List of current Japanese governors

The governor is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture in Japan.

Prefecture Picture Current governor Former party Term Took office Office expires

Aichi (list)
Hideaki Omura Independent Fourth February 15, 2011 February 11, 2027

Akita (list)
Kenta Suzuki Independent First April 20, 2025 April 19, 2029

Aomori (list)
Sōichirō Miyashita Independent First June 29 , 2023 June 28, 2027

Chiba
Toshihito Kumagai Independent Second April 5, 2021 April 4, 2029

Ehime
Tokihiro Nakamura Independent Fourth December 1, 2010 November 29, 2026

Fukui
Tatsuji Sugimoto Independent Second April 23, 2019 April 21, 2027

Fukuoka
Seitaro Hattori Independent Second April 14, 2021 April 10, 2029

Fukushima
Masao Uchibori Independent Third November 12, 2014 November 10, 2026

Gifu
Yoshihide Esaki Independent First February 6, 2025 February 5, 2029

Gunma
Ichita Yamamoto Independent Second July 28, 2019 July 27, 2027

Hiroshima (list)
Hidehiko Yuzaki LDP Fourth November 29, 2009 November 28, 2025

Hokkaidō (list)
Naomichi Suzuki Independent Second April 23, 2019 April 21, 2027

Hyōgo
Motohiko Saitō Independent Second August 1, 2021 November 16, 2028

Ibaraki (list)
Kazuhiko Ōigawa Independent Second September 26, 2017 September 25, 2025

Ishikawa (list)
Hiroshi Hase LDP First March 27, 2022 March 26, 2026

Iwate
Takuya Tasso Independent Fourth April 30, 2007 September 10, 2027

Kagawa
Toyohito Ikeda Independent First September 5, 2022 September 4, 2026

Kagoshima
Kōichi Shiota Independent Second July 28, 2020 July 27, 2028

Kanagawa (list)
Yūji Kuroiwa Independent Fourth April 23, 2011 April 19, 2027

Kōchi
Seiji Hamada Independent Second December 7, 2019 December 6, 2027

Kumamoto (list)
Takashi Kimura Independent First April 16, 2024 April 15, 2028

Kyoto (list)
Takatoshi Nishiwaki Independent Second April 16, 2018 April 15, 2026

Mie
Katsuyuki Ichimi Independent First September 14, 2021 September 13, 2025

Miyagi (list)
Yoshihiro Murai LDP Fifth November 21, 2005 November 20, 2025

Miyazaki
Shunji Kōno Independent Fourth January 21, 2011 January 17, 2027

Nagano (list)
Shuichi Abe Independent Fourth September 1, 2010 August 30, 2026

Nagasaki
Kengo Oishi Independent First March 2, 2022 March 1, 2026

Nara
Makoto Yamashita JIP First May 2, 2023 May 1, 2027

Niigata (list)
Hideyo Hanazumi Independent Second June 10, 2018 June 8, 2026

Ōita
Kiichiro Satō Independent First April 28, 2023 April 27, 2027

Okayama (list)
Ryūta Ibaragi Independent Fourth November 12, 2012 November 11, 2028

Okinawa (list)
Denny Tamaki Independent Second October 4, 2018 September 29, 2026

Ōsaka (list)
Hirofumi Yoshimura JIP Second April 4, 2019 April 2, 2027

Saga (list)
Yoshinori Yamaguchi Independent Third January 14, 2015 January 9, 2027

Saitama (list)
Motohiro Ōno DPP Second August 31, 2019 August 30, 2027

Shiga (list)
Taizō Mikazuki Independent Third July 20, 2014 July 18, 2026

Shimane
Tatsuya Maruyama Independent Second April 30, 2019 April 28, 2027

Shizuoka
Yasutomo Suzuki Independent First May 26, 2024 May 25, 2028

Tochigi
Tomikazu Fukuda Independent Sixth December 9, 2004 December 8, 2028

Tokushima
Masazumi Gotoda LDP First May 18, 2023 May 17, 2027

Tokyo (list)
Yuriko Koike Independent Third August 2, 2016 July 30, 2028

Tottori
Shinji Hirai Independent Fifth April 13, 2007 April 8, 2027

Toyama
Hachiro Nitta Independent Second November 9, 2020 November 8, 2028

Wakayama
Izumi Miyazaki Independent First June 3, 2025 May 31, 2029

Yamagata
Mieko Yoshimura Independent Fifth February 14, 2009 February 13, 2029

Yamaguchi
Tsugumasa Muraoka Independent Third February 25, 2014 February 22, 2026

Yamanashi
Kotaro Nagasaki LDP Second February 17, 2019 February 16, 2027