# List of current Japanese governors

The governor is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture in Japan.
| Prefecture | Current governor | Former party | Term | Took office | Office expires |
| Aichi (list) | Hideaki Omura | Independent | Fourth | February 15, 2011 | February 11, 2027 |
| Akita (list) | Norihisa Satake | Independent | Fourth | April 20, 2009 | April 19, 2025 |
| Aomori (list) | Sōichirō Miyashita | Independent | First | June 29 , 2023 | June 28, 2027 |
| Chiba | Toshihito Kumagai | Independent | First | April 5, 2021 | April 4, 2025 |
| Ehime | Tokihiro Nakamura | Independent | Fourth | December 1, 2010 | November 29, 2026 |
| Fukui | Tatsuji Sugimoto | Independent | Second | April 23, 2019 | April 21, 2027 |
| Fukuoka | Seitaro Hattori | Independent | First | April 14, 2021 | April 13, 2025 |
| Fukushima | Masao Uchibori | Independent | Third | November 12, 2014 | November 10, 2026 |
| Gifu | Yoshihide Esaki | Independent | First | February 6, 2025 | February 5, 2029 |
| Gunma | Ichita Yamamoto | Independent | Second | July 28, 2019 | July 27, 2027 |
| Hiroshima (list) | Hidehiko Yuzaki | LDP | Fourth | November 29, 2009 | November 28, 2025 |
| Hokkaidō (list) | Naomichi Suzuki | Independent | Second | April 23, 2019 | April 21, 2027 |
| Hyōgo | Motohiko Saitō | Independent | Second | August 1, 2021 | November 16, 2028 |
| Ibaraki (list) | Kazuhiko Ōigawa | Independent | Second | September 26, 2017 | September 25, 2025 |
| Ishikawa (list) | Hiroshi Hase | LDP | First | March 27, 2022 | March 26, 2026 |
| Iwate | Takuya Tasso | Independent | Fourth | April 30, 2007 | September 10, 2027 |
| Kagawa | Toyohito Ikeda | Independent | First | September 5, 2022 | September 4, 2026 |
| Kagoshima | Kōichi Shiota | Independent | Second | July 28, 2020 | July 27, 2028 |
| Kanagawa (list) | Yūji Kuroiwa | Independent | Fourth | April 23, 2011 | April 19, 2027 |
| Kōchi | Seiji Hamada | Independent | Second | December 7, 2019 | December 6, 2027 |
| Kumamoto (list) | Takashi Kimura | Independent | First | April 16, 2024 | April 15, 2028 |
| Kyoto (list) | Takatoshi Nishiwaki | Independent | Second | April 16, 2018 | April 15, 2026 |
| Mie | Katsuyuki Ichimi | Independent | First | September 14, 2021 | September 13, 2025 |
| Miyagi (list) | Yoshihiro Murai | LDP | Fifth | November 21, 2005 | November 20, 2025 |
| Miyazaki | Shunji Kōno | Independent | Fourth | January 21, 2011 | January 17, 2027 |
| Nagano (list) | Shuichi Abe | Independent | Fourth | September 1, 2010 | August 30, 2026 |
| Nagasaki | Kengo Oishi | Independent | First | March 2, 2022 | March 1, 2026 |
| Nara | Makoto Yamashita | JIP | First | May 2, 2023 | May 1, 2027 |
| Niigata (list) | Hideyo Hanazumi | Independent | Second | June 10, 2018 | June 8, 2026 |
| Ōita | Kiichiro Satō | Independent | First | April 28, 2023 | April 27, 2027 |
| Okayama (list) | Ryūta Ibaragi | Independent | Fourth | November 12, 2012 | November 11, 2028 |
| Okinawa (list) | Denny Tamaki | Independent | Second | October 4, 2018 | September 29, 2026 |
| Ōsaka (list) | Hirofumi Yoshimura | JIP | Second | April 4, 2019 | April 2, 2027 |
| Saga (list) | Yoshinori Yamaguchi | Independent | Third | January 14, 2015 | January 9, 2027 |
| Saitama (list) | Motohiro Ōno | DPP | Second | August 31, 2019 | August 30, 2027 |
| Shiga (list) | Taizō Mikazuki | Independent | Third | July 20, 2014 | July 18, 2026 |
| Shimane | Tatsuya Maruyama | Independent | Second | April 30, 2019 | April 28, 2027 |
| Shizuoka | Yasutomo Suzuki | Independent | First | May 26, 2024 | May 25, 2028 |
| Tochigi | Tomikazu Fukuda | Independent | Sixth | December 9, 2004 | December 8, 2028 |
| Tokushima | Masazumi Gotoda | LDP | First | May 18, 2023 | May 17, 2027 |
| Tokyo (list) | Yuriko Koike | Independent | Third | August 2, 2016 | July 30, 2028 |
| Tottori | Shinji Hirai | Independent | Fifth | April 13, 2007 | April 8, 2027 |
| Toyama | Hachiro Nitta | Independent | Second | November 9, 2020 | November 8, 2028 |
| Wakayama | Shūhei Kishimoto | Independent | First | December 17, 2022 | December 16, 2026 |
| Yamagata | Mieko Yoshimura | Independent | Fifth | February 14, 2009 | February 13, 2029 |
| Yamaguchi | Tsugumasa Muraoka | Independent | Third | February 25, 2014 | February 22, 2026 |
| Yamanashi | Kotaro Nagasaki | LDP | Second | February 17, 2019 | February 16, 2027 |