Rulers: Japan
Prefectures
Aichi
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Hideo Aoyagi (b. 1897 - d. 1986)
11 May 1951 - 14 Feb 1975 Mikine Kuwahara (b. 1895 - d. 1991)
15 Feb 1975 - 14 Feb 1983 Yoshiaki Nakaya (b. 1925 - d. 1988)
15 Feb 1983 - 14 Feb 1999 Reiji Suzuki (b. 1928 - d. 2022)
15 Feb 1999 - 14 Feb 2011 Masaaki Kanda (b. 1951)
15 Feb 2011 - Hideaki Omura (b. 1960)
Akita
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Kosaku Hasuike (b. 1902 - d. 1968)
30 Apr 1951 - 29 Apr 1955 Tokuji Ikeda (b. 1891 - d. 1965)
30 Apr 1955 - 29 Apr 1979 Yuujiro Obata (b. 1909 - d. 1981)
30 Apr 1979 - 31 Mar 1997 Kikuji Sasaki (b. 1921 - d. 2008)
23 Apr 1997 - 19 Apr 2009 Sukeshiro Terata (b. 1940)
20 Apr 2009 - Norihisa Satake (b. 1947)
Aomori
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 1 Jun 1956 Bunji Tsushima (b. 1898 - d. 1973)
20 Jul 1956 - 26 Jan 1963 Iwao Yamazaki (b. 1901 - d. 1964)
2 Mar 1963 - 25 Feb 1979 Shunkichi Takeuchi (b. 1900 - d. 1986)
26 Feb 1979 - 25 Feb 1995 Masaya Kitamura (b. 1916 - d. 2004)
26 Feb 1995 - 16 May 2003 Morio Kimura (b. 1938)
1 Jul 2003 - Shingo Mimura (b. 1956)
Chiba
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 25 Oct 1950 Tamenosuke Kawaguchi (b. 1881 - d. 1962)
15 Dec 1950 - 2 Nov 1962 Hitoshi Shibata (b. 1899 - d. 1974)
3 Nov 1962 - 21 Feb 1963 Hisaaki Kano (b. 1886 - d. 1963)
17 Apr 1963 - 16 Apr 1975 Taketo Tomono (b. 1914 - d. 1999)
17 Apr 1975 - 27 Feb 1981 Kiichi Kawakami (b. 1919 - d. 2009)
5 Apr 1981 - 4 Apr 2001 Takeshi Numata (b. 1922 - d. 2011)
5 Apr 2001 - 4 Apr 2009 Akiko Domoto (f) (b. 1932)
5 Apr 2009 - 4 Apr 2021 Kensaku Morita (b. 1949)
5 Apr 2021 - Toshihito Kumagai (b. 1978)
Ehime
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Juushin Aoki
4 May 1951 - 27 Jan 1971 Sadatake Hisamatsu (b. 1899 - d. 1995)
28 Jan 1971 - 27 Jan 1987 Haruki Shiraishi (b. 1912 - d. 1997)
28 Jan 1987 - 27 Jan 1999 Sadayuki Iga (b. 1925)
28 Jan 1999 - 30 Nov 2010 Moriyuki Kato (b. 1934 - d. 2020)
1 Dec 2010 - Tokihiro Nakamura (b. 1960)
Fukui
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 4 Feb 1955 Harukazu Obata (b. 1905 - d. 1998)
