The 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.
List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1879–1945)
Name PeriodNabeshima NaoyoshiApril 4, 1879 – May 18, 1881Uesugi MochinoriMay 18, 1881 – April 22, 1883Iwamura MichitoshiApril 22, 1883 – December 21, 1883Nishimura SutezōDecember 21, 1883 – April 27, 1886Ōsako SadakiyoApril 27, 1886 – April 14, 1887Minoru FukuharaApril 14, 1887 – September 18, 1888Maruoka KanjiSeptember 18, 1888 – July 20, 1892Narahara ShigeruJuly 20, 1892 – April 6, 1908Hibi ShigeakiApril 6, 1908 – June 1, 1913Takuya TakahashiJune 1, 1913 – June 9, 1914Kyūgorō ŌmiJune 9, 1914 – April 28, 1916Iwatarō OtagiriApril 28, 1916 – May 4, 1916Kuniyoshi SuzukiMay 4, 1916 – April 18, 1919Sōsuke KawagoeApril 18, 1919 – May 27, 1921Jyun WadaMay 27, 1921 – October 25, 1923Ki IwamotoOctober 25, 1923 – June 24, 1924Mitsumasa KameiJune 24, 1924 – September 28, 1926Tsuguo ImashukuSeptember 28, 1926 – May 7, 1927Tōjirō IioMay 7, 1927 – December 26, 1928Chōhei HosokawaDecember 26, 1928 – July 5, 1929Masao MoriyaJuly 5, 1929 – August 26, 1930Jirō InoAugust 26, 1930 – June 28, 1935Hisashi KurashigeJune 28, 1935 – June 24, 1938Fusatarō FuchigamiJune 24, 1938 – January 7, 1941Hajime HayakawaJanuary 7, 1941 – July 1, 1943Shuki IzumiJuly 1, 1943 – January 12, 1945Akira ShimadaJanuary 12 – June 9, 1945
Okinawa Prefecture was dissolved by United States until 1972.(see List of U.S. governors of the Ryukyu Islands).
List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1972–present)
Name Took office Left office Political party Chōbyō YaraMay 15, 1972 June 24, 1976 Independent Koichi TairaJune 25, 1976 November 23, 1978 Independent Takemori Nijima (acting)November 23, 1978 December 13, 1978 Independent Junji NishimeDecember 13, 1978 December 9, 1990 Independent Masahide ŌtaDecember 10, 1990 December 10, 1998 Independent Keiichi InamineDecember 10, 1998 December 9, 2006 Independent Hirokazu NakaimaDecember 10, 2006 December 9, 2014 Independent Takeshi OnagaDecember 10, 2014 August 8, 2018 Independent Kiichiro Jahana (acting)August 9, 2018 August 12, 2018 Independent Moritake Tomikawa (acting)August 13, 2018 October 3, 2018 Independent Denny TamakiOctober 4, 2018 September 29, 2026 Independent Genta KojaSeptember 30, 2026present Independent
See also United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands Government of the Ryukyu Islands
Sources World Statesmen.org