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The governor of Kyoto, officially Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, is the 
chief executive
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of Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
, a prefecture in Japan. It serves from 1868 and comes from Kyoto machi-bugyō. The governors were appointed by the Home Ministry
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until 1947. The current governor
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is Takatoshi Nishiwaki
is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Kyoto Prefecture.
Governor of Kyoto
Nishiwaki won the 2018 gubernatorial election, defeating his sole opponent Kazuhito Fukuyama, with 55.90% of the vote. In the race, Nishiwaki was backed ...
, who was inaugurated on April 16, 2018.
Appointed governors, 1868–1947
Elected governors, 1947–present
References
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