Junkurō Nakamura(中村 純九郎, Nakamura Junkurō; August 7, 1853 – December 18, 1947) was a Japanese politician, born in Hizen Province, who served as governor of Fukui Prefecture (1907-1912), Hiroshima Prefecture from March 1912 to February 1913 and 12th Director-General of the Hokkaido Agency (1913-1914).

Nakamura also served with the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, and as a member of the House of Peers from 1920 to 1947.

Early Life

Nakamura Junkurō was born in 1853 to Nakamura Kizōta a samurai, in Hizen (modern-day Saga Prefecture). He studied Chinese learning at the Saga Kōdōkan under Kihara Takatada and Soejima Taneomi, before going to Tokyo, where he studied English for two years at Kyōkan Gijuku. In 1876, he became a law student and later entered government service.

Preceded bySuke SakamotoGovernor of Fukui Prefecture 1907-1912Succeeded byTokiwa Ikematsu
Preceded byTadashi MunakataGovernor of Hiroshima Prefecture 1912–1913Succeeded byTerada Yushi