchi | Independent | Third | January 14, 2015 | January 9, 2027 | |
Saitama
(list) |
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Motohiro Ōno | Independent | First | August 31, 2019 | August 30, 2023 | |
Shiga
(list) |
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Taizō Mikazuki | Independent | Third | July 20, 2014 | July 18, 2026 | |
Shimane | ![]() |
Tatsuya Maruyama | Independent | First | April 30, 2019 | April 29, 2023 | |
Shizuoka | ![]() |
Heita Kawakatsu | Independent | Fourth | July 5, 2009 | July 4, 2025 | |
Tochigi | ![]() |
Tomikazu Fukuda | Independent | Fifth | December 9, 2004 | December 8, 2024 | |
Tokushima | ![]() |
Kamon Iizumi | Independent | Fifth | May 18, 2003 | May 17, 2023 | |
Tokyo
(list) |
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Yuriko Koike | Independent | Second | July 31, 2016 | July 30, 2024 | |
Tottori | ![]() |
Shinji Hirai | Independent | Fourth | April 13, 2007 | April 12, 2023 | |
Toyama | ![]() |
Hachiro Nitta | Independent | First | November 9, 2020 | November 8, 2024 | |
Wakayama | Shuhei Kishimoto | Independent | First | December 17, 2022 | December 16, 2026 | ||
Yamagata | ![]() |
Mieko Yoshimura | Independent | Fourth | February 14, 2009 | February 13, 2025 | |
Yamaguchi | ![]() |
Tsugumasa Muraoka | Independent | Second | February 25, 2014 | February 26, 2026 | |
Yamanashi | ![]() |
Kotaro Nagasaki | Independent | First | February 16, 2019 | February 16, 2023 |
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