Kan'ichi Kanegae

Kan'ichi Kanegae (Japanese: 鐘ヶ江管一; 22 January 1931 – 22 August 2025) was a Japanese politician.

Life and career

Kanegae was born in Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture on 22 January 1931.

In December 1980, he was elected mayor of Shimabara, serving for three terms and 12 years until December 1992.[1] In 1991, with the eruption of Mount Unzen, he helped with disaster relief activities. His appearance was widely covered by the media and he became known as the "bearded mayor".[2] His beard was shaved off in December 1992, immediately following his retirement.[3]

In 2021, he won the Shimabara Peninsula Culture Award.[4]

Kanegae died on 22 August 2025, at the age of 94.[5]

References

  1. ^ "朝日新聞デジタル：普賢岳噴火、対応に奔走 - 長崎 - 地域". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ "「長いようで短い３０年」　当時の島原市長鐘ケ江さん―雲仙・普賢岳大火砕流：時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ 長崎新聞 (15 September 2018). "【平成の長崎】ひげにサヨナラ １年半ぶりそり落とす 鐘ケ江前島原市長 平成４（１９９２）年 ｜ 長崎新聞". 長崎新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ "鐘ケ江元島原市長、太田名誉教授らに島原半島文化賞：朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ "長崎・島原の元市長、鐘ケ江管一さん死去 雲仙・普賢岳噴火時に指揮：朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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