List of Hiroshima Governors

This list of the governors of Hiroshima ( Japanese 広 島 県 知事 , Hiroshima kenchiji ) includes all governors ( chiji , in the early years also kenrei and other titles) of the Japanese prefecture (ken) Hiroshima since the abolition of the principality ( han ) Hiroshima in 1871. Like the governors of all prefectures, the governor of Hiroshima has been elected by the people for four-year terms since the dissolution of the Interior Ministry and the introduction of the Self-Government Act under the 1947 Constitution.

Note: It is unclear whether the dates prior to the 1873 calendar change were Japanese or Gregorian. For the conversion, see if necessary Meiji time # Conversion into the Gregorian calendar .

Hiroshima governors

#	Governor (reading / writing)		Taking office
1	Kono Togama	河野 敏 鎌	15.8. Meiji 4/1871 (?)
2	Senmoto Hisanobu	千 本 久 信	November 15, M4 / 1871 (?)
3	Kono Togama	河野 敏 鎌	November 27th M4 / 1871 (?)
4th	Date Muneoki	伊達 宗興	December 26th, M4 / 1871 (?)
5	Fujii Benzo	藤井 勉 三	Jan. 23, 1875
6th	Senda Sadaaki	千 田 貞 暁	0Apr 6, 1875
7th			July 19, 1881
8th	Nabeshima Miki	鍋 島 幹	December 26, 1889
9	Orita Heinai	折 田 平 内	Apr 23, 1896
10	Asada Tokunori	浅田 徳 則	0Apr 7, 1897
11	Iwamura Takatoshi	岩村 高俊	May 14, 1898
12	Hattori Ichizo	服 部 一 三	July 28, 1898
13	Egi Kazuyuki	江木 千 之	Dec 28, 1898
14th	Tokuhisa Tsunenori	徳 久 恒 範	June 29, 1903
15th	Yamada Shunzō	山田 春 三	Jan 25, 1904
16	Munakata Tadasu	宗 像 政	Jan. 11, 1907
17th	Nakamura Junkurō	中 村 純 九郎	28 Mar 1912
18th	Terada Sukeyuki	寺 田 祐 之	Feb. 27, 1913
19th	Mabuchi Eitarō	馬 淵 鋭 太郎	Apr 28, 1916
20th	Yakouchi Asakichi	安 河内 麻吉	0May 7, 1918
21st	Wakabayashi Raizo	若 林 賓 蔵	Apr 18, 1919
22nd	Yoda Keijirō	依田 銈 次郎	July 19, 1921
23	Abe Kamehiko	阿 部 亀 彦	Oct 16, 1922
24	Yamagata Jirō	山 縣 治郎	Oct 25, 1923
25th	Hamada Tsunenosuke	浜 田 恒 之 助	16 Sep 1925
26th	Suematsu Kaiichirō	末 松 偕 一郎	28 Sep 1926
27	Yokoyama Sukenari	横山 助 成	0Nov 7, 1927
28	Kishimoto Masao	岸 本 正雄	May 25, 1928
29	Kawabuchi Kōma	川 淵 洽 馬	0July 5, 1929
30th	Shirane Takesuke	白 根 竹 介	0May 8, 1931
31	Chiba Ryō	千葉 了	Dec 18, 1931
32	Yuzawa Michio	湯 沢 三千 男	June 28, 1932
33	Suzuki Keiichi	鈴木 敬 一	Jan 15, 1935
34	Hayakawa Saburō	早川 三郎	Apr 22, 1936
35	Tomita Aijirō	富田 愛 次郎	0Jan. 8, 1937
36	Iinuma Kazumi	飯 沼 一 省	0Nov 9, 1938
37	Aikawa Katsurō	相 川 勝 六	05th Sep 1939
38	Yoshinaga Tokiji	吉 永 時 次	26th Mar 1941
39	Miyamura Saiichirō	宮 村 才 一郎	June 15, 1942
40	Yokoyama Sukenari	横山 助 成	0July 1, 1943
41	Matsumura Mitsuma	松 村 光 磨	0Aug 1, 1944
42	Ōtsuka Isei	大 塚 惟 精	Apr 21, 1945
43	Takano Genshin	高 野 源 進	June 10, 1945
44	Kodama Kuichi	児 玉 九 一	Oct 11, 1945
45	Kusunose Tsunei	楠 瀬 常 猪	Oct. 27, 1945
46	Takewaka Tokiichirō	武 若 時 一郎	14 Mar 1947
47	Kusunose Tsunei	楠 瀬 常 猪	April 16, 1947 ( election April 5 )
48	Ōhara Hiroo	大 原 博夫	January 24, 1951 ( election January 22 )
49			0December 7, 1954 ( election December 7 )
50			0December 7, 1958 ( election date December 3, no vote due to lack of opposing candidates )
51	Nagano Itsuo	永 野 嚴 雄	May 29, 1962 ( election May 29 )
52			May 29, 1966 ( election May 8 )
53			May 29, 1970 ( election May 9 )
54	Miyazawa Hiroshi	宮 澤 弘	December 16, 1973 ( election December 16 )
55			December 16, 1977 ( election November 27 )
56	Takeshita Toranosuke	竹 下 虎 之 助	November 29, 1981 ( election November 29 )
57			November 29, 1985 ( election November 17 )
58			November 29, 1989 ( election November 19 )
59	Fujita Yūzan	藤田 雄 山	November 29, 1993 ( election November 7 )
60			November 29, 1997 ( election November 9 )
61			November 29, 2001 ( election November 4 )
62			November 29, 2005 ( election November 6 )
63	Yuzaki Hidehiko	湯 﨑 英 彦	November 29, 2009 ( election November 8 )
64			November 29, 2013 ( election November 10 )
65			November 29, 2017 ( election November 12 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hiroshima Prefectural Administration : 歴 代 の 知事 ・ 副 知事 rekidai chiji, fuku-chiji , German 'Historical Governors and Vice-Governors' , accessed on July 1, 2019

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Kōno is the family name, Togama the first name.