2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election

The 2022 Kyoto gubernatorial election was held on 10 April 2022 to elect the next governor of Kyoto Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island. Incumbent Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki was re-elected for a second term, defeating Ken Kajikawa with 66.81% of the vote.

Candidates

Takatoshi Nishiwaki, 66, incumbent, was supported by the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito, as well as the opposition party CDP and DPFP.
Ken Kajikawa, 62, head of a labor organization, endorsed by JCP.