26 Apr 1955 - 22 Apr 1959 Seiichi Hane (b. 1898 - d. ...)
23 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1967 Eizo Kita (b. 1901 - d. 1970)
23 Apr 1967 - 22 Apr 1987 Heidayu Nakagawa (b. 1915 - d. 1987)
23 Apr 1987 - 22 Apr 2003 Yukio Kurita (b. 1930)
23 Apr 2003 - 22 Apr 2019 Issei Nishikawa (b. 1945)
23 Apr 2019 - Tatsuji Sugimoto (b. 1962)
Fukuoka
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 7 Apr 1955 Katsuji Sugimoto (b. 1895 - d. 1987)
26 Apr 1955 - 22 Apr 1959 Kouroku Tsuchiya (b. 1906 - d. 2006)
23 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1967 Taichi Uzaki (b. 1905 - d. 1971)
23 Apr 1967 - 22 Apr 1983 Hikaru Kamei (b. 1909 - d. 1986)
23 Apr 1983 - 22 Apr 1995 Hachiji Okuda (b. 1920 - d. 2001)
23 Apr 1995 - 22 Apr 2011 Wataru Aso (b. 1939)
23 Apr 2011 - 15 Apr 2021 Hiroshi Ogawa (b. 1949 - d. 2021)
15 Apr 2021 - Seitaro Hattori (b. 1954)
Fukushima
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 30 Nov 1949 Kanichiro Ishihara (b. 1903 - d. 1989)
28 Jan 1950 - 25 Jul 1957 Sakuma Ootake (b. 1895 - d. 1976)
25 Aug 1957 - 23 Mar 1964 Zenichiro Sato (b. 1898 - d. 1964)
16 May 1964 - 11 Aug 1976 Morie Kimura (b. 1900 - d. 1996)
19 Sep 1976 - 18 Sep 1988 Isao Matsudaira (b. 1907 - d. 2006)
19 Sep 1988 - 27 Sep 2006 Eisaku Sato (b. 1939)
12 Nov 2006 - 11 Nov 2014 Yuhei Sato (b. 1947)
12 Nov 2014 - Masao Uchibori (b. 1964)
Gifu
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 16 Oct 1958 Kamon Muto (b. 1870 - d. 1963)
17 Oct 1958 - 16 Oct 1966 Yukiyasu Matsuno (b. 1908 - d. 2006)
17 Oct 1966 - 14 Dec 1976 Saburo Hirano (b. 1912 - d. 1994)
8 Feb 1977 - 5 Feb 1989 Yosuke Uematsu (b. 1914 - d. 1996)
6 Feb 1989 - 5 Feb 2005 Taku Kajiwara (b. 1933 - d. 2017)
6 Feb 2005 - Hajime Furuta (b. 1947)
Gunma
Governors
5 Apr 1947 - 25 Jun 1948 Shigeo Kitano (1st time) (b. 1903 - d. 1990)
13 Aug 1948 - 4 Jul 1952 Yoshio Iyoku (b. 1898 - d. 1988)
5 Aug 1952 - 1 Aug 1956 Shigeo Kitano (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Aug 1956 - 1 Aug 1960 Toshizo Takekoshi (b. 1895 - d. 1963)
2 Aug 1960 - 1 Aug 1976 Konroku Kanda (b. 1908 - d. 2005)
2 Aug 1976 - 12 Jun 1991 Ichiro Shimizu (b. 1918 - d. 1991)
28 Jul 1991 - 27 Jul 2007 Hiroyuki Kodera (b. 1940 - d. 2010)
28 Jul 2007 - 27 Jul 2019 Masaaki Osawa (b. 1946)
28 Jul 2019 - Ichita Yamamoto (b. 1958)
Hiroshima
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 29 Nov 1950 Tsunei Kusunose (b. 1899 - d. 1988)
24 Jan 1951 - 13 Apr 1962 Hiroo Ohara (b. 1894 - d. 1971)
29 May 1962 - 10 Nov 1973 Iduo Nagano (b. 1918 - d. 1981)
16 Dec 1973 - 29 Oct 1981 Hiroshi Miyazawa (b. 1921 - d. 2012)
29 Nov 1981 - 28 Nov 1993 Toranosuke Takeshita (b. 1924 - d. 2008)
29 Nov 1993 - 28 Nov 2009 Yuzan Fujita (b. 1949 - d. 2015)
29 Nov 2009 - Hidehiko Yuzaki (b. 1965)
Hokkaido
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 22 Apr 1959 Toshifumi Tanaka (b. 1911 - d. 1982)
