| Election Name: | 2012 Kyoto mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Kyoto City.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Kyoto mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | 5 February 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Kyoto mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Daisuke Kadokawa 20151103 cropped.jpg |
| Colour1: | 6666ff |
| Candidate1: | Daisaku Kadokawa |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Popular Vote1: | 221,765 |
| Percentage1: | 53.86% |
| 1Blank: | Supported by |
| 1Data1: | DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDPJ |
| Colour2: | ff6666 |
| Candidate2: | Kazuo Nakamura |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Popular Vote2: | 189,971 |
| Percentage2: | 46.14% |
| 1Data2: | JCP |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Daisaku Kadokawa |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | Daisaku Kadokawa |
| After Party: | Independent |
The 2012 Kyoto mayoral election was held on February 5, 2012. The incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 31,794 votes. It was considered that his first term was generally appreciated by the voters.[1]