The List of Japanese ambassadors to Austria started when Sano Tsunetami presented his credentials to the Austria-Hungarian government in 1873.
List This is a chronological list of Japanese diplomats.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1979). pp. 355-356.Nihon Gaikoshi Jiten, appendix (1992). pp. 68-69, 105-106.
Inaugural dateOfficial position (Japanese)Official positionName (Japanese)NameJanuary 31, 1873弁理務使Chargé d'affaires佐野 常民Sano TsunetamiSeptember 30, 1873弁理務使Chargé d'affaires河瀬 真孝Kawase MasatakaNovember 22, 1873特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary佐野 常民Sano TsunetamiAugust 23, 1875特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary青木 周蔵Aoki ShūzōMarch 8, 1880特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary井田 譲Ida YuzuruSeptember 2, 1882特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary上野 景範Ueno KagenoriNovember 9, 1884臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim本間 清雄Honma KiyōoJuly 3, 1885特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary西園寺 公望Saionji KinmochiOctober 8, 1887特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary戸田 氏共Toda UjitakaSeptember 20, 1890臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim棚橋 軍次Tanahashi KunjiNovember 5, 1890特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary渡辺 洪基Watanabe HiromotoDecember 1, 1892臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim天野 瑚次郎Amano KojirōDecember 30, 1892臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim大山 綱介Ōyama TsunasukeSeptember 18, 1895臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim杉村 虎一Sugimura KōichiJanuary 27, 1896特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary高平 小五郎Takahira KogorōMay 3, 1899臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim吉田 作弥Yoshida SakuyaJuly 1, 1899特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary牧野 伸顕Makino NobuakiFebruary 11, 1906臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim西 源四郎Nishi GenshirōFebruary 26, 1907臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim西 源四郎Nishi GenshirōJune 28, 1907特命全権大使Ambassador内田 康哉Uchida KōsaiOctober 1, 1909臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim奥田 竹松Okuda TakematsuApril 30, 1910特命全権大使Ambassador秋月 左都夫Akizuki SatsuoJune 9, 1913臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim奥田 竹松Okuda TakematsuJuly 27, 1914特命全権大使Ambassador佐藤 愛麿Satō AimaroAugust 27, 1914 First World WarDecember 30, 1920臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim井田 守三Ida MorizoMay 19, 1921特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary本多 熊太郎Honda KumatarōJanuary 26, 1924臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim永井 清Nagai KiyoshiApril 27, 1924特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary赤塚 正助Akatsuka ShōsukeJune 30, 1926臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim荒川 充雄Arakawa MitsuoFebruary 28, 1927特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary大野 守衛Ōno MorieSeptember 20, 1930臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim永井 清Nagai KiyoshiFebruary 8, 1931特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary有田 八郎Arita HachirōJanuary 15, 1932臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim市毛 孝三Ichige KozoFebruary 23, 1933特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary松永 直吉Matsunaga NaokichiAugust 16, 1935臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim諏訪 務Suwa TsutomuJune 26, 1936特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary谷 正之Tani MasayukiNovember 17, 1937臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim諏訪 務Suwa TsutomuApril 30, 1938Closed following the Anschluss December 29, 1953臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim中川 進Nakagawa SusumuApril 4, 1955特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary大野 勝巳Ōno KatsumiNovember 26, 1956臨時代理公使Chargé d'affaires ad interim根本 驥Nemoto KiJanuary 7, 1957特命全権公使Minister Plenipotentiary古内 広雄Furuichi HirooDecember 16, 1957特命全権大使Ambassador古内 広雄Furuichi HirooNovember 4, 1960臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim藤山 楢一Fujiyama NaraichiJanuary 11, 1961特命全権大使Ambassador内田 藤雄Uchida FujioDecember 24, 1964臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim小木 曽本雄Ogiso Motoo April 2, 1965特命全権大使Ambassador法眼 晋作Hogen Shinsaku April 9, 1968臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim穂崎 巧Hozaki TakumiJune 28, 1968特命全権大使Ambassador新関 欽哉Niizeki Kinya February 15, 1971臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim山戸 徹Yamato AkiraMay 13, 1971特命全権大使Ambassador藤山 楢一Fujiyama NaraichiMarch 21, 1975臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim佐々木 正賢Sasaki SeikenAugust 12, 1975特命全権大使Ambassador鹿取 泰衛Katori YasueOctober 25, 1979臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim新井 弘一Arai HirokazuJanuary 14, 1980特命全権大使Ambassador山戸 徹Yamato AkiraMarch 22, 1983臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim木島 輝夫Kijima TeruoApril 11, 1983特命全権大使Ambassador宮沢 泰Miyazawa YasushiMay 22, 1985臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim松村 慶次郎Matsumura KeijirōJune 5, 1985特命全権大使Ambassador村田 良平Murata RyōheiMarch 9, 1987臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim塚田 千裕Tsukada ChihiroMarch 16, 1987特命全権大使Ambassador矢田部 厚彦Yatabe AtsuhikoJuly 23, 1990臨時代理大使Chargé d'affaires ad interim稲川 照芳Inagawa TeruyoshiAugust 14, 1990特命全権大使Ambassador長谷川 和年Hasegawa Kazutoshi
See also Austria–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)