23 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1971 Kingo Machimura (b. 1900 - d. 1992)
23 Apr 1971 - 22 Apr 1983 Naohiro Dogakinai (b. 1914 - d. 2004)
23 Apr 1983 - 22 Apr 1995 Takahiro Yokomichi (b. 1941 - d. 2023)
23 Apr 1995 - 22 Apr 2003 Tatsuya Hori (b. 1935)
23 Apr 2003 - 22 Apr 2019 Harumi Takahashi (f) (b. 1954)
23 Apr 2019 - Naomichi Suzuki (b. 1981)
Hyogo
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 5 Nov 1954 Yukio Kishida (b. 1893 - d. 1987)
2 Dec 1954 - 6 Oct 1962 Masaru Sakamoto (b. 1899 - d. 1975)
24 Nov 1962 - 23 Nov 1970 Motohiko Kanai (b. 1903 - d. 1991)
24 Nov 1970 - 23 Nov 1986 Tokitada Sakai (b. 1911 - d. 1990)
24 Nov 1986 - 31 Jul 2001 Toshitami Kaihara (b. 1933 - d. 2014)
1 Aug 2001 - 31 Jul 2021 Toshizo Ido (b. 1945)
1 Aug 2021 - Motohiko Saito (b. 1977)
Ibaraki
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 29 Mar 1959 Yoji Tomosue (b. 1900 - d. 1988)
23 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1975 Niro Iwakami (b. 1913 - d. 1989)
23 Apr 1975 - 11 Aug 1993 Fujio Takeuchi (b. 1917 - d. 2004)
26 Sep 1993 - 25 Sep 2017 Masaru Hashimoto (b. 1945)
26 Sep 2017 - Kazuhiko Oigawa (b. 1964)
Ishikawa
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 19 Jan 1955 Wakio Shibano (b. 1902 - d. 1982)
24 Feb 1955 - 19 Feb 1963 Jujitsu Taya (b. 1902 - d. 1963)
20 Feb 1963 - 2 Feb 1994 Yoichi Nakanishi (b. 1917 - d. 1994)
29 Mar 1994 - 26 Mar 2022 Masanori Tanimoto (b. 1945)
27 Mar 2022 - Hiroshi Hase (b. 1961)
Iwate
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 29 Apr 1955 Kenkichi Kokubun (b. 1878 - d. 1958)
30 Apr 1955 - 29 Apr 1963 Senichi Abe (b. 1893 - d. 1972)
30 Apr 1963 - 29 Apr 1979 Tadashi Chida (b. 1899 - d. 1983)
30 Apr 1979 - 29 Apr 1991 Tadashi Nakamura (b. 1912 - d. 1996)
30 Apr 1991 - 29 Apr 1995 Iwao Kudo (b. 1921 - d. 1998)
30 Apr 1995 - 29 Apr 2007 Hiroya Masuda (b. 1951)
30 Apr 2007 - Takuya Tasso (b. 1964)
Kagawa
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 25 Jul 1950 Keikichi Masuhara (b. 1903 - d. 1985)
11 Sep 1950 - 4 Sep 1974 Masanori Kaneko (b. 1907 - d. 1996)
5 Sep 1974 - 4 Sep 1986 Tadao Maekawa (b. 1909 - d. 1993)
5 Sep 1986 - 4 Sep 1998 Joichi Hirai (b. 1922 - d. 1999)
5 Sep 1998 - 4 Sep 2010 Takeki Manabe (b. 1940)
5 Sep 2010 - 4 Sep 2022 Keizo Hamada (b. 1952)
5 Sep 2022 - Toyohito Ikeda (b. 1961)
Kagoshima
Governors
5 Apr 1947 - 29 Apr 1955 Kaku Shigenari (b. 1901 - d. 1956)
30 Apr 1955 - 29 Apr 1967 Katsushi Terazono (b. 1901 - d. 1998)
30 Apr 1967 - 3 Feb 1977 Saburo Kanemaru (b. 1914 - d. 2007)
2 Mar 1977 - 26 Feb 1989 Kaname Kamada (b. 1921 - d. 2005)
27 Feb 1989 - 26 Jun 1996 Yoshiteru Tsuchiya (b. 1926 - d. 2004)
31 Jul 1996 - 27 Jul 2004 Tatsuro Suga (b. 1924 - d. 2015)
28 Jul 2004 - 27 Jul 2016 Yuichiro Ito (b. 1947)
28 Jul 2016 - 27 Jul 2020 Satoshi Mitazono (b. 1958)
28 Jul 2020 - Koichi Shiota (b. 1965)
Kanagawa
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 22 Apr 1967 Iwataro Uchiyama (b. 1890 - d. 1971)
