About Our Mayor

　　
With the trust of Sakai citizens, I am honored to continue to take the responsibility that comes with being mayor. I will brace myself even harder to meet your expectations for a better administration.

Although the environments surrounding Sakai is expected to become severer, due to factors such as accelerated population decrease caused by birthrate decline, I strongly believe there would be a breakthrough if we utilize Sakai’s utmost possibilities.

I will strive to make Sakai a city where people can lead a safe and secure life, full of dreams and hope for the future.

I humbly ask for your continued support and cooperation.

NAGAFUJI Hideki

July 13, 1976

• Born in Hyogo Prefecture
• Spent his elementary school days in Semboku New Town (southern suburb of Sakai)
• Graduated from College of Economy, Osaka Prefecture University (present Osaka Metropolitan University)
• Entered an information processing company
• Elected twice onto the Osaka Prefectural Assembly from an electoral district of Sakai (2011-2017)
• Elected as mayor of Sakai City in June, 2019
• Reelected as mayor of Sakai City in June 2023 (second term)

• Cooking
• Visiting art museums and museums

once-in-a-lifetime encounter (ichi-go-ichi-e)
*translator’s note: this is a famous idiom which originated from Japanese tea ceremony culture that teaches how one should treasure every encounter with someone as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because the same moment may never occur again.