Kiichirō Kumagai

Kiichirō Kumagai ( ja, 熊谷喜一郎; May 26, 1866 – October 9, 1949) was the first Director of the Karafuto Agency (1905–1907). He was governor of

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...

(1908–1913) and

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

(1914–1915). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

. He was from

Musashi Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, S ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumagai, Kiichiro 1866 births 1949 deaths Directors of the Karafuto Agency Governors of Yamanashi Prefecture Governors of Ishikawa Prefecture Japanese Home Ministry government officials University of Tokyo alumni Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class People from Musashi Province