Junkurō Nakamura

Junkurō Nakamura
中村 純九郎
Member of the House of Peers
In office
2 June 1920 – 2 May 1947
Nominated by the Emperor
12th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency
In office
27 February 1913 – 21 April 1914
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byYamanouchi Ichiji
Succeeded byHiromichi Nishikubo
Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture
In office
28 March 1912 – 27 February 1913
MonarchsMeiji
Taishō
Preceded byTadashi Munakata
Succeeded byTerada Yushi
Governor of Fukui Prefecture
In office
27 December 1907 – 28 March 1912
MonarchMeiji
Preceded bySakamoto Sennosuke
Succeeded byIkematsu Tokikazu
Personal details
Born(1853-08-07)7 August 1853
Died18 December 1947(1947-12-18) (aged 94)
Parent
  • Nakamura Kizōta (father)

Junkurō Nakamura (中村 純九郎, Nakamura Junkurō; 7 August 1853 – 18 December 1947) was a Japanese politician, born in Hizen Province,[1] who served as governor of Fukui Prefecture (1907–1912), Hiroshima Prefecture from March 1912 to February 1913 and 12th Director-General of the Hokkaido Agency (1913–1914).[2][3]

Nakamura also served with the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, and as a member of the House of Peers from 1920 to 1947.[4][5]

Early life

Nakamura Junkurō was born in 1853 to Nakamura Kizōta a samurai, in Hizen (modern-day Saga Prefecture). He studied Chinese learning at the Saga Kōdōkan under Kihara Takatada and Soejima Taneomi, before going to Tokyo, where he studied English for two years at Kyōkan Gijuku. In 1876, he became a law student and later entered government service.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "古賀廉造". Historical Cultural Archives of Saga. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "[ID:9308] 第十二代北海道長官中村純九郎 : 資料情報 | 収蔵資料検索システム | 北海道博物館". 北海道博物館 - 収蔵資料検索システム (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "中村 純九郎 | 歴代長官・知事アーカイブ | 赤れんが庁舎 展示ガイド". akarenga-exhibitionguide.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Lee, Hyoungsik (February 2013). "Yoshiro Sakatani, a Member of the House of Peers, the Imperial Diet, and Korean Affairs Expert (Chōsentsu) and Japanese Rule of Korea" (PDF). International Journal of Korean History. 18 (1). Center for Korean History, Korea University: 128. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "第56回帝国議会 貴族院 本会議 第24号 昭和4年3月2日 | PDF表示 | 帝国議会会議録検索システム シンプル表示". teikokugikai-i.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "第十二代北海道長官中村純九郎". 北海道博物館 収蔵資料検索システム (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "元参事院御用掛中村純九郎海軍省翻訳官ニ被任ノ件". アジア歴史資料センター (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2026.