Kamata Eikichi

Kamata Eikichi (; 1863–1934) was a Japanese politician and educator. He served as Minister of Education from 1922 until 1923, and was president of Keio University for over 20 years.

Educational career During the 1880s, Kamata was a teacher at Keio University, He left the position in 1922, Kamata was an advocate of gender equality, believing it was necessary to accompany the "equality between the classes" within post-feudal Japan. Writing in the educational-cum-movie magazine Katsudo no Sekai, he proposed the use of motion pictures for educational purposes. He also published essays in Kokuhon alongside other prominent educators and university presidents.

Alongside these progressive views, Kamata used his position at the university to push his patriotic view of independence,

Ministerial career Kamata served as Minister of Education from 1922 until 1923. On 11 November 1922, Kamata was present at Japan's first large-scale Armistice Day celebration in Tokyo's Hibiya Park. He was one of several speakers, including Uchida Kōsai and Drew Pearson.

After he left the Ministry of Education, he was a member of the Privy Council from 1927, and head of the Imperial Council on Education in 1932.