Hisashi Tokunaga

Hisashi Tokunaga is the kind of politician who doesn't scream for your attention, and honestly that's a point in his favor. Born in 1963 in Omihachiman, Shiga — a quiet, historically rich town on the edge of Lake Biwa — he's got that slow-burn, principled energy you associate with the place rather than, say, the Tokyo political circus. He grinded through Hikone Higashi High School, one of Shiga's elite public schools, then made it to Waseda, so the work ethic was clearly there from early on. Now past sixty and still active in Shiga politics, there's something quietly admirable about a guy who could've coasted into retirement but keeps showing up. I don't know every policy position he's held, and I won't pretend I do, but the profile of a local man who built his career methodically on logic and persistence rather than flash? That's a type I respect.

Hisashi Tokunaga is a Japanese politician born on June 27, 1963, in Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture. He attended Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School before going on to graduate from Waseda University. He represents the Cancer zodiac sign and the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac cycle.

Name (English)

Hisashi Tokunaga

Name (Japanese)

徳永久志

Reading

とくなが ひさし

Born

June 27, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

High school

Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School

University

Waseda University

• Official sitehttps://e-siga.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tokunagahisashi627/
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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%B3%E6%B0%B8%E4%B9%85%E5%BF%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5772420

Tags

• from Shiga Prefecture
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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