Shigeo Takaya (高谷 茂男, Takaya Shigeo, 1 January 1937 – 8 August 2024) was a Japanese politician who was the mayor of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture.[1] A graduate of Okayama Prefectural University-Junior College, he was first elected in October 2005.

Takaya died of kidney failure on 8 August 2024, at the age of 87.[2]

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  1. ^ "San Jose and Okayama, Japan Kick Off 50th Anniversary of Sister City Relationship". Sys Con. 26 April 2007.
  2. ^ "【速報】政令指定都市移行時の岡山市長 高谷茂男さん亡くなる 87歳【岡山】 | OHK 岡山放送". OHK 岡山放送 (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2024.