Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
The Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県知事, Okinawa-ken chiji) is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the prefecture.
| Governor of Okinawa Prefecture | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Okinawa Prefecture | |
| Residence | Okinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Seiichirō Kinashi |
| Formation | 1879 |
Lists
This is a list of the governors of Okinawa.
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Nabeshima Naoyoshi | April 4, 1879 – May 18, 1881 |
| Uesugi Mochinori | May 18, 1881 – April 22, 1883 |
| Iwamura Michitoshi | April 22, 1883 – December 21, 1883 |
| Nishimura Sutezō | December 21, 1883 – April 27, 1886 |
| Ōsako Sadakiyo | April 27, 1886 – April 14, 1887 |
| Minoru Fukuhara | April 14, 1887 – September 18, 1888 |
| Maruoka Kanji | September 18, 1888 – July 20, 1892 |
| Narahara Shigeru | July 20, 1892 – April 6, 1908 |
| Hibi Shigeaki | April 6, 1908 – June 1, 1913 |
| Takuya Takahashi | June 1, 1913 – June 9, 1914 |
| Kyūgorō Ōmi | June 9, 1914 – April 28, 1916 |
| Iwatarō Otagiri | April 28, 1916 – May 4, 1916 |
| Kuniyoshi Suzuki | May 4, 1916 – April 18, 1919 |
| Sōsuke Kawagoe | April 18, 1919 – May 27, 1921 |
| Jyun Wada | May 27, 1921 – October 25, 1923 |
| Ki Iwamoto | October 25, 1923 – June 24, 1924 |
| Mitsumasa Kamei | June 24, 1924 – September 28, 1926 |
| Tsuguo Imashuku | September 28, 1926 – May 7, 1927 |
| Tōjirō Iio | May 7, 1927 – December 26, 1928 |
| Chōhei Hosokawa | December 26, 1928 – July 5, 1929 |
| Masao Moriya | July 5, 1929 – August 26, 1930 |
| Jirō Ino | August 26, 1930 – June 28, 1935 |
| Hisashi Kurashige | June 28, 1935 – June 24, 1938 |
| Fusatarō Fuchigami | June 24, 1938 – January 7, 1941 |
| HajimeHayakawa | January 7, 1941 – July 1, 1943 |
| Shuki Izumi | July 1, 1943 – January 12, 1945 |
| Akira Shimada | January 12 – June 9, 1945 |
| Okinawa Prefecture dissolved by United States until 1972 | |
| Chōbyō Yara | May 15, 1972 – June 24, 1976 |
| Koichi Taira | June 25, 1976 – November 23, 1978 |
| Takemori Nijima | July 21, 1978 – December 13, 1978 |
| Junji Nishime | December 13, 1978 – December 9, 1990 |
| Masahide Ōta | December 10, 1990 – December 10, 1998 |
| Keiichi Inamine | December 10, 1998 – December 9, 2006 |
| Hirokazu Nakaima | December 10, 2006 – December 9, 2014 |
| Takeshi Onaga | December 10, 2014 – August 8, 2018 |
| Denny Tamaki | October 4, 2018 – present |
See also
Sources
| Empire of Japan 1879–1945 | |
|---|---|
| State of Japan since 1972 | |
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