Kazumi Matsui

Kazumi Matsui is not the kind of figure who chases the spotlight, and honestly that feels right for someone who spent years as mayor of Hiroshima. Born in 1953 in the city itself, Kyoto University-educated, Capricorn through and through — the methodical, keep-your-head-down type. What strikes me is that leading Hiroshima is not just a bureaucratic gig; that city carries a weight most places never will, and Matsui leaned into that, turning its Peace Memorial ceremonies into genuinely global moments, repeatedly calling out nuclear powers to their faces at the annual August 6th ceremony. You don't do that with political timidity. There's a quiet stubbornness to him that I find more compelling than any flashy politician — the kind of guy who just shows up, year after year, and does the work the city's history demands of him.

Kazumi Matsui (born January 8, 1953) is a Japanese politician from Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. He studied at Kyoto University. As a public figure associated with Hiroshima, he has carried the weight of that city's historical significance in his political role.

Name (English)

Kazumi Matsui

Name (Japanese)

松井一實

Reading

まつい かずみ

Born

January 8, 1953 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake (巳)

Origin

Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

University

Kyoto University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%80%E5%AF%A6

Tags

• From Hiroshima Prefecture
• Politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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