Department of Navy, and extra bureau

Minister of Navy
Vice-minister of Navy
Director, Bureau of Naval Affairs Director, Personnel Bureau Director, Education Bureau
Director, Readiness Bureau Director, Engineer Bureau Director, Supply Buerau
Director, Medical Bureau Director, Accounting Bureau Director, Legal Bureau
Director, Naval Shipbuilding Command Director, Naval Air Command
Minister of Navy 海軍大臣
date rank name class previous next administration note
22 Dec 1885 LGEN Saigo, Tsugumichi 西郷 從道   Lord of Army Minister of Interior Ito(1), Kuroda, Yamagata(1)  
17 May 1890 VADM Kabayama, Sukenori 樺山 資紀   Vice Minister of Navy reserve Yamagata(1), Matsukata(1)  
8 Aug 1892 VADM Nire, Kagenori 仁禮 景範   President, Naval College reserve Ito(2)  
11 Mar 1893 LGEN Saigo, Tsugumichi 西郷 從道   reserve Minister of Interior Ito(2), Matuskata(2), Ito(3), Okuma(1) 3 Oct 1894 ADM
20 Jan 1898 FADM
8 Nov 1898 VADM Yamamoto, Gombei 山本 權兵衞 class 2, NA Dir, NA Bureau, DoN Military Councilor Yamagata(2), Ito(4), Katsura(1) 6 Jun 1904 ADM
7 Jan 1906 VADM Saito, Makoto 齋藤 實 class 6, NA Vice Minister of Navy wait Saionji(1), Katsura(2), Saionji(2), Katsura(3), Yamamoto(1) 16 Oct 1912 ADM
16 Apr 1914 VADM Yashiro, Rokuro 八代 六郎 class 8, NA CinC, Maizuru ND wait Okuma(2)  
10 Aug 1915 VADM Kato, Tomozaburo 加藤 友三郎 class 7, NA CinC, 1F Prime minister Okuma(2), Terauchi, Hara, Takahashi, KatoK 28 Aug 1915 ADM
15 May 1923 ADM Takarabe, Takeshi 財部 彪 class 15, NA CinC, Yokosuka ND Military Councilor KatoK, Yamamoto(2)  
7 Jan 1924 ADM Murakami, Kakuichi 村上 格一 class 11, NA Military Councilor Military Councilor Kiyoura  
11 Jun 1924 ADM Takarabe, Takeshi 財部 彪 class 15, NA Military Councilor Military Councilor KatoT, Wakatsuki(1)  
20 Apr 1927 ADM Okada, Keisuke 岡田 啓介 class 15, NA CinC, Yokosuka ND Military Councilor TanakaG  
2 Jul 1929 ADM Takarabe, Takeshi 財部 彪 class 15, NA Military Councilor Military Councilor Hamaguchi  
3 Oct 1930 ADM Abo, Kiyokazu 安保 清種 class 18, NA Military Councilor Military Councilor Hamaguchi, Wakatsuki(2)  
13 Dec 1931 ADM Osumi, Mineo 大角 岑生 class 24, NA Military Councilor Military Councilor Inukai  
26 May 1932 ADM Okada, Keisuke 岡田 啓介 class 15, NA Military Councilor wait Saito  
9 Jan 1933 ADM Osumi, Mineo 大角 岑生 class 24, NA Military Councilor Military Councilor Saito, Okada  
9 Mar 1936 ADM Nagano, Osami 永野 修身 class 28, NA Military Councilor CinC, GF / CinC, 1F Hirota  
2 Feb 1937 VADM Yonai, Mitsumasa 米内 光政 class 29, NA CinC, GF / CinC, 1F Military Councilor Hayashi, Konoe(1), Hiranuma 1 Apr 1937 ADM
30 Aug 1939 VADM Yoshida, Zengo 吉田 善吾 class 32, NA CinC, GF / CinC, 1F att, DoN AbeN, Yonai, Konoe(2)  
5 Sept 1940 ADM Oikawa, Koshiro 及川 古志郎 class 31, NA CinC, Yokosuka ND Military Councilor Konoe(2), Konoe(3)  
18 Oct 1941 ADM Shimada, Shigetaro 嶋田 繁太郎 class 32, NA CinC, Yokosuka ND Chief, NGS Tojo  
17 Jul 1944 ADM Nomura, Naokuni 野村 直邦 class 35, NA CinC, Kure ND Military Councilor Tojo  
22 Jul 1944 ADM Yonai, Mitsumasa 米内 光政 class 29, NA reserve reserve Koiso, SuzukiK, Higashikuni, Shidehara regular
30 Nov 1945 Department of Navy disbanded
Minister of Navy was a member of cabinet and responsible for Navy's organization issue, personnel management and education, procurement and maintenance of equipments including warships, and budget request and execution, on behalf of the emperor.

