List of prefectural governors in Japan

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This is a list of current governors of the prefectures of Japan.

Prefecture Picture Current Governor Party Term Took office Office expires
Aichi Hideaki Omura.jpg Hideaki Omura February 15, 2011 February 14, 2023
Akita Satake Norihisa 1-1.jpg Norihisa Satake April 20, 2009 April 19, 2025
Aomori 日本青森縣知事三村申吾.jpg Shingo Mimura June 29, 2003 June 28, 2023
Chiba April 5, 2021 April 4, 2025
Ehime Tokihiro Nakamura 2013-02-01.JPG Tokihiro Nakamura December 1, 2010 November 30, 2022
Fukui Tatsuji Sugimoto April 23, 2019[1] April 22, 2023
Fukuoka April 14, 2021 April 13, 2025
Fukushima Masao Uchibori cropped 2 Shin Maruo Elena Buglova and Masao Uchibori 20130527.jpg Masao Uchibori November 12, 2014 November 11, 2022
Gifu Hajime Furuta February 6, 2005 February 5, 2025
Gunma Ichita Yamamoto (2013).jpg Ichita Yamamoto July 28, 2019 July 27, 2023
Hiroshima Hidehiko Yuzaki cropped 3 Hidehiko Yuzaki and Toshiro Ozawa 20121102.jpg Hidehiko Yuzaki November 29, 2009 November 28, 2021
Hokkaidō 鈴木.jpg Naomichi Suzuki April 23, 2019[2] April 22, 2023
Hyōgo 斎藤元彦.jpg Motohiko Saitō August 1, 2021 July 31, 2025
Ibaraki Kazuhiko Oigawa, 20191206.jpg Kazuhiko Ōigawa September 26, 2017 September 25, 2021
Ishikawa Masanori Tanimoto March 29, 1994[3] March 26, 2022
Iwate Tasso Takuya (2010).JPG Takuya Tasso April 30, 2007 September 10, 2023
Kagawa Keizō Hamada September 5, 2010 September 4, 2022
Kagoshima Kōichi Shiota July 28, 2020 July 27, 2024
Kanagawa Governor Kanagawa Yuji Kuroiwa. In the case of an electric bus test ride, I photographed it at Fureiyu.JPG Yūji Kuroiwa April 23, 2011 April 22, 2023
Kōchi Seiji Hamada December 7, 2019[4] December 6, 2023
Kumamoto Ikuo Kabashima April 16, 2008 April 14, 2024
Kyoto Takatoshi Nishiwaki IMG 0884-28 20181111 cropped.jpg Takatoshi Nishiwaki April 16, 2018[5][6] April 15, 2022
Mie 鈴木英敬.jpg Eikei Suzuki April 21, 2011 April 20, 2023
Miyagi Miyagi Prefecture Governor Yoshihiro Murai (村井嘉浩 ) at 2011 MOD seminar.jpg Yoshihiro Murai November 21, 2005 November 20, 2021
Miyazaki Governor Miyazaki Syunji Kouno. In the case of a symposium of the Kojiki, I photographed it at Meiji university.jpg Shunji Kōno January 21, 2011 January 20, 2023
Nagano ABE Syuichi 2011.jpg Shuichi Abe September 1, 2010 August 31, 2022
Nagasaki Hōdō Nakamura March 2, 2010 March 1, 2022
Nara Governor Nara sougo Arai. In the case of a symposium of the Kojiki, I photographed it at Meiji university.jpg Shōgo Arai May 3, 2007 May 2, 2023
Niigata Hideyo Hanazumi June 10, 2018[7] June 9, 2022
Ōita 20160908大分縣廣瀨勝貞知事.jpg Katsusada Hirose April 28, 2003 April 27, 2023
Okayama Ryūta Ibaragi November 12, 2012 November 11, 2024
Okinawa Denny Tamaki in 2009.jpg Denny Tamaki October 4, 2018[8][9] September 29, 2022
Ōsaka Hirofumi Yoshimura (cropped).jpg Hirofumi Yoshimura April 4, 2019[10][11] April 3, 2023
Saga Yoshinori Yamaguchi January 14, 2015 January 10, 2023
Saitama Motohiro Ono 201210.jpg Motohiro Ōno August 31, 2019[12][13] August 30, 2023
Shiga Taizō Mikazuki July 20, 2014 July 19, 2022
Shimane Mizoguchi Zenbei 1-1.jpg Zenbee Mizoguchi April 30, 2007 April 29, 2023
Shizuoka Eita Kawakatsu cropped 2 Shu Watanabe Eiji Kimizuka and Eita Kawakatsu 20120902.jpg Heita Kawakatsu July 5, 2009 July 4, 2021
Tochigi Tomikazu Fukuda, 20191206.jpg Tomikazu Fukuda December 9, 2004 December 8, 2024
Tokushima Kamon Iizumi May 18, 2003 May 17, 2023
Tokyo Yuriko Koike, Aug. 17, 2007.jpg Yuriko Koike July 31, 2016[14] July 30, 2024
Tottori Shinji Hirai.jpg Shinji Hirai April 13, 2007 April 12, 2023
Toyama November 9, 2020 November 8, 2024
Wakayama Nisaka Yoshinobu 1-1.jpg Yoshinobu Nisaka December 17, 2006 December 16, 2022
Yamagata 20160519吉村美榮子.jpg Mieko Yoshimura February 14, 2009 February 13, 2025
Yamaguchi Tsugumasa Muraoka February 25, 2014 February 22, 2022
Yamanashi Kotaro Nagasaki February 16, 2019 February 16, 2023

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