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Prefecture |
Picture |
Current governor |
Former party |
Term |
Took office |
Office expires |
Aichi (list) |
|
Hideaki Omura |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 1] |
Fourth[1] |
February 15, 2011 |
February 11, 2027 |
Akita |
|
Norihisa Satake |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 2] |
Fourth |
April 20, 2009 |
April 19, 2025 |
Aomori |
|
Sōichirō Miyashita |
|
Independent |
First |
June 29 , 2023 |
June 28, 2027 |
Chiba |
|
Toshihito Kumagai |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 3][2] |
First |
April 5, 2021 |
April 4, 2025 |
Ehime |
|
Tokihiro Nakamura |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 4] |
Fourth[3] |
December 1, 2010 |
November 29, 2026 |
Fukui |
|
Tatsuji Sugimoto |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 5] |
Second[4] |
April 23, 2019[5] |
April 21, 2027 |
Fukuoka |
|
Seitaro Hattori |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 6][6] |
First |
April 14, 2021 |
April 13, 2025 |
Fukushima |
|
Masao Uchibori |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 7] |
Third[7] |
November 12, 2014 |
November 10, 2026 |
Gifu |
|
Hajime Furuta |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 4] |
Fifth |
February 6, 2005 |
February 5, 2025 |
Gunma |
|
Ichita Yamamoto |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8] |
Second |
July 28, 2019 |
July 27, 2027 |
Hiroshima (list) |
|
Hidehiko Yuzaki |
|
LDP |
Fourth |
November 29, 2009 |
November 28, 2025 |
Hokkaidō (list) |
|
Naomichi Suzuki |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8][8] |
Second[4] |
April 23, 2019[9] |
April 21, 2027 |
Hyōgo |
|
Motohiko Saitō |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 5][10] |
First |
August 1, 2021 |
July 31, 2025 |
Ibaraki (list) |
|
Kazuhiko Ōigawa |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8] |
Second |
September 26, 2017 |
September 25, 2025 |
Ishikawa (list) |
|
Hiroshi Hase |
|
LDP[lower-alpha 5][11] |
First |
March 27, 2022 |
March 26, 2026 |
Iwate |
|
Takuya Tasso |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 9] |
Fourth |
April 30, 2007 |
September 10, 2027 |
Kagawa |
|
Toyohito Ikeda |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 10][12] |
First |
September 5, 2022 |
September 4, 2026 |
Kagoshima |
|
Kōichi Shiota |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 11][13] |
Second |
July 28, 2020 |
July 27, 2028 |
Kanagawa (list) |
|
Yūji Kuroiwa |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 4] |
Fourth[4] |
April 23, 2011 |
April 19, 2027 |
Kōchi |
|
Seiji Hamada |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8][14] |
Second |
December 7, 2019[15] |
December 6, 2027 |
Kumamoto (list) |
|
Takashi Kimura |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8][16] |
First |
April 16, 2024 |
April 15, 2028 |
Kyoto (list) |
|
Takatoshi Nishiwaki |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 12] |
Second |
April 16, 2018[17][18] |
April 15, 2026 |
Mie |
|
Katsuyuki Ichimi |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 10][19] |
First |
September 14, 2021 |
September 13, 2025 |
Miyagi (list) |
|
Yoshihiro Murai |
|
LDP[lower-alpha 13] |
Fifth |
November 21, 2005 |
November 20, 2025 |
Miyazaki |
|
Shunji Kōno |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 4] |
Fourth[20] |
January 21, 2011 |
January 17, 2027 |
Nagano (list) |
|
Shuichi Abe |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 14] |
Fourth |
September 1, 2010 |
August 30, 2026 |
Nagasaki |
|
Kengo Oishi |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 15][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[lower-alpha 8][22] |
Second[23] |
June 10, 2018[24] |
June 8, 2026 |
Ōita |
|
Kiichiro Satō |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 13][4] |
First[4] |
April 28, 2023 |
April 27, 2027 |
Okayama (list) |
|
Ryūta Ibaragi |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 16] |
Third |
November 12, 2012 |
November 11, 2024 |
Okinawa (list) |
|
Denny Tamaki |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 17] |
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[lower-alpha 11] |
Third[30] |
January 14, 2015 |
January 9, 2027 |
Saitama (list) |
|
Motohiro Ōno |
|
DPFP[lower-alpha 18] |
Second |
August 31, 2019[31][32] |
August 30, 2027 |
Shiga (list) |
|
Taizō Mikazuki |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 9] |
Third |
July 20, 2014 |
July 18, 2026 |
Shimane |
|
Tatsuya Maruyama |
|
Independent |
Second[4] |
April 30, 2019 |
April 28, 2027 |
Shizuoka |
|
Yasutomo Suzuki |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 19] |
First |
May 26, 2024 |
May 25, 2025 |
Tochigi |
|
Tomikazu Fukuda |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8] |
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[lower-alpha 8] |
Fifth[4] |
April 13, 2007 |
April 8, 2027 |
Toyama |
|
Hachiro Nitta |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 15] |
First |
November 9, 2020 |
November 8, 2024 |
Wakayama |
|
Shūhei Kishimoto |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 20][34] |
First |
December 17, 2022 |
December 16, 2026 |
Yamagata |
|
Mieko Yoshimura |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 21] |
Fourth |
February 14, 2009 |
February 13, 2025 |
Yamaguchi |
|
Tsugumasa Muraoka |
|
Independent[lower-alpha 8] |
Third |
February 25, 2014 |
February 22, 2026 |
Yamanashi |
|
Kotaro Nagasaki |
|
LDP[lower-alpha 8][35] |
Second[36] |
February 17, 2019 |
February 16, 2027 |
Close
First elected with the support of LDP and SDP.
First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, JIP, SDP as well as partial support from LDP representatives.
First elected with the support of DPJ, LDP and NKP.
First elected with the support of LDP and JIP.
First elected with the support of LDP and NKP.
First elected with the support of DPJ.
First elected without the support of political parties.
First elected with the support of LDP.
First elected with the support of DPJ, PNP and SDP.
First elected with partial support of LDP and JIP.
First elected with the support of LDP, NKP and SP.
First elected with the support of CDP and DPP.
First elected with the support of CDP, DPFP, LDP and the local chapter of the SDP.
First elected with the support of DPJ, JCP and SDP.
『東京都公報』 平成28年8月2日 増刊第68号 ["Tokyo Official Journal" extra #68 in 2016] (PDF) (in Japanese). ja:東京都総務局. 2016-08-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-05.