Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture served from 1871, when the Japanese government abolished the position of the ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominal ...

'' of Hiroshima. Until 1947, the governors of Hiroshima Prefecture were appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tokyo, but from 1947 onward they were elected.

Appointed governors 1871–1947

* Viscount

Kōno Togama Viscount was a Japanese statesman in Meiji period Japan. Biography Kōno was born in Kōchi, Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture) as the eldest son of a local low-ranking ''samurai''. He was sent to Edo in 1858 where (along with Mu ...

15 Aug – 15 Nov 1871 * Senbon Hisanobu 15 Nov – 27 Nov 1871 * Viscount Kōno Togama 27 Nov – 26 Dec 1871 *

Date Muneoki Date Muneoki (1824 – February 9, 1898) was a Japanese politician of the early Meiji period who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a populati ...

26 Dec 1871 – 25 Jan 1875 * Fujii Tsutomu 25 Jan 1875 – 6 Apr 1880 *

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), ...

6 Apr 1880 – 26 Dec 1889 * Baron

Nabeshima Miki

Nabeshima Miki (October 23, 1844 – September 1, 1913) ...

26 Dec 1889 – 23 Apr 1896 *

Orita Hiraochi Orita Hiraochi (January 23, 1847 – May 7, 1905) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from April 1896 to April 1897. He was also governor of Yamagata Prefecture (1882–1883), Fukushima Prefecture (1883–1888 ...

23 Apr 1896 – 7 Apr 1897 *

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 ...

7 Apr 1897 – 14 May 1898 * Baron

Takatoshi Iwamura Takatoshi Iwamura (December 8, 1845 – January 4, 1906) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from May to July 1898. He was governor of Saga Prefecture (1874), Ehime Prefecture (1874–1880), Ishikawa Prefectur ...

14 May – 28 Jul 1898 *

Hattori Ichizo was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from July to December 1898. He was also governor of Iwate Prefecture (1891–1898), Nagasaki Prefecture (1898–1900) and Hyōgo Prefecture (1900–1916). He was the fi ...

28 Jul – 28 Dec 1898 *

Egi Kazuyuki Egi Kazuyuki (May 21, 1853 – August 23, 1932) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1898–1903. He was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture. He was also governor of Ibaraki Prefecture (1896–1897), Tochigi Prefec ...

28 Dec 1898 – 29 Jun 1903 * Tokuhisa Tsunenori 29 Jun 1903 – 25 Jan 1904 *

Yamada Shunzō was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1904 to 1907. He was also governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1898–1900), Saitama Prefecture (1900–1902) and Shizuoka Prefecture (1902–1904). He was a recipient of ...

25 Jan 1904 – 11 Jan 1907 *

Tadashi Munakata was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Saitama Prefecture (1897–1898), Aomori Prefecture(1899–1901), Fukui Prefecture (1901–1902), Miyagi Prefecture (1902–1903), Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on t ...

11 Jan 1907 – 28 Mar 1912 *

Nakamura Junkuro was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1, ...

28 Mar 1912 – 27 Feb 1913 *

Terada Yushi Terada Yushi (January 27, 1851 – March 14, 1917) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Tottori Prefecture (1901-1906), Okayama Prefecture (1906-1908), Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region ...

27 Feb 1913 – 28 Apr 1916 *

Eitaro Mabuchi was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Yamagata Prefecture (1906-1912), Yamaguchi Prefecture (1914-1916), Mie Prefecture (1914-1916), Hiroshima Prefecture from April 1916 to May 1918, Kyoto Prefecture (1918-1921) and mayor of Kyot ...

28 Apr 1916 – 7 May 1918 *

Yasukouchi Asakichi Yasukouchi Asakichi (April 15, 1873 – July 15, 1927) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from May 1918 to April 1919. He was governor of Shizuoka Prefecture (1915-1918), Fukuoka Prefecture (1919-1922) and K ...

7 May 1918 – 18 Apr 1919 *

Raizo Wakabayashi was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Shimane Prefecture (1908), Nara Prefecture (1909-1913), Yamanashi Prefecture (1913-1914), Saga Prefecture (1914-1915), Kagawa Prefecture (1915-1917), Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture o ...

18 Apr 1919 – 19 Jul 1921 *

Ichiro Yoda Ichiro Yoda (1860 – September 28, 1933) was a Japanese politician who served as the governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from July 1921 to October 1922. Prior to that, he served as the governor of Gunma Prefecture (1912), and of Nagano Prefecture ...

19 Jul 1921 – 16 Oct 1922 *

Kamehiko Abe was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 k ...

16 Oct 1922 – 25 Oct 1923 *

Jiro Yamagata Jiro Yamagata (January 6, 1881 – January 9, 1936) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from October 1923 to September 1925. He was governor of Ishikawa Prefecture (1922-1923), Hyōgo Prefecture (1925-1927) and ...

25 Oct 1923 – 16 Sep 1925 *

Tsunenosuke Hamada was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from September 1925 to September 1926. He was governor of Toyama Prefecture (1910-1915), Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of ...

16 Sep 1925 – 28 Sep 1926 *

Kaiichiro Suematsu Kaiichiro Suematsu (June 18, 1875 – June 26, 1947) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from September 1926 to November 1927. He was governor of Tokushima Prefecture (1915-1917), Shiga Prefecture (1923-1925) a ...

