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Kingo Machimura
町村 金五
2nd Governor of Hokkaido
In office April 1959 – April 1971
Preceded by	Toshibumi Tanaka
Succeeded by	Naohiro Dōgakinai
37th Governor of Niigata Prefecture
In office 1 February 1945 – 9 April 1945
Preceded by	Tamon Maeda
Succeeded by	Masafuku Hatada
28th Governor of Toyama Prefecture
In office 7 January 1941 – 23 April 1943
Preceded by	Kenzo Yano
Succeeded by	Nobuyoshi Saka
Personal details
Born	(1900-08-16)August 16, 1900 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	December 14, 1992(1992-12-14) (aged 92) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse	Machiya Biba
Children	Nobutaka Machimura (son)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Kingo Machimura (町村 金五, Machimura Kingo, August 16, 1900 – December 14, 1992) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Toyama Prefecture (1941–1943), governor of Niigata Prefecture (1945) and the second Governor of Hokkaido (1959–1971). He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun. His second son was Nobutaka Machimura, who was twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan.

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• 1900 births
• 1992 deaths
• Japanese politicians
• Governors of Hokkaido
• Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun
• University of Tokyo alumni
• Governors of Toyama Prefecture
• Governors of Niigata Prefecture
• People from Sapporo