Detailed Data 1 List of Regional Minimum Wages

FY2007	FY2008	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
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)	687	703	713	730	737
Hokkaido	654	Oct. 19, 2007	667	Oct. 19, 2008	678	Oct. 10, 2009	691	Oct. 15, 2010	705	Oct. 6, 2011
Aomori	619	Oct. 31, 2007	630	Oct. 29, 2008	633	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Oct. 29, 2010	647	Oct. 16, 2011
Iwate	619	Oct. 28, 2007	628	Oct. 30, 2008	631	Oct. 4, 2009	644	Oct. 30, 2010	645	Nov. 11, 2011
Miyagi	639	Oct. 20, 2007	653	Oct. 24, 2008	662	Oct. 24, 2009	674	Oct. 24, 2010	675	Oct. 29, 2011
Akita	618	Oct. 28, 2007	629	Nov. 2, 2008	632	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Nov. 3, 2010	647	Oct. 30, 2011
Yamagata	620	Oct. 25, 2007	629	Oct. 30, 2008	631	Oct. 18, 2009	645	Oct. 29, 2010	647	Oct. 29, 2011
Fukushima	629	Oct. 19, 2007	641	Oct. 22, 2008	644	Oct. 18, 2009	657	Oct. 24, 2010	658	Nov. 2, 2011
Ibaraki	665	Oct. 20, 2007	676	Oct. 19, 2008	678	Oct. 8, 2009	690	Oct. 16, 2010	692	Oct. 8, 2011
Tochigi	671	Oct. 20, 2007	683	Oct. 20, 2008	685	Oct. 1, 2009	697	Oct. 7, 2010	700	Oct. 1, 2011
Gunma	664	Oct. 19, 2007	675	Oct. 16, 2008	676	Oct. 4, 2009	688	Oct. 9, 2010	690	Oct. 7, 2011
Saitama	702	Oct. 20, 2007	722	Oct. 17, 2008	735	Oct. 17, 2009	750	Oct. 16, 2010	759	Oct. 1, 2011
Chiba	706	Oct. 19, 2007	723	Oct. 31, 2008	728	Oct. 3, 2009	744	Oct. 24, 2010	748	Oct. 1, 2011
Tokyo	739	Oct. 19, 2007	766	Oct. 19, 2008	791	Oct. 1, 2009	821	Oct. 24, 2010	837	Oct. 1, 2011
Kanagawa	736	Oct. 19, 2007	766	Oct. 25, 2008	789	Oct. 25, 2009	818	Oct. 21, 2010	836	Oct. 1, 2011
Niigata	657	Oct. 19, 2007	669	Oct. 26, 2008	669	Oct. 26, 2008	681	Oct. 21, 2010	683	Oct. 7, 2011
Toyama	666	Oct. 20, 2007	677	Oct. 25, 2008	679	Oct. 18, 2009	691	Oct. 27, 2010	692	Oct. 1, 2011
Ishikawa	662	Oct. 21, 2007	673	Oct. 19, 2008	674	Oct. 10, 2009	686	Oct. 30, 2010	687	Oct. 20, 2011
Fukui	659	Oct. 19, 2007	670	Oct. 22, 2008	671	Oct. 1, 2009	683	Oct. 21, 2010	684	Oct. 1, 2011
Yamanashi	665	Oct. 28, 2007	676	Oct. 25, 2008	677	Oct. 1, 2009	689	Oct. 17, 2010	690	Oct. 20, 2011
Nagano	669	Oct. 21, 2007	680	Oct. 16, 2008	681	Oct. 1, 2009	693	Oct. 29, 2010	694	Oct. 1, 2011
Gifu	685	Oct. 19, 2007	696	Oct. 19, 2008	696	Oct. 19, 2008	706	Oct. 17, 2010	707	Oct. 1, 2011
Shizuoka	697	Oct. 26, 2007	711	Oct. 26, 2008	713	Oct. 26, 2009	725	Oct. 14, 2010	728	Oct. 14, 2011