28 Sep 1926 – 7 Nov 1927 *

Sukenari Yokoyama Sukenari Yokoyama (January 1, 1884 – March 27, 1963) was a Japanese politician who served twice as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1927–1928 and 1943–1944. Biography He was also governor of Okayama Prefecture (1923-1924), Ishikawa Prefe ...

7 Nov 1927 – 25 May 1928 *

Masao Kishimoto Masao Kishimoto ( ja, 岸本正雄) (October 1881 – May 20, 1963) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (December 17, 1931 – July 5, 1932). He was Governor of Akita Prefecture (1922–1924), Yamagata Prefecture (1924), Okayama Prefecture (1927� ...

25 May 1928 – 5 Jul 1929 *

Hiroshi Kawabuchi Hiroshi Kawabuchi (August 15, 1883 – October 1, 1946) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from July 1929 to May 1931. He was governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1925-1927) and Fukuoka Prefecture (1931). He was m ...

5 Jul 1929 – 8 May 1931 *

Takekai Shirane Takekai Shirane (May 25, 1883 – March 5, 1957) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 ...

8 May – 18 Dec 1931 *

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 ...

18 Dec 1931 – 28 Jun 1932 *

Michio Yuzawa was a bureaucrat and cabinet minister in early Shōwa period Japan. Biography Yuzawa was born in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi in what is now part of the city of Kanuma as the son of a ''kannushi'' (Shinto priest)]. After his graduation in 19 ...

28 Jun 1932 – 15 Jan 1935 * Keiichi Suzuki (governor of Hiroshima), Keiichi Suzuki 15 Jan 1935 – 22 Apr 1936 *

Saburo Hayakawa Saburo Hayakawa (April 8, 1888 – April 19, 1973) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from April 1936 to January 1937. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and graduated from the University of Tokyo. He was als ...

18 Apr 1936 – 8 Jan 1937 *

Aijiro Tomita was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from January 1937 to November 1938. He was governor of Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a populatio ...

8 Jan 1937 – 9 Nov 1938 *

Ichisho Inuma Ichisho Inuma (February 15, 1892 – November 14, 1982) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from November 1938 to September 1939. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was also the governor of Sai ...

9 Nov 1938 – 5 Sep 1939 * Katsuroku Aikawa 5 Sep 1939 – 26 Mar 1941 *

Tokiji Yoshinaga Tokiji Yoshinaga was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from March 26, 1941 to June 15, 1942. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoshinaga, Tokiji Governors of Hiroshima 1892 births 1976 deaths Japanese Home ...

26 Mar 1941 – 15 Jun 1942 *

Saiichiro Miyamura Saiichiro Miyamura (June 1893 – ?) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from June 15, 1942 to July 1, 1943. {{s-end Governors of Hiroshima 1893 births Japanese Home Ministry government officials Year ...

15 Jun 1942 – 1 Jul 1943 * Sukenari Yokoyama 1 Jul 1943 – 1 Aug 1944 *

Mitsuma Matsumura Mitsuma Matsumura (January 8, 1894 – April 10, 1970) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from Aug. 1, 1944 to Apr. 21, 1945. He was also governor of Tochigi Prefecture (1936–1937) and Kanagawa Prefecture ...

1 Aug 1944 – 21 Apr 1945 *

Korekiyo Otsuka Isei Otsuka (大塚惟精, ''Ōtsuka Isei'', December 11, 1884 – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from April to June 1945. He was also governor of Tochigi Prefecture (1924–1926), Fukuoka ...

21 Apr – 10 Jun 1945 * Genshin Takano 10 Jun – 11 Oct 1945 * Kyuichi Kodama 11 Oct – 27 Oct 1945 *

Tsunei Kusunose was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from October 1945 to 1950. Kusunose was appointed to his position as governor at a time when the city of Hiroshima was in destruction following the first use of the nuclear bomb in August 1945. He was ...

27 Oct 1945 – 14 Mar 1947 * Shinichiro Takekawa 14 Mar – 16 Apr 1947

Elected governors 1947–present

* Tsunei Kusunose 16 Apr 1947 – 29 Nov 1950 *

Hiroo Ōhara was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1951 to 1962. References 1894 births 1971 deaths People from Hiroshima Governors of Hiroshima {{Japan-politician-stub ...

24 Jan 1951 – 13 Apr 1962 *

Izuo Nagano was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1962 to 1973. In 1974 was elected as a member of the upper house of the Japanese parliament. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagano, Iduo 1918 births 1981 deaths People from Hiroshima University ...

29 May 1962 – 10 Nov 1973 *

Hiroshi Miyazawa was the governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1973 to 1981 and justice minister from 1995 to 1996. Biography Miyazawa was born in 1921. He was the younger brother of Kiichi Miyazawa. He was elected as governor of Hiroshima in December 1973 fo ...

16 Dec 1973 – 29 Oct 1981 *

Toranosuke Takeshita was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1981 to 1993. In August 1990, while participating in a symposium in Hiroshima, publicly called on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 20 ...

29 Nov 1981 – 28 Nov 1993 *

Yūzan Fujita was a Japanese politician and the governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1993 to 2009. A native of Minami-ku, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan since 1989 for one term befor ...

29 Nov 1993 – 29 Nov 2009 *

Hidehiko Yuzaki is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Early life and education Yuzaki was born October 4, 1965 in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima. He received his B.L. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and his M. ...

29 Nov 2009 – present

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