Hiroshi Sakurada

Hiroshi Sakurada is one of those quietly rooted politicians who came up through Hirosaki, Aomori — a city better known for its magnificent cherry blossoms and feudal castle than for producing national headlines. He graduated from Hirosaki University, spent decades as a city official, and then served two terms as mayor of his hometown, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a former mayor. That tracks — local-minded politicians often do the unglamorous, necessary work without much fanfare, and Aomori is a prefecture that tends to reward steadiness over spectacle.

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Hiroshi Sakurada is a Japanese politician born on June 3, 1959, in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. A graduate of Hirosaki University, he joined the Hirosaki city government in 1983, rising to head of its tourism promotion department, and served two terms as Mayor of Hirosaki from 2018 to 2026. In 2020 his administration introduced the first partnership oath system for same-sex couples in the Tohoku region.

Name (English)

Hiroshi Sakurada

Name (Japanese)

櫻田宏

Reading

さくらだ ひろし

Born

June 3, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

University

Hirosaki University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AB%BB%E7%94%B0%E5%AE%8F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52717386

Tags

• From Aomori Prefecture
• Politician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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