This list of governors of

Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...

provides a chronological list of the governors of Niigata Prefecture.

List of governors

*Hirimatsu 1871-1872 *

Masataka Kusumoto (April 14, 1838 – February 7, 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan and its third speaker. Previously, he was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1872–1875) ...

1872–1875 *Nagayama Sheng Hui 1875-1885 *Shinozaki Goro 1885-1889 *

Sadaaki Senda was the governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1880 to 1889. His most ambitious project was the construction of Ujina port (later to become Hiroshima Port), which was completed in November 1889. He was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1889–1891), ...

1889–1891 *Seung Zhi Kuwata 1891-1896 *

Asada Tokunori Asada Tokunori (, November 21, 1848 – March 30, 1933) was a Japanese politician from the Meiji era. He served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1897–1898 and 1898–1903, governor of Kanagawa Prefecture (1889–1891, 1898–1900), Nagano ...

1896–1897 *Minoru Katsumata 1897-1900 *Shin Kiyoshi 1900 *Fumi Kashiwada 1900-1903 *Hiroshi Abe 1903-1907 *Kiyoshi Honba 1907-1912 *Mori Masataka 1912 *Izawa Takio 1912-1913 *Ando Kensuke 1913-1914 *Keisuke Sakanaka 1914-1916 *Tsuizui Katagawa 1916-1917 *Watanabe Katsusaburo 1917-1919 *

Ōta Masahiro was the 14th Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932). He was Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1913–1915), Ishikawa Prefecture (1915–1916), Kumamoto Prefecture (1916–1919), Niigata Prefecture (1919–1923) and Aichi Prefecture (1923–192 ...

1919–1923 *Ohara Sanarata 1923-1925 *Takeo Mimatsu 1925-1927 *Shohei Fujinoma 1927-1928 *Yuichiro Chikaraishi 1928 *Ozaki Yujiro 1928-1929 *Takeo Mimatsu (2nd time) 1929-1930 *Shinya Kurosaki 1930-1931 *Nakano Kunikazu 1931 *Obata Toyoji 1931-1932 *

Ryo Chiba Ryo Chiba (March 2, 1884 – November 8, 1963) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from Dec. 1931 to June 1932. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture (1927-1929) and Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in ...

1932-1935 *Miyawaki Umekichi 1935-1936 *Sekiya Nobuyuki 1936-1938 *Yasujiro Nakamura 1938-1939 *Seikichi Kimishima 1939-1940 *Yasui Seiichiro 1940-1941 *Doi Shohei 1941-1943 *Tamon Maeda 1943–1945 *

Kingo Machimura was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Toyama Prefecture (1941–1943), governor of Niigata Prefecture (1945) and the second Governor of Hokkaido (1959–1971). He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a graduate of ...

1945 *Masafuku Hatada 1945–1946 *Sato Dodai 1946 *Hideo Aoki 1946-1947 *Shohei Okada 1947-1955 *Kazuo Kitamura 1955-1961 *Juichiro Tsukada 1961-1966 *Shiro Watari 1966-1974 *Takeo Kimi 1974-1989 *Kiyoshi Kaneko 1989-1992 *Ikuo Hirayama 1992–2004 *

Hirohiko Izumida is a Japanese politician who was the Governor of Niigata Prefecture between 2004 and 2016. Personal history * September 15, 1962: Born in Kamo in Niigata Prefecture. * 1981: Graduated from Sanjo High School. * 1987: Graduated from Kyoto Univ ...

2004–2016 *

Ryuichi Yoneyama is a Japanese politician and a former Governor of Niigata Prefecture. Prior to entering politics, Yoneyama worked as a radiology researcher at the University of Tokyo Hospital and was also trained as a lawyer. Early life and education Ryuichi ...

2016–2018 *

Hideyo Hanazumi is a Japanese politician serving as the Governor of Niigata Prefecture, following his election in June 2018. Prior to his election, Hanazumi served as a vice commandant in the Japan Coast Guard and as Vice Governor of Niigata. Governor of N ...

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