Aichi	714	Oct. 25, 2007	731	Oct. 24, 2008	732	Oct. 11, 2009	745	Oct. 24, 2010	750	Oct. 7, 2011
Mie	689	Oct. 27, 2007	701	Oct. 26, 2008	702	Oct. 1, 2009	714	Oct. 22, 2010	717	Oct. 1, 2011
Shiga	677	Oct. 25, 2007	691	Oct. 18, 2008	693	Oct. 1, 2009	706	Oct. 21, 2010	709	Oct. 20, 2011
Kyoto	700	Oct. 25, 2007	717	Oct. 25, 2008	729	Oct. 17, 2009	749	Oct. 17, 2010	751	Oct. 16, 2011
Osaka	731	Oct. 20, 2007	748	Oct. 18, 2008	762	Sep. 30, 2009	779	Oct. 15, 2010	786	Sep. 30, 2011
Hyogo	697	Oct. 31, 2007	712	Oct. 22, 2008	721	Oct. 8, 2009	734	Oct. 17, 2010	739	Oct. 1, 2011
Nara	667	Oct. 25, 2007	678	Oct. 25, 2008	679	Oct. 17, 2009	691	Oct. 24, 2010	693	Oct. 7, 2011
Wakayama	662	Oct. 20, 2007	673	Oct. 31, 2008	674	Oct. 31, 2009	684	Oct. 29, 2010	685	Oct. 13, 2011
Tottori	621	Oct. 21, 2007	629	Oct. 26, 2008	630	Oct. 8, 2009	642	Oct. 31, 2010	646	Oct. 29, 2011
Shimane	621	Oct. 19, 2007	629	Oct. 19, 2008	630	Oct. 4, 2009	642	Oct. 24, 2010	646	Nov. 6, 2011
Okayama	658	Oct. 26, 2007	669	Oct. 18, 2008	670	Oct. 8, 2009	683	Nov. 5, 2010	685	Oct. 27, 2011
Hiroshima	669	Oct. 28, 2007	683	Oct. 26, 2008	692	Oct. 8, 2009	704	Oct. 30, 2010	710	Oct. 1, 2011
Yamaguchi	657	Oct. 28, 2007	668	Oct. 29, 2008	669	Oct. 4, 2009	681	Oct. 29, 2010	684	Oct. 6, 2011
Tokushima	625	Oct. 21, 2007	632	Nov. 7, 2008	633	Oct. 1, 2009	645	Oct. 16, 2010	647	Oct. 15, 2011
Kagawa	640	Oct. 21, 2007	651	Oct. 19, 2008	652	Oct. 1, 2009	664	Oct. 16, 2010	667	Oct. 5, 2011
Ehime	623	Oct. 25, 2007	631	Oct. 24, 2008	632	Oct. 1, 2009	644	Oct. 27, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011
Kochi	622	Oct. 26, 2007	630	Oct. 26, 2008	631	Oct. 1, 2009	642	Oct. 27, 2010	645	Oct. 26, 2011
Fukuoka	663	Oct. 28, 2007	675	Oct. 5, 2008	680	Oct. 16, 2009	692	Oct. 22, 2010	695	Oct. 15, 2011
Saga	619	Oct. 28, 2007	628	Oct. 25, 2008	629	Oct. 1, 2009	642	Oct. 29, 2010	646	Oct. 6, 2011
Nagasaki	619	Oct. 21, 2007	628	Oct. 30, 2008	629	Oct. 10, 2009	642	Nov. 4, 2010	646	Oct. 12, 2011
Kumamoto	620	Oct. 25, 2007	628	Oct. 17, 2008	630	Oct. 18, 2009	643	Nov. 5, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011
Oita	620	Oct. 20, 2007	630	Oct. 29, 2008	631	Oct. 1, 2009	643	Oct. 24, 2010	647	Oct. 20, 2011
Miyazaki	619	Oct. 27, 2007	627	Oct. 26, 2008	629	Oct. 14, 2009	642	Nov. 4, 2010	646	Nov. 2, 2011
Kagoshima	619	Oct. 26, 2007	627	Oct. 18, 2008	630	Oct. 14, 2009	642	Oct. 28, 2010	647	Oct. 29, 2011
Okinawa	618	Oct. 28, 2007	627	Oct. 31, 2008	629	Oct. 18, 2009	642	Nov. 5, 2010	645	Nov. 6, 2011