Administration | Shirakawa Town

Head of local government

Update frequency: After each election

Saeki Masataka(佐伯正貴)

Times elected: 2

Independent | Elected on: 2026-08-09

Elected unopposed (so there is no voter turnout, number of votes or absolute vote share)

Re-elected unopposed after the election was announced on 4 August 2026. The election date is the scheduled polling day (from the Gifu Prefectural Election Administration Commission's schedule of municipal elections in 2026, following the way the Japan Research Institute for Local Government records unopposed elections). Times elected (2) is from the Gifu Prefectural Election Administration Commission's list of terms of office (as of 31 August 2026).

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¥7.38 billion

Change on previous year: +¥503.74 million+7.3%

Revenue (ordinary accounts, in thousands of yen; the share is of the total)
Item	Amount	Share
Local allocation tax	¥3,033,572,000	41.1%
Local taxes	¥929,571,000	12.6%
Local bonds	¥723,700,000	9.8%
National treasury disbursements	¥550,679,000	7.5%
Other	¥2,150,895,000	29.1%
Total	¥7,388,417,000	100.0%

Expenditure¥6.79 billion

Change on previous year: +¥303.32 million+4.7%

Expenditure (ordinary accounts, in thousands of yen; the share is of the total)
Item	Amount	Share
Social welfare	¥1,445,959,000	21.3%
General administration	¥1,412,182,000	20.8%
Education	¥814,363,000	12.0%
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	¥736,497,000	10.8%
Other	¥2,382,052,000	35.1%
Total	¥6,791,053,000	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

10.2%

0%Early 25%Rebuilding 35%

Within the national standards

Size of the burden left for the future

Future burden ratioNo burden

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)	10.2%	25%	35%
Size of the burden left for the future (Future burden ratio)	No burden	350%	Not set

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Expenditure per resident by purpose

Update frequency: Annual

Social welfare¥209,135
Education¥117,785
Public works¥74,656
Capital expenditure¥196,636

▼ 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	¥209,135	¥217,943	¥177,832
Education	¥117,785	¥71,954	¥66,746
Public works	¥74,656	¥53,512	¥52,048
Capital expenditure	¥196,636	¥65,020	¥70,858

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