Vice-minister of Navy
Date rank Name class Note
1886. 4. 1 VADM Kabayama, Sukenori    
1890. 5.17 RADM Ito, Toshiyoshi    
1891. 9.26 VADM (Promoted)    
1898.11.10 CAPT Saito, Makoto class 6, NA  
1900. 5.20 RADM (Promoted)   Secretary-general of Navy
1903.12. 5   (Job renamed)   Vice-minister of Navy
1904. 6. 6 VADM (Promoted)    
1906. 1. 7 RADM Kato, Tomosaburo class 7, NA  
1908. 8.28 VADM (Promoted)    
1909.12. 1 RADM Takarabe, Takeshi class 15, NA  
1913.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1914. 4.17 RADM Suzuki, Kantaro class 14, NA  
1917. 6. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1917. 9. 1 VADM Tochinai, Sojiro class 13, NA  
1920. 8.16 VADM Ide, Kenji class 16, NA  
1923. 5.25 VADM Okada, Keisuke class 15, NA  
1924. 6.11 VADM Abo, Kiyokazu class 18, NA  
1925. 4.15 VADM Osumi, Mineo class 24, NA  
1928.12.10 VADM Yamanashi, Katsunoshin class 25, NA  
1930. 6.10 VADM Kobayashi, Seizo class 26, NA  
1931.12. 1 VADM Sakonji, Seizo class 28, NA  
1932. 6. 1 VADM Fujita, Hisanori class 29, NA  
1934. 5.10 VADM Hasegawa, Kiyoshi class 31, NA  
1936.12. 1 VADM Yamamoto, Isoroku class 32, NA  
1939. 8.30 VADM Sumiyama, Tokutaro class 34, NA  
1940. 9. 5 VADM Toyoda, Teijiro class 33, NA  
1941. 4. 4 VADM Sawamoto, Yorio class 36, NA  
1944. 3. 1 ADM (Promoted)   holding
1944. 7.18 VADM Oka, Takazumi class 39, NA  
1944. 8. 5 VADM Inoue, Shigeyoshi class 37, NA  
1945. 5.15 VADM Tada, Takeo class 40, NA  
1945.11.20 VADM Mito, Hisashi class 42, NA  
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Bureau of Naval Affairs
Date rank Name class Note
1886. 1.29 VADM Kabayama, Sukenori    
1886. 6.15 RADM Inoue, Yoshika    
1889. 3. 9   (Job renamed)   Director, 1st Bureau
1889. 5.15 RADM Ito, Sukeyuki    
1892.12.12 VADM Ito, Toshiyoshi    
1893. 5.20   (Job renamed)   Director, Bureau of Naval Affairs
1895. 3. 8 RADM Yamamoto, Gombei class 2, NA  
1898. 5.14 VADM (Promoted)    
1898.11.10 RADM Morooka, Yoriyuki class 2, NA  
1900. 5.20 RADM Saito, Makoto class 6, NA  
1900.10.25 RADM Kamimura, Hikonojo 4  
1902.10.29 RADM Dewa, Shigeto class 5, NA  
1903.10.27 RADM Nakamizo, Tokutaro class 5, NA  
1904. 2. 3 RADM Saito, Makoto class 6, NA  
1904. 6. 6 VADM (Promoted)    
1905.12.19 RADM Kato, Tomosaburo class 7, NA  
1906.11.22 RADM Taketomi, Kunikane    
1908. 5.15 VADM Nakamizo, Tokutaro class 5, NA  
1909.12. 1 RADM Tochinai, Sojiro class 13, NA  
1912. 4.20 RADM Egashira, Yasutaro 12  
1913. 1. 7 VADM (Promoted)    
1913. 1.10 RADM Nomaguchi, Kaneo class 13, NA  
1914. 4.17 RADM Akiyama, Saneyuki 17  
1916. 2.21 RADM Suzuki, Kantaro class 14, NA  
1916. 6.23 RADM Oguri, Kozaburo class 15, NA  
1916.12. 1 RADM Ide, Kenji class 16, NA  
1917.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1920. 8.16 VADM Horiuchi, Saburo 17  
1922. 5. 1 RADM Osumi, Mineo class 24, NA  
1923.12. 1 RADM Kobayashi, Seizo class 26, NA  
1926.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1927. 3.25 RADM Sakonji, Seizo class 28, NA  
1928.12.10 VADM (Promoted)    
1929. 9. 6 RADM Hori, Teikichi class 32, NA  
1931.11. 2 RADM Toyoda, Teijiro class 33, NA  
1932. 5.12 RADM Terajima, Ken class 31, NA  
