| Honorific Prefix: | Baron |
| Kawada Koichiro 川田小一郎 | |
| Office: | 3rd Governor of the Bank of Japan |
| Primeminister: | Kuroda Kiyotaka Sanjō Sanetomi Yamagata Aritomo Matsukata Masayoshi Itō Hirobumi |
| Term Start: | September 3, 1889 |
| Term End: | November 7, 1896 |
| Predecessor: | Tomita Tetsunosuke |
| Successor: | Iwasaki Yanosuke |
was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 3rd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.
Kawada was born in Kōchi Prefecture.[1]
Kawada's career was closely associated with Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi;[2] and he was a key figure in the development of Mitsubishi's management structure.[3] He also played a key role in the early years of Nippon Yusen (NYK).[4]
Kawada was Governor of the Bank of Japan from September 3, 1889 – November 7, 1896.[5]