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Yorikane Masumoto (桝本 頼兼, Masumoto Yorikane, born January 29, 1941) is a Japanese politician who was mayor of Kyoto from 1996 to 2008. A graduate of Chuo University, he was first elected in February 1996. After three full terms in office he did not run again in the 2008 mayoral election.

References

• 政治家情報 〜桝本 頼兼〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
• 京都市長のページ　　市長プロフィール／京都市 総合企画局 広報課 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 11, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2007.