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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] | First | August 1, 2021 | July 31, 2025 | ||
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] | Third | November 12, 2012 | November 11, 2024 | ||
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, 2025 | ||
Tochigi |
Tomikazu Fukuda | Independent[h] | Fifth | December 9, 2004 | December 8, 2024 | ||
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] | First | November 9, 2020 | November 8, 2024 | ||
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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