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Kenji Tomita (富田健治 November 1, 1897 – March 23, 1977) was a Japanese politician. He was born in Kobe. He graduated from Kyoto University. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture (1938–1940), served as Cabinet Secretary under Fumimaro Konoe, and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1952. He was a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.

Tomita was a keen martial artist, studying judo and aikido. He used his influence to protect aikido's founder Morihei Ueshiba from arrest during the Second Oomoto Incident in 1935 and was the first chairman of the Aikikai.

References

1. 『官報』第5810号、昭和21年5月30日。
2. Francis Pike (8 September 2016). Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941–1945. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-350-02122-8.
3. John M. Maki (1 May 2017). Japan's Commission on the Constitution: The Final Report. University of Washington Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-295-80401-9.
4. "Kenji Tomita". Aikido Journal. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
5. "About Aikido". Aikikai Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

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