Administration | Higashishirakawa Village

Head of local government

Update frequency: After each election

Katsuragawa Norio(桂川憲生)

Times elected: 1

Independent | Elected on: 2026-04-12

Voter turnout: 83.1%
Votes received: 748.86
Absolute vote share: 43.84%

Votes received include fractions because of proportional allocation (Article 68-2 of the Public Offices Election Act: ballots bearing only the surname 桂川, shared by two candidates, are divided in proportion to their votes). This is not an error in the data.

Overview of finances

Update frequency: Annual

Ordinary accountsRevenue and expenditure

Accounts compiled in a uniform way by the national government so that local governments can be compared (amounts are shown in yen)

Revenue¥3.62 billion

Change on previous year: +¥169.36 million+4.9%

Revenue (ordinary accounts, in thousands of yen; the share is of the total)
Item	Amount	Share
Local allocation tax	¥1,716,344,000	47.4%
Transfers from funds and other accounts	¥352,332,000	9.7%
Balance brought forward	¥320,412,000	8.8%
Prefectural disbursements	¥234,412,000	6.5%
Other	¥998,890,000	27.6%
Total	¥3,622,390,000	100.0%

Expenditure¥3.34 billion

Change on previous year: +¥208.43 million+6.7%

Expenditure (ordinary accounts, in thousands of yen; the share is of the total)
Item	Amount	Share
General administration	¥816,753,000	24.4%
Social welfare	¥483,885,000	14.5%
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	¥472,825,000	14.2%
Debt service	¥432,376,000	12.9%
Other	¥1,135,215,000	34.0%
Total	¥3,341,054,000	100.0%

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Financial soundness

Update frequency: Annual

Each indicator's early financial soundness restoring standard is placed at the same position, to show how far the current value is from the national standard.

Within the national standards

Size of the general account deficit

Real deficit ratioNo deficit

0%Early 15%Rebuilding 20%

Within the national standards

Size of the deficit across all accounts

Consolidated real deficit ratioNo deficit

0%Early 20%Rebuilding 30%

Within the national standards

Weight of debt repayments

Real debt service ratio

16.5%

0%Early 25%Rebuilding 35%

Within the national standards

Size of the burden left for the future

Future burden ratio

8.6%

0%Early 350%

Vertical lines = standards set by the national government (solid = early financial soundness restoring standard; dashed = financial rebuilding standard)

Ratios for measuring financial soundness (%; the vertical lines are the standards set by law)
Indicator	Value	Early financial soundness restoring standard	Financial rebuilding standard
Size of the general account deficit (Real deficit ratio)	No deficit	15%	20%
Size of the deficit across all accounts (Consolidated real deficit ratio)	No deficit	20%	30%
Weight of debt repayments (Real debt service ratio)	16.5%	25%	35%
Size of the burden left for the future (Future burden ratio)	8.6%	350%	Not set

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Expenditure per resident by purpose

Update frequency: Annual

Social welfare¥240,619
Education¥103,420
Public works¥95,895
Capital expenditure¥97,509

▼ Natl avg: national average; ▲ Pref avg: average for Gifu Prefecture. Both are population-weighted averages (the total for each item divided by the total population), not simple averages of each municipality's amount per person (positions are shown with the largest value for each item in the card as 100%)

Expenditure per resident by purpose (yen per person)
Item	This local government	National average	Average for Gifu Prefecture
Social welfare	¥240,619	¥217,943	¥177,832
Education	¥103,420	¥71,954	¥66,746
Public works	¥95,895	¥53,512	¥52,048
Capital expenditure	¥97,509	¥65,020	¥70,858

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