was a Japanese politician who served as governor of

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

(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 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 ...

. His second son was

Nobutaka Machimura was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party.

, who was twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and

Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan, cabinet and is the leader and chief executive officer, chief executive of the Cabinet Secretariat (Japan), Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary coordinates the policies of ministries ...

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『町村金五伝』　北海タイムス社　1982年 , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Machimura, Kingo 1900 births 1992 deaths Japanese politicians Governors of Hokkaido Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun University of Tokyo alumni Governors of Toyama Prefecture Governors of Niigata Prefecture People from Sapporo