| Governor of Okinawa Prefecture | |
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 Seal of Okinawa Prefecture | |
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| Residence | Okinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters |
| Term length | Four years (4 years) |
| Inaugural holder | Nabeshima Naoyoshi |
| Formation | 4 April 1879 |
| Deputy | Vice Governor of Okinawa Prefecture |
TheGovernor of Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県知事,Okinawa-ken chiji) is the head of the local government inOkinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is inOkinawa Prefecture Government Building located inNaha, thecapital city of theprefecture.
| Name | Period |
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| 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 |
| Hajime Hayakawa | January 7, 1941 – July 1, 1943 |
| Shuki Izumi | July 1, 1943 – January 12, 1945 |
| Akira Shimada | January 12 – June 9, 1945 |
Okinawa Prefecture was dissolved byUnited States until 1972.
(seeList of U.S. governors of the Ryukyu Islands).
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chōbyō Yara | May 15, 1972 | June 24, 1976 | Independent |
| Koichi Taira | June 25, 1976 | November 23, 1978 | Independent |
| Takemori Nijima (acting) | November 23, 1978 | December 13, 1978 | Independent |
| Junji Nishime | December 13, 1978 | December 9, 1990 | Independent |
| Masahide Ōta | December 10, 1990 | December 10, 1998 | Independent |
| Keiichi Inamine | December 10, 1998 | December 9, 2006 | Independent |
| Hirokazu Nakaima | December 10, 2006 | December 9, 2014 | Independent |
| Takeshi Onaga | December 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 Tamaki | October 4, 2018 | present | Independent |
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| Empire of Japan 1879–1945 | |
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| State of Japan since 1972 | |
