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List of governors of Kyoto Prefecture
The governor of Kyoto, officially Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, is the chief executive of Kyoto, a prefecture in Japan. It serves from 1868 and comes from Kyoto machi-bugyō. The governors were appointed by the Home Ministry until 1947. The current governor is Takatoshi Nishiwaki, who was inaugurated on April 16, 2018.[2]
 Governor at costume procession of Jidai Matsuri in 2009
 Governor at the Queen Elizabeth II Cup horse race
Appointed governors, 1868–1947
Governors of Kyoto Prefecture[3]
| No.
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Portrait
|
Name
|
Term of office
|
| Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
|
| 1
|
|
Nobuatsu Nagatani
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June 1868
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July 1875
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7 years, 1 month
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| 2
|
|
Masanao Makimura
|
July 1875
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January 1881
|
5 years, 6 months
|
| 3
|
|
Kunimichi Kitagaki
|
January 1881
|
July 1892
|
11 years, 6 months
|
| 4
|
|
Sadaaki Senda
|
July 1892
|
November 1893
|
1 year, 4 months
|
| 5
|
|
Hiroshi Nakai
|
November 1893
|
October 1894
|
11 months
|
| 6
|
|
Chiaki Watanabe
|
October 1894
|
October 1895
|
1 year
|
| 7
|
|
Nobumichi Yamada
|
October 1895
|
November 1897
|
2 years, 1 month
|
| 8
|
|
Tadakatsu Utsumi
|
November 1897
|
March 1900
|
2 years, 4 months
|
| 9
|
|
Chikaaki Takasaki
|
March 1900
|
February 1902
|
1 year, 11 months
|
| 10
|
|
Shoichi Omori
|
February 1902
|
April 1916
|
14 years, 2 months
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| 11
|
|
Jūshirō Kiuchi
|
April 1916
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May 1918
|
2 years, 1 month
|
| 12
|
|
Eitaro Mabuchi
|
May 1918
|
July 1921
|
3 years, 2 months
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| 13
|
|
Raizo Wakabayashi
|
July 1921
|
October 1922
|
1 year, 3 months
|
| 14
|
|
Tokikazu Ikematsu
|
October 1922
|
December 1924
|
2 years, 2 months
|
| 15
|
|
Hiroshi Ikeda
|
December 1924
|
September 1926
|
1 year, 9 months
|
| 16
|
|
Tsunenosuke Hamada
|
September 1926
|
April 1927
|
7 months
|
| 17
|
|
Shigoro Sugiyama
|
April 1927
|
July 1927
|
3 months
|
| 18
|
|
Shigeyoshi Omihara
|
July 1927
|
July 1929
|
2 years
|
| 19
|
|
Shinichi Sagami
|
July 1929
|
October 1931
|
2 years, 3 months
|
| 20
|
|
Shinya Kurosaki
|
October 1931
|
December 1931
|
2 months
|
| 21
|
|
Sukenari Yokoyama
|
December 1931
|
June 1932
|
6 months
|
| 22
|
|
Munenori Saito
|
June 1932
|
January 1935
|
2 years, 7 months
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| 23
|
|
Shintarō Suzuki
|
January 1935
|
April 1936
|
1 year, 3 months
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| 24
|
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Keiichi Suzuki
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April 1936
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April 1939
|
3 years
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| 25
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Kotora Akamatsu
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April 1939
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April 1940
|
1 year
|
| 26
|
|
Jitsuzo Kawanishi
|
April 1940
|
January 1941
|
9 months
|
| 27
|
|
Kyoushiro Ando
|
January 1941
|
July 1943
|
2 years, 6 months
|
| 28
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Chiyoji Yukizawa
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July 1943
|
April 1944
|
9 months
|
| 29
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Zentaro Arai
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April 1944
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June 1945
|
1 year, 2 months
|
| 30
|
|
Shigeo Miyoshi
|
June 1945
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October 1945
|
4 months
|
| 31
|
|
Atsushi Kimura
|
October 1945
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March 1947
|
1 year, 5 months
|
| 32
|
|
Yoshiaki Yamamoto
|
March 1947
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April 1947
|
1 month
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Elected governors, 1947–present
Governors of Kyoto Prefecture[4]
| No.
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Portrait
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Name
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Term of office
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Election
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| Took office
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Left office
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Time in office
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| 33
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Atsushi Kimura
(木村惇)
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April 12, 1947
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April 2, 1950
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2 years, 355 days
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1947
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| 34
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Torazo Ninagawa
(蜷川虎三)
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April 20, 1950
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April 15, 1978
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27 years, 360 days
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1950
|
| 35
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1954
|
| 36
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1958
|
| 37
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1962
|
| 38
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1966
|
| 39
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1970
|
| 40
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1974
|
| 41
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|
Yukio Hayashida
(林田悠紀夫)
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April 16, 1978
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April 15, 1986
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7 years, 364 days
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1978
|
| 42
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1982
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| 43
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Teiichi Aramaki
(荒巻禎一)
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April 16, 1986
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April 15, 2002
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15 years, 364 days
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1986
|
| 44
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1990
|
| 45
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1994
|
| 46
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1998
|
| 47
|
|
Keiji Yamada
(山田啓二)
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April 16, 2002
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April 15, 2018
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15 years, 364 days
|
2002
|
| 48
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2006
|
| 49
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2010
|
| 50
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2014
|
| 51
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Takatoshi Nishiwaki
(西脇隆俊)
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April 16, 2018
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|
6 years, 256 days
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2018
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| 52
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2022
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