Detailed Data 1 List of Regional Minimum Wages

FY2008	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011	FY2012
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)	703	713	730	737	749
Hokkaido	667	Oct. 19, 2008	678	Oct. 10, 2009	691	Oct. 15, 2010	705	Oct. 6, 2011	719	Oct. 18, 2012
Aomori	630	Oct. 29, 2008	633	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Oct. 29, 2010	647	Oct. 16, 2011	654	Oct. 12, 2012
Iwate	628	Oct. 30, 2008	631	Oct. 4, 2009	644	Oct. 30, 2010	645	Nov. 11, 2011	653	Oct. 20, 2012
Miyagi	653	Oct. 24, 2008	662	Oct. 24, 2009	674	Oct. 24, 2010	675	Oct. 29, 2011	685	Oct. 19, 2012
Akita	629	Nov. 2, 2008	632	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Nov. 3, 2010	647	Oct. 30, 2011	654	Oct. 13, 2012
Yamagata	629	Oct. 30, 2008	631	Oct. 18, 2009	645	Oct. 29, 2010	647	Oct. 29, 2011	654	Oct. 24, 2012
Fukushima	641	Oct. 22, 2008	644	Oct. 18, 2009	657	Oct. 24, 2010	658	Nov. 2, 2011	664	Oct. 1, 2012
Ibaraki	676	Oct. 19, 2008	678	Oct. 8, 2009	690	Oct. 16, 2010	692	Oct. 8, 2011	699	Oct. 6, 2012
Tochigi	683	Oct. 20, 2008	685	Oct. 1, 2009	697	Oct. 7, 2010	700	Oct. 1, 2011	705	Oct. 1, 2012
Gunma	675	Oct. 16, 2008	676	Oct. 4, 2009	688	Oct. 9, 2010	690	Oct. 7, 2011	696	Oct. 10, 2012
Saitama	722	Oct. 17, 2008	735	Oct. 17, 2009	750	Oct. 16, 2010	759	Oct. 1, 2011	771	Oct. 1, 2012
Chiba	723	Oct. 31, 2008	728	Oct. 3, 2009	744	Oct. 24, 2010	748	Oct. 1, 2011	756	Oct. 1, 2012
Tokyo	766	Oct. 19, 2008	791	Oct. 1, 2009	821	Oct. 24, 2010	837	Oct. 1, 2011	850	Oct. 1, 2012
Kanagawa	766	Oct. 25, 2008	789	Oct. 25, 2009	818	Oct. 21, 2010	836	Oct. 1, 2011	849	Oct. 1, 2012
Niigata	669	Oct. 26, 2008	669	Oct. 26, 2008	681	Oct. 21, 2010	683	Oct. 7, 2011	689	Oct. 5, 2012
Toyama	677	Oct. 25, 2008	679	Oct. 18, 2009	691	Oct. 27, 2010	692	Oct. 1, 2011	700	Nov. 4, 2012
Ishikawa	673	Oct. 19, 2008	674	Oct. 10, 2009	686	Oct. 30, 2010	687	Oct. 20, 2011	693	Oct. 6, 2012
Fukui	670	Oct. 22, 2008	671	Oct. 1, 2009	683	Oct. 21, 2010	684	Oct. 1, 2011	690	Oct. 6, 2012
Yamanashi	676	Oct. 25, 2008	677	Oct. 1, 2009	689	Oct. 17, 2010	690	Oct. 20, 2011	695	Oct. 1, 2012
Nagano	680	Oct. 16, 2008	681	Oct. 1, 2009	693	Oct. 29, 2010	694	Oct. 1, 2011	700	Oct. 1, 2012
Gifu	696	Oct. 19, 2008	696	Oct. 19, 2008	706	Oct. 17, 2010	707	Oct. 1, 2011	713	Oct. 1, 2012
Shizuoka	711	Oct. 26, 2008	713	Oct. 26, 2009	725	Oct. 14, 2010	728	Oct. 14, 2011	735	Oct. 12, 2012
Aichi	731	Oct. 24, 2008	732	Oct. 11, 2009	745	Oct. 24, 2010	750	Oct. 7, 2011	758	Oct. 1, 2012
