List of governors of Japanese prefectures

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This list shows the incumbent governors ( chiji , Japanese 知事 , English governors ) of the 47 prefectures of Japan ( to / dō / fu / ken , English prefectures ).

Status: December 2019

prefecture governor Political party Taking office Terms of office End of
current term		 historical
Hokkaidō Naomichi Suzuki - 23 Apr 2019 1 Apr 22, 2023 list
Aomori Shingo Mimura - June 29, 2003 5 June 28, 2023 list
Iwate Takuya Tasso - Apr 30, 2007 4th Sep 10 2023 list
Miyagi Yoshihiro Murai - Nov 21, 2005 4th Nov 20, 2021 list
Akita Norihisa Satake - Apr 20, 2009 3 April 19, 2021 list
Yamagata Mieko Yoshimura - Feb 14, 2009 3 Feb 13, 2021 list
Fukushima Masao Uchibori - Nov 12, 2014 2 Nov 11, 2022 list
Ibaraki Kazuhiko Ōigawa - 26 Sep 2017 1 25 Sep 2021 list
Tochigi Tomikazu Fukuda - 0Dec 9, 2004 4th 0Dec 8, 2020 list
Gunma Ichita Yamamoto - 28th July 2019 1 July 27, 2023 list
Saitama Motohiro Ōno - 31 Aug 2019 1 Aug 30, 2023 list
Chiba Kensaku Morita - 0Apr 5, 2009 3 0Apr 4, 2021 list
Tokyo Yuriko Koike - July 31, 2016 1 July 30, 2020 list
Kanagawa Yūji Kuroiwa - Apr 23, 2011 3 Apr 22, 2023 list
Niigata Hideyo Hanazumi - June 10, 2018 1 0June 9, 2022 list
Toyama Takakazu Ishii - 0Nov 9, 2004 4th 0Nov 8, 2020 list
Ishikawa Masanori Tanimoto - 29 Mar 1994 7th 26th Mar 2022 list
Fukui Tatsuji Sugimoto - 23 Apr 2019 1 Apr 22, 2023 list
Yamanashi Kōtarō Nagasaki - 17th Feb 2019 1 Feb 16, 2023 list
Nagano Shuichi Abe - 0Sep 1 2010 3 31 Aug 2022 list
Gifu Hajime Furuta - 0Feb 6, 2005 4th 0Feb 5, 2021 list
Shizuoka Heita Kawakatsu - 0July 5, 2009 3 04th July 2021 list
Aichi Hideaki Ōmura - Feb 15, 2011 3 Feb 14, 2023 list
Mie Eikei Suzuki - Apr 21, 2011 3 April 20, 2023 list
Shiga Taizō Mikazuki - 20th July 2014 2 July 19, 2022 list
Kyoto Takatoshi Nishiwaki - April 16, 2018 1 Apr 15, 2022 list
Osaka Hirofumi Yoshimura Osaka Ishin no Kai 0April 7, 2019 1 0Apr 6, 2023 list
Hyogo Toshizō Ido - 0Aug 1, 2001 5 July 31, 2021 list
Nara Shōgo Arai - 0May 3, 2007 4th 0May 2, 2023 list
Wakayama Yoshinobu Nisaka - Dec 17, 2006 4th Dec 16, 2022 list
Tottori Shinji Hirai - Apr 13, 2007 4th Apr 12, 2023 list
Shimane Tatsuya Maruyama - April 30, 2019 1 Apr 29, 2023 list
Okayama Ryūta Ibaragi - Nov 12, 2012 2 Nov 11, 2020 list
Hiroshima Hidehiko Yuzaki - Nov 29, 2009 3 Nov 28, 2021 list
Yamaguchi Tsugumasa Muraoka - Feb 25, 2014 2 Feb 22, 2022 list
Tokushima Kamon Iizumi - May 18, 2003 5 May 17, 2023 list
Kagawa Keizō Hamada - 05th Sep 2010 3 04th Sep 2022 list
Ehime Tokihiro Nakamura - 0Dec 1, 2010 3 Nov 30, 2022 list
Kochi Seiji Hamada - 07th Dec 2019 1 06 Dec 2023 list
Fukuoka Hiroshi Ogawa - Apr 23, 2011 3 Apr 22, 2023 list
saga Yoshinori Yamaguchi - Jan. 11, 2015 2 Jan 10, 2023 list
Nagasaki Hōdō Nakamura - 02nd Mar 2010 3 01st Mar 2022 list
Kumamoto Ikuo Kabashima - Apr 16, 2008 3 Apr 15, 2020 list
Ōita Katsusada Hirose - Apr 28, 2003 5 Apr 27, 2023 list
Miyazaki Shunji Kono - Jan. 21, 2011 3 Jan. 20, 2023 list
Kagoshima Satoshi Mitazono - July 28, 2016 1 July 27, 2020 list
Okinawa Denny Tamaki - 10 Apr 2018 1 29 Sep 2022 list

The standard order follows the sorting from north to south according to ISO 3166-2 .

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