List of governors of Hyogo
This list contains all governors of the Japanese prefecture Hyōgo ( Hyōgo kenchiji , Japanese 兵 庫 県 知事 , in the early Meiji period sometimes also kenrei , 県 令 , or as gonchiji , 権 知事 , or gonrei , 権 令 ) since their establishment in 1868. As in all prefectures except Okinawa, the governor has been elected by the people since 1947.
Note: The dates follow the Gregorian calendar even before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1873, the Japanese date is given in brackets, later only the Japanese year.
| # | Name (spelling) | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itō Hirobumi / Shunsuke ( 伊藤 博 文 / 俊 介 ) | July 12, 1868 (May 23, Keiō 4) | May 21, 1869 (April 10, Meiji 2) |
| 2 | Koga Michiki / Koremaro ( 久 我 通 城 / 維 麿 ) | May 21, 1869 (4/10 Meiji 2) | June 28, 1869 (May 19, Meiji 2) |
| 3 | Nakajima Masutane ( 中 島 錫 胤 ) | June 30, 1869 (May 21, Meiji 2) | June 30, 1869 (June 1st, Meiji 2) |
| 4th | Mutsu Munemitsu / Yōnosuke ( 陸 奥 宗 光 / 陽 之 助 ) | July 28, 1869 (June 20, Meiji 2) | Aug. 24, 1869 (July 17, Meiji 2) |
| 5 | Saisho Atsushi / Chōzō ( 税 所 篤 / 長 蔵 ), gonchiji | Aug. 24, 1869 (July 17, Meiji 2) | Sep 14 1870 (8/19 Meiji 3) |
| 6th | Nakayama Nobuaki ( 中山 信 彬 ), gonchiji | Nov. 30, 1870 (8th switching-10th Meiji 3) | Dec 4, 1871 (Oct 22, Meiji 4) |
| 7th | Kanda Takahira ( 神 田 孝 平 ), kenrei | December 31, 1871 (November 20, Meiji 4) | 3rd Sep 1876 (September 3rd Meiji 9) |
| 8th | Morioka Masazumi ( 森岡 昌 純 ) |
Sep 9 1876 (Meiji 9) as gonrei May 29, 1878 (Meiji 11) as kenrei |
Apr 7, 1885 (Meiji 18) |
| 9 | Utsumi Tadakatsu ( 内海 忠 勝 ) |
Apr. 18, 1885 (Meiji 18) as kenrei July 19, 1886 (Meiji 19) as chiji |
Dec. 26, 1889 (Meiji 22) |
| 10 | Hayashi Tadasu ( 林 董 ) | Dec. 26, 1889 (Meiji 22) | June 15, 1891 (Meiji 24) |
| 11 | Sufu Kōhei ( 周 布 公平 ) | June 15, 1891 (Meiji 24) | Apr 7, 1897 (Meiji 30) |
| 12 | Ōmori Shōichi ( 大 森 鍾 一 ) | Apr 7, 1897 (Meiji 30) | Oct 25, 1900 (Meiji 33) |
| 13 | Hattori Ichizō ( 服 部 一 三 ) | Oct 25, 1900 (Meiji 33) | Apr 28, 1916 ( Taishō 5) |
| 14th | Seino Chōtarō ( 清 野 長 太郎 ) | Apr 28, 1916 (Taishō 5) | Apr. 18, 1919 (Taishō 8) |
| 15th | Ariyoshi Chūichi ( 有 吉 忠 一 ) | Apr. 18, 1919 (Taishō 8) | June 16, 1922 (Taishō 11) |
| 16 | Orihara Miichirō ( 折 原 巳 一郎 ) | June 17, 1922 (Taishō 11) | Oct 25, 1923 (Taishō 12) |
| 17th | Hiratsuka Hiroyoshi ( 平 塚 廣義 ) | Oct 25, 1923 (Taishō 12) | 16 Sep 1925 (Taishō 14) |
| 18th | Yamagata Jirō ( 山 縣 治郎 ) | 16 Sep 1925 (Taishō 14) | May 17, 1927 ( Shōwa 2) |
| 19th | Chō Enren ( 長 延 連 ) | May 17, 1927 (Shōwa 2) | July 5, 1929 (Shōwa 4) |
| 20th | Takahashi Morio ( 高橋 守 雄 ) | July 5, 1929 (Shōwa 4) | Jan. 20, 1931 (Shōwa 6) |