23 Apr 1967 - 22 Apr 1975 Bungo Tsuda (b. 1918 - d. 2007)
23 Apr 1975 - 22 Apr 1995 Kazuji Nagasu (b. 1919 - d. 1999)
23 Apr 1995 - 22 Apr 2003 Hiroshi Okazaki (b. 1932 - d. 2018)
23 Apr 2003 - 22 Apr 2011 Shigefumi Matsuzawa (b. 1958)
23 Apr 2011 - Yuji Kuroiwa (b. 1954)
Kochi
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 11 Nov 1947 Wakaji Kawamura (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1968)
10 Jan 1948 - 12 Nov 1951 Naomi Momoi (b. 1896 - d. 1966)
16 Dec 1951 - 11 Dec 1955 Wakaji Kawamura (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Dec 1955 - 6 Dec 1975 Masumi Mizobuchi (b. 1900 - d. 1984)
7 Dec 1975 - 6 Dec 1991 Chikara Nakauchi (b. 1912 - d. 2001)
7 Dec 1991 - 6 Dec 2007 Daijiro Hashimoto (b. 1947)
7 Dec 2007 - 6 Dec 2019 Masanao Ozaki (b. 1967)
7 Dec 2019 - Seiji Hamada (b. 1963)
Kumamoto
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 10 Feb 1959 Saburo Sakurai (b. 1899 - d. 1960)
11 Feb 1959 - 10 Feb 1971 Kosaku Teramoto (b. 1907 - d. 1992)
11 Feb 1971 - 10 Feb 1983 Issei Sawada (b. 1921 - d. 2016)
11 Feb 1983 - 10 Feb 1991 Morihiro Hosokawa (b. 1938)
11 Feb 1991 - 25 Feb 2000 Joji Fukushima (b. 1927 - d. 2000)
16 Apr 2000 - 16 Apr 2008 Yoshiko Shiotani (f) (b. 1939)
16 Apr 2008 - Ikuo Kabashima (b. 1947)
Kyoto
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 2 Apr 1950 Atsushi Kimura (b. 1891 - d. 1969)
20 Apr 1950 - 15 Apr 1978 Torazo Ninagawa (b. 1897 - d. 1981)
16 Apr 1978 - 15 Apr 1986 Yukio Hayashida (b. 1915 - d. 2007)
16 Apr 1986 - 15 Apr 2002 Teiichi Aramaki (b. 1931)
16 Apr 2002 - 15 Apr 2018 Keiji Yamada (b. 1954)
16 Apr 2018 - Takatoshi Nishiwaki (b. 1955)
Mie
Governors
16 Feb 1947 - 18 Mar 1955 Masaru Aoki (b. 1902 - d. 1967)
23 Apr 1955 - 7 Nov 1972 Satoru Tanaka (b. 1909 - d. 2002)
24 Dec 1972 - 20 Apr 1995 Ryozo Tagawa (b. 1919 - d. 1995)
21 Apr 1995 - 20 Apr 2003 Masayasu Kitagawa (b. 1944)
21 Apr 2003 - 20 Apr 2011 Akihiko Noro (b. 1946)
21 Apr 2011 - 14 Sep 2021 Eikei Suzuki (b. 1974)
14 Sep 2021 - Katsuyuki Ichimi (b. 1963)
Miyagi
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 3 Jan 1949 Saburo Chiba (b. 1894 - d. 1979)
25 Feb 1949 - 4 Oct 1952 Kazuji Sasaki (b. 1886 - d. 1954)
5 Oct 1952 - 4 Oct 1956 Otogoro Miyagi (b. 1883 - d. 1967)
5 Oct 1956 - 12 Jan 1959 Yasushi Onuma
4 Mar 1959 - 8 Feb 1965 Yoshio Miura (b. 1905 - d. 1965)
31 Mar 1965 - 27 Mar 1969 Shintaro Takahashi (b. 1902 - d. 1984)
28 Mar 1969 - 27 Mar 1989 Soichiro Yamamoto (b. 1919 - d. 2001)
28 Mar 1989 - 4 Oct 1993 Shuntaro Honma (b. 1940)
24 Nov 1993 - 21 Nov 2005 Shiro Asano (b. 1948)
21 Nov 2005 - Yoshihiro Murai (b. 1960)
Miyazaki
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 9 Mar 1951 Tadao Annaka (b. 1905 - d. 1999)
21 May 1951 - 30 Mar 1955 Nagashige Tanaka (b. 1891 - d. 1969)
23 Apr 1955 - 22 Apr 1959 Jingo Futami (b. 1888 - d. 1968)
23 Apr 1959 - 18 Jun 1979 Hiroshi Kuroki (b. 1907 - d. 2001)