1932.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1933. 9.15 RADM Yoshida, Zengo class 32, NA  
1934.11.15 VADM (Promoted)    
1935.12. 2 VADM Toyoda, Soemu class 33, NA  
1937.10.20 RADM Inoue, Shigeyoshi class 37, NA  
1939.10.18 RADM Abe, Katsuo class 40, NA  
1940.10.15 RADM Oka, Takazumi class 39, NA  
1942.11. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1944. 8. 1 VADM Tada, Takeo class 40, NA  
1945. 5.15 VADM Hoshina, Zenshiro 41  
1945.11.17 RADM Yamamoto, Yoshio 47  
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Personnel Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1900. 5.20 CAPT Hashimoto, Masaaki class 5, NA acting
1901. 7. 3 RADM Misu, Sotaro class 5, NA  
1903.12.28 RADM Hashimoto, Masaaki class 5, NA  
1905.11.30 VADM (Promoted)    
1905.12.19 RADM Ogura, Byoichiro class 5, NA  
1908.12.10 RADM Tsuchiya, Tamotsu 9  
1911. 3.11 RADM Egashira, Yasutaro 12  
1912. 4.20 RADM Yamaya, Tanin 12  
1913.12. 1 RADM Suzuki, Kantaro class 14, NA  
1914. 5.23 CAPT Mukai, Yaichi class 15, NA acting
1915.12.13 RADM Okada, Keisuke class 15, NA  
1917.12. 1 RADM Taniguchi, Naomi 19  
1920.10. 1 RADM Furukawa, Shinzaburo 21  
1923. 2. 1 RADM Yamanashi, Katsunoshin class 25, NA  
1924.12. 1 RADM Sakonji, Seizo class 28, NA  
1926.12. 1 RADM Fujita, Hisanori class 29, NA  
1928.12.10 RADM Matsushita, Hajime class 31, NA  
1930.12. 1 RADM Anno, Kiyoshi class 33, NA  
1933.11.15 RADM Kobayashi, Sonosuke class 35, NA  
1936.12. 1 RADM Shimizu, Mitsumi class 36, NA  
1938.12.15 RADM Ito, Seiichi class 39, NA  
1940.11.28 RADM Nakahara, Yoshimasa 41  
1942.12.10 RADM Nakazawa, Tasuku 43  
1943. 6.15 RADM Mito, Hisashi class 42, NA  
1945. 5. 7 RADM Ono, Takeji 44  
1945.11.24 RADM Kawai, Iwao 47  
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Education Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1900. 5.20 RADM Morooka, Yoriyuki class 2, NA Director, Naval Education Command
1901. 7. 3 RADM Matsunaga, Yuju class 2, NA  
1903. 9. 5 VADM Kamimura, Hikonojo 4  
1903.10.27 VADM Arima, Shinichi class 2, NA  
1905. 2. 7 VADM Saito, Makoto class 6, NA  
1905.11. 7 VADM Misu, Sotaro class 5, NA  
1906. 2. 2 VADM Sakamoto, Toshiatsu class 6, NA  
1906.11.22 VADM Dewa, Shigeto class 5, NA  
1908. 5.26 VADM Arima, Shinichi class 2, NA  
1908. 8.28 VADM Sakamoto, Toshiatsu class 6, NA  
1912.12. 1 VADM Yoshimatsu, Motaro class 7, NA  
1914. 3.25 VADM Shimamura, Hayao class 7, NA  
1914. 4.22 VADM Nawa, Matahachiro 10  
1915. 2. 5 VADM Kato, Sadakichi 10  
1916.12. 1 VADM Arima, Ryokitsu 12  
1917. 4. 6 VADM Murakami, Kakuichi class 11, NA  
1918. 7. 2 ADM (Promoted)    
1919.12. 1 ADM Arima, Ryokitsu 12  
1920.12. 1 ADM Nomaguchi, Kaneo class 13, NA  
1923. 4. 1 RADM Furukawa, Shinzaburo 21 Director, Education Bureau
1923.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1924. 4.10 RADM Shirane, Kumazo class 24, NA  
1925. 9.18 RADM Nomura, Kichisaburo class 26, NA  
1926. 7.26 RADM Suetsugu, Nobumasa 27  
1927.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1928.12.10 RADM Ominato, Naotaro class 29, NA  
1929.11.30 VADM (Promoted)    
1930. 6.10 RADM Terajima, Ken class 31, NA  
1932. 6.16 RADM Goto, Akira class 31, NA  
1933.11. 5 RADM Nakamura, Kamesaburo class 33, NA  
