Detailed Data 1 List of Prefectural Minimum Wages

FY2009	FY2010	FY2011	FY2012	FY2013
Min. wage	Effective date	Min. wage	Effective date	Min. wage	Effective date	Min. wage	Effective date	Min. wage	Effective date
Weighted national average (per hour)	713	730	737	749	764
Hokkaido	678	Oct. 10, 2009	691	Oct. 15, 2010	705	Oct. 6, 2011	719	Oct. 18, 2012	734	Oct. 18, 2013
Aomori	633	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Oct. 29, 2010	647	Oct. 16, 2011	654	Oct. 12, 2012	665	Oct. 24, 2013
Iwate	631	Oct. 4, 2009	644	Oct. 30, 2010	645	Nov. 11, 2011	653	Oct. 20, 2012	665	Oct. 27, 2013
Miyagi	662	Oct. 24, 2009	674	Oct. 24, 2010	675	Oct. 29, 2011	685	Oct. 19, 2012	696	Oct. 31, 2013
Akita	632	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Nov. 3, 2010	647	Oct. 30, 2011	654	Oct. 13, 2012	665	Oct. 26, 2013
Yamagata	631	Oct. 18, 2009	645	Oct. 29, 2010	647	Oct. 29, 2011	654	Oct. 24, 2012	665	Oct. 24, 2013
Fukushima	644	Oct. 18, 2009	657	Oct. 24, 2010	658	Nov. 2, 2011	664	Oct. 1, 2012	675	Oct. 6, 2013
Ibaraki	678	Oct. 8, 2009	690	Oct. 16, 2010	692	Oct. 8, 2011	699	Oct. 6, 2012	713	Oct. 20, 2013
Tochigi	685	Oct. 1, 2009	697	Oct. 7, 2010	700	Oct. 1, 2011	705	Oct. 1, 2012	718	Oct. 19, 2013
Gunma	676	Oct. 4, 2009	688	Oct. 9, 2010	690	Oct. 7, 2011	696	Oct. 10, 2012	707	Oct. 13, 2013
Saitama	735	Oct. 17, 2009	750	Oct. 16, 2010	759	Oct. 1, 2011	771	Oct. 1, 2012	785	Oct. 20, 2013
Chiba	728	Oct. 3, 2009	744	Oct. 24, 2010	748	Oct. 1, 2011	756	Oct. 1, 2012	777	Oct. 18, 2013
Tokyo	791	Oct. 1, 2009	821	Oct. 24, 2010	837	Oct. 1, 2011	850	Oct. 1, 2012	869	Oct. 19, 2013
Kanagawa	789	Oct. 25, 2009	818	Oct. 21, 2010	836	Oct. 1, 2011	849	Oct. 1, 2012	868	Oct. 20, 2013
Niigata	669	Oct. 26, 2008	681	Oct. 21, 2010	683	Oct. 7, 2011	689	Oct. 5, 2012	701	Oct. 26, 2013
Toyama	679	Oct. 18, 2009	691	Oct. 27, 2010	692	Oct. 1, 2011	700	Nov. 4, 2012	712	Oct. 6, 2013
Ishikawa	674	Oct. 10, 2009	686	Oct. 30, 2010	687	Oct. 20, 2011	693	Oct. 6, 2012	704	Oct. 19, 2013
Fukui	671	Oct. 1, 2009	683	Oct. 21, 2010	684	Oct. 1, 2011	690	Oct. 6, 2012	701	Oct. 13, 2013
Yamanashi	677	Oct. 1, 2009	689	Oct. 17, 2010	690	Oct. 20, 2011	695	Oct. 1, 2012	706	Oct. 18, 2013
Nagano	681	Oct. 1, 2009	693	Oct. 29, 2010	694	Oct. 1, 2011	700	Oct. 1, 2012	713	Oct. 19, 2013
Gifu	696	Oct. 19, 2008	706	Oct. 17, 2010	707	Oct. 1, 2011	713	Oct. 1, 2012	724	Oct. 19, 2013
Shizuoka	713	Oct. 26, 2009	725	Oct. 14, 2010	728	Oct. 14, 2011	735	Oct. 12, 2012	749	Oct. 12, 2013
