| Election Name: | 2008 Kyoto mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Kyoto mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Kyoto City.svg |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | 17 February 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Kyoto mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | Daisuke Kadokawa 20151103 cropped.jpg |
| Colour1: | 6666ff |
| Candidate1: | Daisaku Kadokawa |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Popular Vote1: | 158,472 |
| Percentage1: | 37.25% |
| 1Blank: | Supported by |
| 1Data1: | LDP, Komeito, DPJ, SDPJ |
| Colour2: | ff6666 |
| Candidate2: | Kazuo Nakamura |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Popular Vote2: | 157,521 |
| Percentage2: | 37.02% |
| 1Data2: | JCP |
| Image4: | Murayama Syoei 20170415 cropped.jpg |
| Colour4: | 66cc66 |
| Candidate4: | Shōei Murayama |
| Party4: | Independent |
| Popular Vote4: | 84,750 |
| Percentage4: | 19.92% |
| Image5: | Portrait gray.png |
| Colour5: | 999999 |
| Candidate5: | Toshihiko Okada |
| Party5: | Independent |
| Popular Vote5: | 24,702 |
| Percentage5: | 5.81% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Yorikane Masumoto |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | Daisaku Kadokawa |
| After Party: | Independent |
Kyoto held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 951 votes.[1] The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office