1934. 9.20 RADM Sonoda, Minoru class 34, NA  
1935. 3.15 RADM Toyoda, Soemu class 33, NA  
1935.11.15 VADM (Promoted)    
1935.12. 2 RADM Sumiyama, Tokutaro class 34, NA  
1936.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1937.12. 1 RADM Niimi, Masaichi class 36, NA  
1939.11.15 RADM Kusaka, Jinichi class 37, NA  
1940.11.15 VADM (Promoted)    
1941. 4. 4 RADM Tokunaga, Sakae 41  
1942.11.20 RADM Yano, Shikazo 43  
1944. 3. 1 RADM Takagi, Sokichi 43  
1944. 9. 9 RADM Onishi, Shinzo class 42, NA  
1944.10.15 VADM (Promoted)    
1945. 5. 5 VADM Takayanagi, Gihachi 41  
1945. 8.20 RADM Kosaka, Kanae 43  
1945.10. 1 (vacant)
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Readiness Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1940.11.15 RADM Hoshina, Zenshiro 41  
1943.11. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1945. 3. 1 Abolished

Director, Engineer Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1916. 4. 1 VADM/E Ichikawa, Kiyojiro    
1921. 9. 1 VADM/E Funabashi, Zenya    
1923. 5.25 VADM/E Hiratsuka, Tamotsu 19  
1924.12.20 Abolished

Director, Supply Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1920.10. 1 RADM Yamaguchi, Ei 17 b
1921.12. 1 RADM Nakazato, Shigetsugu 20 b
1922.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1924. 6.11 VADM Fujiwara, Eizaburo 21 b
1924.12.20 VADM Hiratsuka, Tamotsu 19 b
1925. 8. 1 VADM Ikeda, Iwasaburo E3 b
1928.12.10 VADM Shimizu, Tokuichi E5 b
1929.11.30 VADM Yamashita, Gihachiro E7 b
1931.12. 1 VADM Sugi, Masato E10 b
1932. 6. 1 VADM Ushimaru, Fukusaku E11 b
1934. 5.10 VADM Onodera, Hiromu E12 b
1935.12. 2 VADM Ueda, Muneshige E13 b
1936.12. 1 VADM Ujiie, Nagaaki E15 b
1939. 8.30 RADM Mishuku, Konomu E17 b
1939.11.15 VADM (Promoted)    
1943.10.25 VADM Nabeshima, Shigeaki E19 b
1945. 5. 1 VADM Morita, Kanichi E23 b
1945.11.15 RADM Akishige, Jitsue E28 b
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Medical Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1897. 4. 1 S/GEN Saneyoshi, Yasuzumi    
1905.12.13 S/GEN Kimura, Sosuke    
1915.12.13 S/GEN1 Honda, Tadao    
1919. 9.22 VADM/S (Rank renamed)    
1919.12. 1 RADM/S Suzuki, Yuzo    
1921.12. 1 VADM/S (Promoted)    
1923.12. 1 VADM/S Hirano, Isamu    
1925.12. 1 VADM/S Amamiya, Ryoshichiro    
1927.12. 1 VADM/S Onuki, Yasuzo    
1929.11.30 VADM/S Ogawa, Ryu   died 1932. 2.22
1932. 2.25 RADM/S Koda, Naka    
1932.12. 1 VADM/S (Promoted)    
1934.11.15 VADM/S Takasugi, Shinichiro    
1939.11.15 VADM/S Nakano, Taro    
1941.10.15 VADM/S Tanaka, Higotaro    
1943.10.25 VADM/S Hori, Nobuaki    
1945.11.29 CAPT/S Arima, Shizuka    
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Accounting Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1893. 5.20 P/GEN Kawaguchi, Takesada    
1897. 6. 5 P/GEN Murakami, Keijiro    
1902. 5.26 P/GEN1 (Promoted)    
1908. 8.15 P/GEN Fukunaga, Kichinosuke    
1912. 5.10 P/GEN Shisa, Masaru    
1914. 5.29 P/GEN1 (Promoted)    
1919. 9.22 VADM/P (Rank renamed)    
1923. 5.25 RADM/P Fukamizu, Sadakichi    
1923.12. 1 VADM/P (Promoted)    
1925. 8. 1 RADM/P Nagayasu, Shinjiro    
1925.12. 1 VADM/P (Promoted)    
1927. 4.13 RADM/P Kato, Ryoichi    
1927.12. 1 VADM/P (Promoted)    
1933. 5.20 RADM/P Murakami, Haruichi    
