The 2021 Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election was officially announced on July 1, 2021.
Here are the five candidates, along with their official websites and other information.
2021 Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election Candidates
The candidates are listed in the order their candidacies were filed.
For each candidate in the Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election, the information is listed in the following order: name, party affiliation, poster, age, background, and links to official websites.
はっとり 修（はっとり おさむ）
Independent, newcomer
Age 47. Runs a music school, representative of the political group “市民生活を守る会,” musician (rock band member)
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中川 ちょうぞう（なかがわ ちょうぞう）
Independent
Age 65. Visiting researcher at the Waseda University Public Service Research Institute, policy advisor at Hyogo Research Institute (former Kita Ward Mayor of Osaka City, two-term Mayor of Kasai City)
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斎藤 元彦（さいとう もとひこ）
Independent
Age 43. Former Director for Prefectural Tax Policy, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (former Director of the Osaka Prefectural Finance Division, Director of the Miyagi Prefectural Finance Division, and General Policy Supervisor for Sado City, Niigata Prefecture)
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金沢 和夫（かなざわ かずお）
Independent
Age 65. Former Vice Governor of Hyogo Prefecture (chairperson of the Hyogo Prefecture Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities, former Deputy Director-General at the Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
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金田 峰生（かねだ みねお）
Independent
Age 55 (male). Former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member, standing committee member of the Japanese Communist Party Hyogo Prefectural Committee (head of the party’s Hyogo office for Diet members, legislative secretary, senior staff member at the Hyogo Medical Practitioners Association), studied social welfare at Nihon Fukushi University
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The candidate links listed on this page are those published on Senkyo.com, as well as links found on the websites and social media pages listed there.
Early Voting Locations in Ashiya City
There are two early voting locations in Ashiya City.
You should have received your election notification, so please fill in your date of birth and reason for early voting in the “Declaration Form” section on the back and bring it with you.
City Hall
Voting location: East-side lobby at the entrance on the 1st floor of the City Hall North Building
Period: July 2 (Friday) to July 17 (Saturday)
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Laporte Hall
Voting location: Laporte Hall, 3rd floor of Laporte Main Building
Period: July 11 (Sunday) to July 17 (Saturday)
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Finally
Election day is July 18 (Sunday).
If you’ll be busy on the day, be sure to make good use of early voting!