5 Aug 1979 - 4 Aug 2003 Suketaka Matsukata (b. 1918 - d. 2007)
5 Aug 2003 - 4 Dec 2006 Tadahiro Ando (b. 1941 - d. 2010)
5 Dec 2006 - 22 Jan 2007 Kayoko Saka (acting) (b. 1944)
23 Jan 2007 - 20 Jan 2011 Hideo Higashikokubaru (b. 1957)
20 Jan 2011 - Shunji Kono (b. 1964)
Nagano
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 22 Apr 1959 Torao Hayashi (b. 1902 - d. 1987)
26 Apr 1959 - 11 Sep 1980 Gonichiro Nishizawa (b. 1906 - d. 1980)
26 Oct 1980 - 26 Oct 2000 Goro Yoshimura (b. 1926 - d. 2007)
26 Oct 2000 - 15 Jul 2002 Yasuo Tanaka (1st time) (b. 1956)
16 Jul 2002 - 5 Sep 2002 Shuichi Abe (1st time) (acting) (b. 1960)
5 Sep 2002 - 31 Aug 2006 Yasuo Tanaka (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Sep 2006 - 31 Aug 2010 Jin Murai (b. 1937)
1 Sep 2010 - Shuichi Abe (2nd time) (s.a.)
Nagasaki
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Sojiro Sugiyama (b. 1891 - d. 1962)
26 May 1951 - 14 Jan 1958 Takejiro Nishioka (b. 1890 - d. 1958)
2 Mar 1958 - 1 Mar 1970 Katsuya Sato (b. 1904 - d. 1988)
2 Mar 1970 - 1 Mar 1982 Kanichi Kubo (b. 1910 - d. 1993)
2 Mar 1982 - 1 Mar 1998 Isamu Takada (b. 1926 - d. 2018)
2 Mar 1998 - 1 Mar 2010 Genjiro Kaneko (b. 1944)
2 Mar 2010 - 1 Mar 2022 Hodo Nakamura (b. 1950)
2 Mar 2022 - Kengo Oishi (b. 1982)
Nara
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 14 Apr 1951 Mansaku Nomura (b. 1899 - d. 1978)
30 Apr 1951 - 30 Sep 1980 Ryozo Okuda (b. 1903 - d. 1988)
26 Oct 1980 - 27 Nov 1991 Shigekiyo Ueda (b. 1921 - d. 2011)
28 Nov 1991 - 2 May 2007 Yoshiya Kakimoto (b. 1938)
3 May 2007 - Shogo Arai (b. 1945)
Niigata
Governors
21 Apr 1947 - 29 Apr 1955 Shohei Okada (b. 1878 - d. 1959)
30 Apr 1955 - 30 Nov 1961 Kazuo Kitamura (b. 1897 - d. 1965)
10 Dec 1961 - 28 Mar 1966 Juichiro Tsukada (b. 1904 - d. 1997)
8 May 1966 - 30 Apr 1974 Shiro Watari (b. 1899 - d. 1977)
1 May 1974 - 19 Apr 1989 Takeo Kimi (b. 1911 - d. 1989)
4 Jun 1989 - 9 Sep 1992 Kiyoshi Kaneko (b. 1932)
25 Oct 1992 - 24 Oct 2004 Ikuo Hirayama (b. 1944)
25 Oct 2004 - 24 Oct 2016 Hirohiko Izumida (b. 1962)
25 Oct 2016 - 27 Apr 2018 Ryuichi Yoneyama (b. 1967)
27 Apr 2018 - 12 Jun 2018 Morio Takai (acting) (b. 1952?)
12 Jun 2018 - Hideyo Hanazumi (b. 1958)
Oita
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 27 Apr 1955 Tokuju Hosoda (b. 1904 - d. 1991)
28 Apr 1955 - 27 Apr 1971 Kaoru Kinoshita (b. 1894 - d. 1980)
28 Apr 1971 - 27 Apr 1979 Masaru Taki (b. 1906 - d. 1987)
28 Apr 1979 - 27 Apr 2003 Morihiko Hiramatsu (b. 1924 - d. 2016)
28 Apr 2003 - Katsusada Hirose (b. 1942)
Okayama
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 30 Mar 1951 Hirokichi Nishioka (b. 1893 - d. 1961)
3 May 1951 - 21 Sep 1964 Yukiharu Miki (b. 1903 - d. 1964)
15 Nov 1964 - 11 Nov 1972 Takenori Kato (b. 1915 - d. 2000)
12 Nov 1972 - 11 Nov 1996 Shiro Nagano (b. 1917 - d. 2006)
12 Nov 1996 - 11 Nov 2012 Masahiro Ishii (b. 1945)
12 Nov 2012 - Ryuta Ibaragi (b. 1966)
Okinawa: see under Ryukyu.