1933.11.15 VADM/P (Promoted)    
1938. 5. 2 VADM/P Takei, Daisuke    
1943. 6. 1 VADM/P Yamamoto, Ushinosuke P1  
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Legal Bureau
Date rank Name class Note
1900. 5.20 P/CAPT Toki, Yutaka   Director, Judicial Bureau
1901. 6.30 RADM (Reclassified)    
1907. 5.30 CAPT Takarabe, Takeshi class 15, NA holding
1909.12. 1 RADM (Promoted)   holding
1913. 9.30   Uchida, Shigenari    
1916. 4. 1   (Job renamed)   Director, Legal Bureau
1925. 3.16   Yamada, Saburo    
1936. 3.28   Shiomi, Shigeki    
1941. 4. 1   Obata, Yoshizumi    
1942. 4. 1 VADM/J (Reclassified)    
1944.11. 1 RADM/J Shimada, Kiyoshi    
1945.11. 1 VADM/J (Promoted)    
1945.11.20 RADM/J Yufu, Kikuo    
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Naval Shipbuilding Command
Date rank Name class Note
1900. 5.20 VADM Tsunoda, Hidematsu    
1901. 7. 3 RADM Arima, Shinichi class 2, NA  
1902. 9.24 VADM (Promoted)    
1903.10.27 RADM Saito, Makoto class 6, NA  
1904. 6. 6 VADM (Promoted)    
1906. 1.10 VADM Ijuin, Goro class 5, NA  
1906.11.22 VADM Kataoka, Shichiro 3  
1908. 8.28 RADM Matsumoto, Kazu class 7, NA  
1909.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1913.12. 1 VADM Ijichi, Suetaka class 7, NA  
1914. 5.23 VADM Murakami, Kakuichi class 11, NA  
1915.10. 1   (Job renamed)   Director, Naval Technical Command
1915.12.13 VADM Tochinai, Sojiro class 13, NA  
1917. 9. 1 (vacant)
1917.12.12 VADM Ito, Otojiro class 13, NA  
1920.10. 1 VADM Okada, Keisuke class 15, NA Director, Naval Shipbuilding Command
1923. 5.25 VADM Abo, Kiyokazu class 18, NA  
1924. 6.11 VADM Yoshikawa, Yasuhira 22  
1926.12.10 VADM Yamanashi, Katsunoshin class 25, NA  
1928.12.10       holding
1929. 2. 1 VADM Kobayashi, Seizo class 26, NA  
1930. 6.10 VADM Fujita, Hisanori class 29, NA  
1932. 6. 1 VADM Sugi, Masato E10  
1934. 5.10 ADM Nakamura, Ryozo 27  
1936. 3.16 VADM Hyakutake, Gengo 30  
1936.12. 1 VADM Ueda, Muneshige E13 died 1939. 1.26
1939. 1.27 VADM Shiozawa, Koichi class 32, NA  
1939. 8.30 VADM Toyoda, Teijiro class 33, NA  
1939.10.21 VADM Toyoda, Soemu class 33, NA  
1941. 9.18 VADM Iwamura, Seiichi class 37, NA  
1943. 4.15 VADM Sugiyama, Rokuzo 38  
1944.11. 4 VADM Inoue, Shigeyoshi class 37, NA  
1944.11.18 VADM Shibuya, Ryutaro E18  
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

Director, Naval Air Command
Date rank Name class Note
1927. 4. 5 VADM Yamamoto, Eisuke class 24, NA  
1928.12.10 VADM Ando, Masataka class 28, NA  
1931.10.10 RADM Matsuyama, Shigeru 30  
1931.12. 1 VADM (Promoted)    
1933.11.15 VADM Kato, Takayoshi class 31, NA  
1934. 1.17 VADM Shiozawa, Koichi class 32, NA  
1935.12. 2 VADM Yamamoto, Isoroku class 32, NA  
1936.12. 1 VADM Oikawa, Koshiro class 31, NA  
1938. 4.25 VADM Yamamoto, Isoroku class 32, NA  
1938.11.15 VADM Toyoda, Teijiro class 33, NA  
1940.10. 1 VADM Inoue, Shigeyoshi class 37, NA  
1941. 9.10 VADM Katagiri, Eikichi class 34, NA  
1942.12. 1 VADM Tsukahara, Nishizo class 36, NA  
1944. 9.15 VADM Totsuka, Michitaro 38  
1945. 5. 1 VADM Inoue, Shigeyoshi class 37, NA  
1945. 5.15 VADM Wada, Misao class 39, NA  
1945.11.30 Department of Navy disbanded

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