Aichi	732	Oct. 11, 2009	745	Oct. 24, 2010	750	Oct. 7, 2011	758	Oct. 1, 2012	780	Oct. 26, 2013
Mie	702	Oct. 1, 2009	714	Oct. 22, 2010	717	Oct. 1, 2011	724	Sep 30, 2012	737	Oct. 19, 2013
Shiga	693	Oct. 1, 2009	706	Oct. 21, 2010	709	Oct. 20, 2011	716	Oct. 6, 2012	730	Oct. 25, 2013
Kyoto	729	Oct. 17, 2009	749	Oct. 17, 2010	751	Oct. 16, 2011	759	Oct. 14, 2012	773	Oct. 24, 2013
Osaka	762	Sep. 30, 2009	779	Oct. 15, 2010	786	Sep. 30, 2011	800	Sep 30, 2012	819	Oct. 18, 2013
Hyogo	721	Oct. 8, 2009	734	Oct. 17, 2010	739	Oct. 1, 2011	749	Oct. 1, 2012	761	Oct. 19, 2013
Nara	679	Oct. 17, 2009	691	Oct. 24, 2010	693	Oct. 7, 2011	699	Oct. 6, 2012	710	Oct. 20, 2013
Wakayama	674	Oct. 31, 2009	684	Oct. 29, 2010	685	Oct. 13, 2011	690	Oct. 1, 2012	701	Oct. 19, 2013
Tottori	630	Oct. 8, 2009	642	Oct. 31, 2010	646	Oct. 29, 2011	653	Oct. 20, 2012	664	Oct. 25, 2013
Shimane	630	Oct. 4, 2009	642	Oct. 24, 2010	646	Nov. 6, 2011	652	Oct. 14, 2012	664	Nov. 6, 2013
Okayama	670	Oct. 8, 2009	683	Nov. 5, 2010	685	Oct. 27, 2011	691	Oct. 24, 2012	703	Oct. 30, 2013
Hiroshima	692	Oct. 8, 2009	704	Oct. 30, 2010	710	Oct. 1, 2011	719	Oct. 1, 2012	733	Oct. 24, 2013
Yamaguchi	669	Oct. 4, 2009	681	Oct. 29, 2010	684	Oct. 6, 2011	690	Oct. 1, 2012	701	Oct. 10, 2013
Tokushima	633	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Oct. 16, 2010	647	Oct. 15, 2011	654	Oct. 19, 2012	666	Oct. 30, 2013
Kagawa	652	Oct. 1, 2009	664	Oct. 16, 2010	667	Oct. 5, 2011	674	Oct. 5, 2012	686	Oct. 24, 2013
Ehime	632	Oct. 1, 2009	644	Oct. 27, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011	654	Oct. 24, 2012	666	Oct. 31, 2013
Kochi	631	Oct. 1, 2009	642	Oct. 27, 2010	645	Oct. 26, 2011	652	Oct. 26, 2012	664	Oct. 26, 2013
Fukuoka	680	Oct. 16, 2009	692	Oct. 22, 2010	695	Oct. 15, 2011	701	Oct. 13, 2012	712	Oct. 18, 2013
Saga	629	Oct. 1, 2009	642	Oct. 29, 2010	646	Oct. 6, 2011	653	Oct. 21, 2012	664	Oct. 26, 2013
Nagasaki	629	Oct. 10, 2009	642	Nov. 4, 2010	646	Oct. 12, 2011	653	Oct. 24, 2012	664	Oct. 20, 2013
Kumamoto	630	Oct. 18, 2009	643	Nov. 5, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011	653	Oct. 1, 2012	664	Oct. 30, 2013
Oita	631	Oct. 1, 2009	643	Oct. 24, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011	653	Oct. 4, 2012	664	Oct. 20, 2013
Miyazaki	629	Oct. 14, 2009	642	Nov. 4, 2010	646	Nov. 2, 2011	653	Oct. 26, 2012	664	Nov. 2, 2013
Kagoshima	630	Oct. 14, 2009	642	Oct. 28, 2010	647	Oct. 29, 2011	654	Oct. 13, 2012	665	Oct. 27, 2013
Okinawa	629	Oct. 18, 2009	642	Nov. 5, 2010	645	Nov. 6, 2011	653	Oct. 25, 2012	664	Oct. 26, 2013