| 21st | Oka Masao ( 岡 正雄 ) | Jan. 20, 1931 (Shōwa 6) | 28 Aug 1931 (Shōwa 6) |
| 22nd | Koyanagi Makie ( 小柳 牧 衞 ) | 28 Aug 1931 (Shōwa 6) | December 18, 1931 (Shōwa 6) |
| 23 | Shirane Takesuke ( 白 根 竹 介 ) | December 18, 1931 (Shōwa 6) | Jan 15, 1935 (Shōwa 10) |
| 24 | Yuzawa Michio ( 湯 沢 三千 男 ) | Jan 15, 1935 (Shōwa 10) | 13 Mar 1936 (Shōwa 11) |
| 25th | Okada Shōzō ( 岡田 周 造 ) | 13 Mar 1936 (Shōwa 11) | June 24, 1938 (Shōwa 13) |
| 26th | Sekiya Nobunosuke ( 關 屋 延 之 助 ) | June 24, 1938 (Shōwa 13) | Apr 17, 1939 (Shōwa 14) |
| 27 | Saka Chiaki ( 坂 千秋 ) | Apr 17, 1939 (Shōwa 14) | June 15, 1942 (Shōwa 17) |
| 28 | Narita Ichirō ( 成 田 一郎 ) | June 15, 1942 (Shōwa 17) | Jan 6, 1945 (Shōwa 20) |
| 29 | Fujioka Nagatoshi ( 藤 岡 長 敏 ) | Jan 6, 1945 (Shōwa 20) | Apr. 21, 1945 (Shōwa 20) |
| 30th | Michinaga Yoshio ( 持 永 義夫 ) | Apr. 21, 1945 (Shōwa 20) | Oct. 27, 1945 (Shōwa 20) |
| 31 | Saitō Akira ( 齋藤 亮 ) | Oct. 27, 1945 (Shōwa 20) | Jan 25, 1946 (Shōwa 21) |
| 32 | Kishida Sachio ( 岸 田 幸雄 ) | Jan 25, 1946 (Shōwa 21) | 14 Mar 1947 (Shōwa 22) |
| 33 | Endō Naoto ( 遠藤 直 人 ) | 14 Mar 1947 (Shōwa 22) | April 12, 1947 (Shōwa 22) |
| 34 | Kishida Sachio ( 岸 田 幸雄 ) | April 12, 1947 (Shōwa 22) | Apr. 4, 1951 (Shōwa 26) |
| 35 | May 3, 1951 (Shōwa 26) | April 5, 1954 (Shōwa 29), resignation for the purpose of running again (see elections in Japan # denaoshi perpendicular ) | |
| 36 | Sakamoto Masaru ( 阪 本 勝 ) | December 12, 1954 (Shōwa 29) | December 11, 1958 (Shōwa 33) |
| 37 | December 12, 1958 (Shōwa 33) | October 6, 1962 (Shōwa 37) | |
| 38 | Kanai Motohiko ( 金井 元 彦 ) | Nov. 26, 1962 (Shōwa 37) | Nov 23, 1966 (Shōwa 41) |
| 39 | Nov. 24, 1966 (Shōwa 41) | Nov 23, 1970 (Shōwa 45) | |
| 40 | Sakai Tokitada ( 坂 井 時 忠 ) | Nov 24, 1970 (Shōwa 45) | Nov. 23, 1974 (Shōwa 49) |
| 41 | Nov. 24, 1974 (Shōwa 49) | Nov 23, 1978 (Shōwa 53) | |
| 42 | Nov. 24, 1978 (Shōwa 53) | 23 Nov 1982 (Shōwa 57) | |
| 43 | Nov. 24, 1982 (Shōwa 57) | Nov 23, 1986 (Shōwa 61) | |
| 44 | Kaihara Toshitomi ( 貝 原 俊 民 ) | Nov. 24, 1986 (Shōwa 61) | Nov 23, 1990 ( Heisei 2) |
| 45 | Nov 24, 1990 (Heisei 2) | Nov 23, 1994 (Heisei 6) | |
| 46 | Nov 24, 1994 (Heisei 6) | Nov 23, 1998 (Heisei 10) | |
| 47 | Nov 24, 1998 (Heisei 10) | July 31, 2001 (Heisei 13), resignation | |
| 48 | Ido Toshizō ( 井 戸 敏 三 ) | Aug 1, 2001 (Heisei 13) | July 31, 2005 (Heisei 17) |
| 49 | Aug 1, 2005 (Heisei 17) | July 31, 2009 (Heisei 21) | |
| 50 | Aug 1, 2009 (Heisei 21) | July 31, 2013 (Heisei 25) | |
| 51 | Aug 1, 2013 (Heisei 25) | July 31, 2017 (Heisei 29) | |
| 52 | Aug 1, 2017 (Heisei 29) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hyōgo Prefectural Administration : Historical Governors (Japanese), accessed February 8, 2020.