Osaka
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 22 Apr 1959 Bunzo Akama (b. 1899 - d. 1973)
25 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1971 Gisen Sato (b. 1899 - d. 1985)
23 Apr 1971 - 22 Apr 1979 Ryoichi Kuroda (b. 1911 - d. 2003)
23 Apr 1979 - 22 Apr 1991 Sakae Kishi (b. 1922 - d. 2013)
23 Apr 1991 - 22 Apr 1995 Kazuo Nakagawa (b. 1926)
23 Apr 1995 - 27 Dec 1999 Knock Yokoyama (b. 1932 - d. 2007)
27 Dec 1999 - 8 Feb 2000 Yoshiki Kimura (acting) (b. 1952)
8 Feb 2000 - 5 Feb 2008 Fusae Ota (f) (b. 1951)
6 Feb 2008 - 31 Oct 2011 Toru Hashimoto (b. 1969)
29 Nov 2011 - 20 Mar 2019 Ichiro Matsui (b. 1964)
20 Mar 2019 - 8 Apr 2019 Hiroyuki Takeuchi (acting)
8 Apr 2019 - Hirofumi Yoshimura (b. 1975)
Saga
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Genichi Okimori (b. 1899 - d. 1951)
30 Apr 1951 - 16 Apr 1959 Naotsugu Nabeshima (b. 1912 - d. 1981)
23 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1979 Sunao Ikeda (b. 1901 - d. 1985)
23 Apr 1979 - 22 Apr 1991 Kumao Katsuki (b. 1916 - d. 1995)
23 Apr 1991 - 22 Apr 2003 Isamu Imoto (b. 1925 - d. 2018)
23 Apr 2003 - 25 Nov 2014 Yasushi Furukawa (b. 1958)
25 Nov 2014 - 14 Jan 2015 Hiroki Sakai (acting)
14 Jan 2015 - Yoshinori Yamaguchi (b. 1965)
Saitama
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 28 Mar 1949 Mizo Nishimura (b. 1894 - d. 1950)
17 May 1949 - 29 May 1956 Yuuichi Oosawa (b. 1902 - d. 1984)
16 Jul 1956 - 12 Jul 1972 Hiroshi Kurihara (b. 1900 - d. 1978)
13 Jul 1972 - 12 Jul 1992 Yawara Hata (b. 1910 - d. 1996)
13 Jul 1992 - 18 Jul 2003 Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (b. 1926 - d. 2008)
18 Jul 2003 - 31 Aug 2003 Nobuyuki Aoki (acting)
31 Aug 2003 - 31 Aug 2019 Kiyoshi Ueda (b. 1948)
31 Aug 2019 - Motohiro Ono (b. 1963)
Shiga
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 8 Nov 1954 Iwakichi Hattori (b. 1885 - d. 1965)
7 Dec 1954 - 6 Dec 1958 Kotaro Mori (b. 1889 - d. 1964)
7 Dec 1958 - 6 Dec 1966 Kyujiro Taniguchi (b. 1886 - d. 1973)
7 Dec 1966 - 6 Dec 1974 Kinichiro Nozaki (b. 1922 - d. 1975)
7 Dec 1974 - 16 Jun 1986 Masayoshi Takemura (b. 1934 - d. 2022)
20 Jul 1986 - 19 Jul 1998 Minoru Inaba (b. 1929 - d. 2006)
20 Jul 1998 - 19 Jul 2006 Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu (b. 1938)
20 Jul 2006 - 19 Jul 2014 Yukiko Kada (f) (b. 1950)
20 Jul 2014 - Taizo Mikazuki (b. 1971)
Shimane
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Fujiro Hara (b. 1875 - d. 1953)