Mie	701	Oct. 26, 2008	702	Oct. 1, 2009	714	Oct. 22, 2010	717	Oct. 1, 2011	724	Sep 30, 2012
Shiga	691	Oct. 18, 2008	693	Oct. 1, 2009	706	Oct. 21, 2010	709	Oct. 20, 2011	716	Oct. 6, 2012
Kyoto	717	Oct. 25, 2008	729	Oct. 17, 2009	749	Oct. 17, 2010	751	Oct. 16, 2011	759	Oct. 14, 2012
Osaka	748	Oct. 18, 2008	762	Sep. 30, 2009	779	Oct. 15, 2010	786	Sep. 30, 2011	800	Sep 30, 2012
Hyogo	712	Oct. 22, 2008	721	Oct. 8, 2009	734	Oct. 17, 2010	739	Oct. 1, 2011	749	Oct. 1, 2012
Nara	678	Oct. 25, 2008	679	Oct. 17, 2009	691	Oct. 24, 2010	693	Oct. 7, 2011	699	Oct. 6, 2012
Wakayama	673	Oct. 31, 2008	674	Oct. 31, 2009	684	Oct. 29, 2010	685	Oct. 13, 2011	690	Oct. 1, 2012
Tottori	629	Oct. 26, 2008	630	Oct. 8, 2009	642	Oct. 31, 2010	646	Oct. 29, 2011	653	Oct. 20, 2012
Shimane	629	Oct. 19, 2008	630	Oct. 4, 2009	642	Oct. 24, 2010	646	Nov. 6, 2011	652	Oct. 14, 2012
Okayama	669	Oct. 18, 2008	670	Oct. 8, 2009	683	Nov. 5, 2010	685	Oct. 27, 2011	691	Oct. 24, 2012
Hiroshima	683	Oct. 26, 2008	692	Oct. 8, 2009	704	Oct. 30, 2010	710	Oct. 1, 2011	719	Oct. 1, 2012
Yamaguchi	668	Oct. 29, 2008	669	Oct. 4, 2009	681	Oct. 29, 2010	684	Oct. 6, 2011	690	Oct. 1, 2012
Tokushima	632	Nov. 7, 2008	633	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Oct. 16, 2010	647	Oct. 15, 2011	654	Oct. 19, 2012
Kagawa	651	Oct. 19, 2008	652	Oct. 1, 2009	664	Oct. 16, 2010	667	Oct. 5, 2011	674	Oct. 5, 2012
Ehime	631	Oct. 24, 2008	632	Oct. 1, 2009	644	Oct. 27, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011	654	Oct. 24, 2012
Kochi	630	Oct. 26, 2008	631	Oct. 1, 2009	642	Oct. 27, 2010	645	Oct. 26, 2011	652	Oct. 26, 2012
Fukuoka	675	Oct. 5, 2008	680	Oct. 16, 2009	692	Oct. 22, 2010	695	Oct. 15, 2011	701	Oct. 13, 2012
Saga	628	Oct. 25, 2008	629	Oct. 1, 2009	642	Oct. 29, 2010	646	Oct. 6, 2011	653	Oct. 21, 2012
Nagasaki	628	Oct. 30, 2008	629	Oct. 10, 2009	642	Nov. 4, 2010	646	Oct. 12, 2011	653	Oct. 24, 2012
Kumamoto	628	Oct. 17, 2008	630	Oct. 18, 2009	643	Nov. 5, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011	653	Oct. 1, 2012
Oita	630	Oct. 29, 2008	631	Oct. 1, 2009	643	Oct. 24, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011	653	Oct. 4, 2012
Miyazaki	627	Oct. 26, 2008	629	Oct. 14, 2009	642	Nov. 4, 2010	646	Nov. 2, 2011	653	Oct. 26, 2012
Kagoshima	627	Oct. 18, 2008	630	Oct. 14, 2009	642	Oct. 28, 2010	647	Oct. 29, 2011	654	Oct. 13, 2012
Okinawa	627	Oct. 31, 2008	629	Oct. 18, 2009	642	Nov. 5, 2010	645	Nov. 6, 2011	653	Oct. 25, 2012