Hozumi Yatsuka

Hozumi Yatsuka
Born	March 20, 1860 Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Died	1912
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Legal Scholar
Known for	One of the first Japanese scholars to crystallise counter-revolutionary state Shintoism.
Academic background
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University (1882)
Influences	Jean Bodin, Robert Filmer, Paul de Lagarde, Confucius, Shintoism
Academic work
Discipline	Legal Scholarship
Sub-discipline	Constitutional Law, Japanese Law, Political Theology
School or tradition	Conservatism (1879-1883), State Shintoism (1883-1912), Volkism (1883-1912),[1] Absolutism (1883-1912)
Notable ideas	Kokutai, Seitai, Kodoshin, Godo Seizon, Chuko
Influenced	Kimura Takataro, Inoue Tetsujiro, Takayama Chogyu, Minobe Tastukichi, State Shintoism

Hozumi Yatsuka (穂積 八束, March 20, 1860 – October 5, 1912) was a Japanese scholar and lawyer.

He was active in characterising the legal systems of the Japanese state, and his writings especially focused on the Meiji Constitution.