is a Japanese politician who was mayor 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 ...

from 1996 to 2008. A graduate of

Chuo University , commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...

, he was first elected in February 1996. After three full terms in office he did not run again in the 2008 mayoral election.

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* * Mayors of Kyoto Chuo University alumni 1941 births Living people {{Japan-mayor-stub