4 May 1951 - 29 Apr 1959 Yasuo Tsunematsu (b. 1899 - d. 1963)
30 Apr 1959 - 29 Apr 1971 Choemon Tanabe (b. 1906 - d. 1979)
30 Apr 1971 - 29 Apr 1975 Shinichiro Date (b. 1907 - d. 1994)
30 Apr 1975 - 29 Apr 1987 Seiji Tsunematsu (b. 1923 - d. 2011)
30 Apr 1987 - 29 Apr 2007 Nobuyoshi Sumita (b. 1935 - d. 2009)
30 Apr 2007 - 29 Apr 2019 Zenbe Mizoguchi (b. 1946)
30 Apr 2019 - Tatsuya Maruyama (b. 1970)
Shizuoka
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Takeji Kobayashi (b. 1899 - d. 1988)
4 May 1951 - 7 Jan 1967 Toshio Saito (b. 1908 - d. 1999)
1 Feb 1967 - 24 Jun 1974 Yutaro Takeyama (b. 1901 - d. 1982)
10 Jul 1974 - 6 Jul 1986 Keizaburo Yamamoto (b. 1913 - d. 2006)
7 Jul 1986 - 23 Jun 1993 Shigeyoshi Saito (b. 1918 - d. 2018)
1 Aug 1993 - 17 Jun 2009 Yoshinobu Ishikawa (b. 1940)
7 Jul 2009 - Heita Kawakatsu (b. 1948)
Tochigi
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 5 Jan 1955 Juukichi Kodaira (b. 1886 - d. 1960)
7 Feb 1955 - 4 Feb 1959 Kiichi Ogawa (b. 1904 - d. 1979)
5 Feb 1959 - 7 Dec 1974 Nobuo Yokokawa (b. 1901 - d. 1975)
8 Dec 1974 - 8 Dec 1984 Yuzuru Funada (b. 1923 - d. 1985)
9 Dec 1984 - 8 Dec 2000 Fumio Watanabe (b. 1929 - d. 2004)
9 Dec 2000 - 8 Dec 2004 Akio Fukuda (b. 1948)
9 Dec 2004 - Tomikazu Fukuda (b. 1953)
Tokushima
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 1 Apr 1951 Goro Abe (b. 1904 - d. 1963)
21 May 1951 - 30 Mar 1955 Kuniichi Abe (b. 1899 - d. 1988)
25 Apr 1955 - 15 Sep 1965 Kikutaro Hara (b. 1889 - d. 1972)
9 Oct 1965 - 4 Oct 1981 Yasunobu Takeichi (b. 1917 - d. 2005)
5 Oct 1981 - 4 Oct 1993 Shinzo Miki (b. 1928 - d. 2010)
4 Oct 1993 - 15 Mar 2002 Toshio Endo (b. 1943)
7 May 2002 - 30 Mar 2003 Tadashi Ota (b. 1944)
18 May 2003 - Kamon Iizumi (b. 1960)
Tokyo
Governors
14 Apr 1947 - 18 Apr 1959 Seiichiro Yasui (b. 1891 - d. 1962)
23 Apr 1959 - 22 Apr 1967 Ryotaro Azuma (b. 1893 - d. 1983)
23 Apr 1967 - 22 Apr 1979 Ryokichi Minobe (b. 1904 - d. 1984)
23 Apr 1979 - 22 Apr 1995 Shunichi Suzuki (b. 1910 - d. 2010)
23 Apr 1995 - 22 Apr 1999 Yukio Aoshima (b. 1932 - d. 2006)
23 Apr 1999 - 31 Oct 2012 Shintaro Ishihara (b. 1932 - d. 2022)
31 Oct 2012 - 24 Dec 2013 Naoki Inose (b. 1946)
(acting to 18 Dec 2012)
24 Dec 2013 - 12 Feb 2014 Tatsumi Ando (1st time) (acting)
12 Feb 2014 - 21 Jun 2016 Yoichi Masuzoe (b. 1948)
21 Jun 2016 - 2 Aug 2016 Tatsumi Ando (2nd time) (acting)
2 Aug 2016 - Yuriko Koike (f) (b. 1952)
Tottori
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 7 Nov 1954 Aiji Nishio (b. 1902 - d. 1990)
