The List of Japanese ambassadors to Italy started when Kawase Masataka presented his credentials to the Italian government in 1876.
List This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). pp. 353-354.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 66-67, 99.
Inaugural dateOfficial position (Japanese)Official positionName (Japanese)NameNovember 19, 1876特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary河瀬 真孝Kawase MasatakaDecember 12, 1876臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim桜田 親義Sakurada ChikayoshiJune 10, 1878臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim中村 博愛Nakamura HironariJuly 8, 1880特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary鍋島 直大Nabeshima NaohiroJune 18, 1882特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary浅野 長勲Asano NagakotoJune 5, 1884臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim山内 勝明Yamauchi KatsuakiSeptember 3, 1884特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary田中 不二麿Tanaka FujimaroOctober 1, 1887臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim黒川 誠一郎Kurokawa SeiichirōNovember 27, 1887特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary徳川 篤敬Tokugawa AtsuyoshiDecember 10, 1890臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim鮫島 武之助Sameshima TakenosukeJanuary 12, 1893特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary中島 信行Nakajima NobuyukiJuly 15, 1893臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim姉小路 公義Anegakōji KimitomoSeptember 7, 1894特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary高平 小五郎Takahira KogorōJanuary 12, 1896臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim安達 峰一郎Adachi MineichirōJune 8, 1896特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary栗野 慎一郎Kurino ShinichirōJune 1, 1897臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim市来 政方Ichiki MasakataOctober 15, 1897特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary牧野 伸顕Makino NobuakiJuly 29, 1906臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim日下部 三九郎Kusakabe SangurōFebruary 26, 1907臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim日下部 三九郎Kusakabe SangurōMay 20, 1907特命全権大使Ambassador高平 小五郎Takahira KogorōFebruary 3, 1908臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim亀山 松次郎Kameyama Matsujirō November 8, 1908特命全権大使Ambassador林 権助Hayashi GonsukeJanuary 8, 1913臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim篠野 乙次郎Shinono Otsujirō December 4, 1913特命全権大使Ambassador林 権助Hayashi GonsukeMay 4, 1916特命全権大使Ambassador伊集院 彦吉Ijūin HikokichiDecember 28, 1919臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim堀田 正昭Hotta MasaakiSeptember 4, 1920特命全権大使Ambassador落合 謙太郎Ochiai KentarōNovember 30, 1921臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim諸井 六郎Moroi RokurōJuly 14, 1922特命全権大使Ambassador落合 謙太郎Ochiai KentarōApril 30, 1926臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim森 安三郎Mori YasusaburōSeptember 15, 1926特命全権大使Ambassador松田 道一Matsuda MichikazuOctober 26, 1929臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉沢 清次郎Yoshizawa SeijirōFebruary 5, 1931臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim岡本 武三Okamoto Takezō March 17, 1931特命全権大使Ambassador吉田 茂Yoshida ShigeruAugust 15, 1932臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim岡本 武三Okamoto Takezō December 15, 1932特命全権大使Ambassador松島 肇Matsushima HajimeJune 23, 1934臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim岩手 嘉雄Iwate YoshioSeptember 4, 1934臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim張間 利春Harima Toshiharu November 24, 1934特命全権大使Ambassador杉村 陽太郎Sugimura Yōtarō July 25, 1937特命全権大使Ambassador堀田 正昭Hotta MasaakiOctober 21, 1938臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim寺崎 太郎Terasaki TarōNovember 24, 1938臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim阪本 瑞男Sakamoto TamaoDecember 9, 1938特命全権大使Ambassador白鳥 敏夫Shiratori ToshioSeptember 14, 1939臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim阪本 瑞男Sakamoto TamaoNovember 13, 1939特命全権大使Ambassador天羽 英二Amō EijiDecember 5, 1940特命全権大使Ambassador堀切 善兵衛Horikiri ZenbeOctober 28, 1942臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim加瀬 俊一Kase ShunichiApril 28, 1943特命全権大使Ambassador日高 信六郎Hidaka ShinrokurōJanuary 23, 1946Closed following the Japanese surrender of World War IINovember 15, 1951在ローマ在外事務所長Chief of the Japanese Government's Overseas Agency in Rome井上 孝治郎Inoue KōjirōApril 28, 1952臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim井上 孝治郎Inoue KōjirōOctober 9, 1952特命全権大使Ambassador原田 健Harada KenNovember 10, 1955臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim高橋 覚Takahashi SatoruMarch 3, 1956特命全権大使Ambassador太田 一郎Ōta IchirōMarch 1, 1959臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim白幡 友敬Shirahata TomoyoshiMay 2, 1959特命全権大使Ambassador鈴木 九萬Suzuki TadakatsuMay 26, 1961臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim広瀬 達夫Hirose TatsuoJune 14, 1961特命全権大使Ambassador門脇 季光Kadowaki SuemitsuNovember 30, 1963臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim沢木 正男Sawaki MasaoJuly 28, 1964特命全権大使Ambassador中川 融Nakagawa TōruAugust 25, 1965臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim沢木 正男Sawaki MasaoOctober 10, 1965特命全権大使Ambassador与謝野 秀Yosano ShigeruNovember 26, 1967臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim矢野 泰男Yano YasuoDecember 4, 1967特命全権大使Ambassador田付 景一Tatsuke KeiichiJune 18, 1969臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim片岡 秋Kataoka Osamu July 14, 1969特命全権大使Ambassador高野 藤吉Takano TokichiAugust 8, 1972臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim片上 一郎Katakami IchirōSeptember 14, 1972特命全権大使Ambassador竹内 春海Takeuchi HarumiJuly 15, 1975臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim橋爪 三男Hashitsume Mitsuo November 3, 1975特命全権大使Ambassador藤山 楢一Fujiyama NaraichiMarch 6, 1979臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim板橋 毅一Itabashi KiichiJuly 16, 1979特命全権大使Ambassador影井 梅夫Kagei UmeoAugust 14, 1982臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim高瀬 秀一Takase HidekazuAugust 23, 1982特命全権大使Ambassador堀 新助Hori ShinnosukeNovember 29, 1984臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大島 弘輔Ōshima HirosukeDecember 24, 1984特命全権大使Ambassador西田 誠哉Nishida SeiyaAugust 20, 1987臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim野口 雅昭Noguchi MasaakiAugust 31, 1987特命全権大使Ambassador手島 冷志Tejima ReishiJanuary 29, 1990臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim甲斐 紀武Kai NoritakeJune 9, 1990特命全権大使Ambassador浅尾 新一郎Asao Shinichirō
See also Italy–Japan relations Diplomatic rank
References
Further reading Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Okurasho Inseikyoku, 1979) Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, "Dictionary of Japanese Diplomatic History" (Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppansha, 1992)