This list of governors of
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
provides a chronological list of the governors of Niigata Prefecture.
List of governors
*Tokiatsu Hirimatsu 1871-1872
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Masataka Kusumoto
(April 14, 1838 – February 7, 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan and its third speaker. Previously, he was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1872–1875) ...
1872–1875
*Moriki Nagayama 1875-1885
*Shinozaki Goro 1885-1889
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Sadaaki Senda 1889–1891
*Koteda Yasuda 1891-1896
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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), Nagan ...
1896–1897
*Minoru Katsumata 1897-1900
*Shin Kiyoshi 1900
*Fumi Kashiwada 1900-1903
*Hiroshi Abe 1903-1907
*Kiyoshi Honba 1907-1912
*Mori Masataka 1912
*Izawa Takio 1912-1913
*Ando Kensuke 1913-1914
*Keisuke Sakanaka 1914-1916
*Tsuizui Katagawa 1916-1917
*Watanabe Katsusaburo 1917-1919
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ÅŒta Masahiro
was the 14th Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932). He was Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1913–1915), Ishikawa Prefecture (1915–1916), Kumamoto Prefecture (1916–1919), Niigata Prefecture (1919–1923) and Aichi Prefecture (1923–192 ...
1919–1923
*Ohara Sanarata 1923-1925
*Takeo Mimatsu 1925-1927
*Shohei Fujinoma 1927-1928
*Yuichiro Chikaraishi 1928
*Ozaki Yujiro 1928-1929
*Takeo Mimatsu (2nd time) 1929-1930
*Shinya Kurosaki 1930-1931
*Nakano Kunikazu 1931
*Obata Toyoji 1931-1932
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Ryo Chiba 1932-1935
*Miyawaki Umekichi 1935-1936
*Sekiya Nobuyuki 1936-1938
*Yasujiro Nakamura 1938-1939
*Seikichi Kimishima 1939-1940
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Seiichiro Yasui 1940-1941
*Doi Shohei 1941-1943
*Tamon Maeda 1943–1945
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Kingo Machimura 1945
*Masafuku Hatada 1945–1946
*Sato Dodai 1946
*Hideo Aoki 1946-1947
*Shohei Okada 1947-1955
*Kazuo Kitamura 1955-1961
*Juichiro Tsukada 1961-1966
*Shiro Watari 1966-1974
*Takeo Kimi 1974-1989
*Kiyoshi Kaneko 1989-1992
*Ikuo Hirayama 1992–2004
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Hirohiko Izumida 2004–2016
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Ryuichi Yoneyama 2016–2018
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Hideyo Hanazumi
is a Japanese politician serving as the Governor of Niigata Prefecture, following his election in June 2018. Prior to his election, Hanazumi served as a vice commandant in the Japan Coast Guard and as Vice Governor of Niigata.
Governor of N ...
2018-
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Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...