7 Dec 1954 - 10 Nov 1958 Shigeru Endo (b. 1906 - d. 1981)
3 Dec 1958 - 22 Feb 1974 Jiro Ishiba (b. 1908 - d. 1981)
27 Mar 1974 - 9 Mar 1983 Kozo Hirabayashi (b. 1930)
13 Apr 1983 - 12 Apr 1999 Yuji Nishio (b. 1921 - d. 2013)
13 Apr 1999 - 12 Apr 2007 Yoshihiro Katayama (b. 1951)
13 Apr 2007 - Shinji Hirai (b. 1961)
Toyama
Governors
19 Apr 1947 - 15 Nov 1948 Tetsuji Tachi (b. 1889 - d. 1968)
23 Nov 1948 - 30 Sep 1956 Kunitake Takatsuji (b. 1896 - d. 1963)
1 Oct 1956 - 1 Dec 1969 Minoru Yoshida (b. 1910 - d. 1982)
30 Dec 1969 - 18 Sep 1980 Kokichi Nakada (b. 1915 - d. 1980)
9 Nov 1980 - 8 Nov 2004 Yutaka Nakaoki (b. 1927 - d. 2018)
9 Nov 2004 - 8 Nov 2020 Takakazu Ishii (b. 1945)
9 Nov 2020 - Hachiro Nitta (b. 1958)
Wakayama
Governors
15 Apr 1947 - 22 Apr 1967 Shinji Ono (b. 1893 - d. 1974)
23 Apr 1967 - 4 Oct 1975 Masao Ohashi (b. 1918 - d. 1975)
23 Nov 1975 - 22 Nov 1995 Shiro Kariya (b. 1922 - d. 1997)
23 Nov 1995 - 2 Sep 2000 Isamu Nishiguchi (b. 1926 - d. 2014)
3 Sep 2000 - 2 Dec 2006 Yoshiki Kimura (b. 1952)
17 Dec 2006 - 16 Dec 2022 Yoshinobu Nisaka (b. 1950)
17 Dec 2022 - Shuhei Kishimoto (b. 1956)
Yamagata
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 20 Jan 1955 Michio Murayama (b. 1902 - d. 1981)
20 Feb 1955 - 27 Sep 1973 Tokichi Abiko (b. 1904 - d. 1992)
17 Oct 1973 - 2 Feb 1993 Seiichiro Itagaki (b. 1915 - d. 1993)
14 Feb 1993 - 13 Feb 2005 Kazuo Takahashi (b. 1930 - d. 2022)
14 Feb 2005 - 13 Feb 2009 Hiroshi Saito (b. 1957)
14 Feb 2009 - Mieko Yoshimura (f) (b. 1951)
Yamaguchi
Governors
16 Apr 1947 - 24 Mar 1953 Tatsuo Tanaka (b. 1910 - d. 1998)
30 Apr 1953 - 17 Aug 1960 Taro Ozawa (b. 1906 - d. 1996)
25 Sep 1960 - 30 Jun 1976 Masayuki Hashimoto (b. 1912 - d. 1976)
22 Aug 1976 - 21 Aug 1996 Toru Hirai (b. 1926 - d. 2008)
22 Aug 1996 - 21 Aug 2012 Sekinari Nii (b. 1943)
22 Aug 2012 - 14 Jan 2014 Shigetaro Yamamoto (b. 1948 - d. 2014)
25 Feb 2014 - Tsugumasa Muraoka (b. 1972)
Yamanashi
Governors
12 Apr 1947 - 4 Apr 1951 Katsuyasu Yoshie (b. 1900 - d. 1970)
30 Apr 1951 - 16 Feb 1967 Hisashi Amano (b. 1892 - d. 1968)
17 Feb 1967 - 16 Feb 1979 Kunio Tanabe (b. 1913 - d. 2005)
17 Feb 1979 - 16 Feb 1991 Komei Mochizuki (b. 1924 - d. 2020)
17 Feb 1991 - 1 Feb 2003 Ken Amano (b. 1928 - d. 2005)
2 Feb 2003 - 16 Feb 2007 Takahiko Yamamoto (b. 1935)
17 Feb 2007 - 16 Feb 2015 Shomei Yokouchi (b. 1942 - d. 2020)
17 Feb 2015 - 16 Feb 2019 Hitoshi Goto (b. 1957)
17 Feb 2019 - Kotaro Nagasaki (b. 1968)