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List of Governors
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| Name | From | To | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mr. Shigetoshi Yoshihara | 1882.10. 6 | 1887.12.19 | Kagoshima |
| 2nd | Mr. Tetsunosuke Tomita | 1888. 2.21 | 1889. 9. 3 | Miyagi |
| 3rd | Mr. Koichiro Kawada | 1889. 9. 3 | 1896.11. 7 | Kochi |
| 4th | Baron Yanosuke Iwasaki | 1896.11.11 | 1898.10.20 | Kochi |
| 5th | Mr. Tatsuo Yamamoto | 1898.10.20 | 1903.10.19 | Oita |
| 6th | Baron Shigeyoshi Matsuo | 1903.10.20 | 1911. 6. 1 | Hyogo |
| 7th | Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi | 1911. 6. 1 | 1913. 2.20 | Tokyo |
| 8th | Viscount Yataro Mishima | 1913. 2.28 | 1919. 3. 7 | Kagoshima |
| 9th | Mr. Junnosuke Inoue | 1919. 3.13 | 1923. 9. 2 | Oita |
| 10th | Mr. Otohiko Ichiki | 1923. 9. 5 | 1927. 5.10 | Kagoshima |
| 11th | Mr.Junnosuke Inoue (second term) |
1927. 5.10 | 1928. 6.12 | Oita |
| 12th | Mr. Hisaakira Hijikata | 1928. 6.12 | 1935. 6. 4 | Mie |
| 13th | Mr. Eigo Fukai | 1935. 6. 4 | 1937. 2. 9 | Gunma |
| 14th | Mr. Seihin Ikeda | 1937. 2. 9 | 1937. 7.27 | Yamagata |
| 15th | Mr. Toyotaro Yuki | 1937. 7.27 | 1944. 3.18 | Yamagata |
| 16th | Viscount Keizo Shibusawa | 1944. 3.18 | 1945.10. 9 | Tokyo |
| 17th | Mr. Eikichi Araki | 1945.10. 9 | 1946. 6. 1 | Ishikawa |
| 18th | Mr. Hisato Ichimada | 1946. 6. 1 | 1954.12.10 | Oita |
| 19th | Mr. Eikichi Araki (second term) |
1954.12.11 | 1956.11.30 | Ishikawa |
| 20th | Mr. Masamichi Yamagiwa | 1956.11.30 | 1964.12.17 | Tokyo |
| 21st | Mr. Makoto Usami | 1964.12.17 | 1969.12.16 | Yamagata |
| 22nd | Mr. Tadashi Sasaki | 1969.12.17 | 1974.12.16 | Yamaguchi |
| 23rd | Mr. Teiichiro Morinaga | 1974.12.17 | 1979.12.16 | Miyazaki |
| 24th | Mr. Haruo Mayekawa | 1979.12.17 | 1984.12.16 | Tokyo |
| 25th | Mr. Satoshi Sumita | 1984.12.17 | 1989.12.16 | Gunma |
| 26th | Mr. Yasushi Mieno | 1989.12.17 | 1994.12.16 | Oita |
| 27th | Mr. Yasuo Matsushita | 1994.12.17 | 1998. 3.20 | Hyogo |
| 28th | Mr. Masaru Hayami | 1998. 3.20 | 2003. 3.19 | Hyogo |
| 29th | Mr. Toshihiko Fukui | 2003. 3.20 | 2008. 3.19 | Osaka |
| 30th | Mr. Masaaki Shirakawa | 2008. 4. 9 | 2013. 3.19 | Fukuoka |
| 31st | Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda | 2013. 3.20 | Fukuoka | |