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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 | |
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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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