[3] He left the position in 1922,[3] and was succeeded by Kadono Ikunoshin as interim president before Ichitaro Fukuzawa took over full-time.

[5] Writing in the educational-cum-movie magazine Katsudo no Sekai, he proposed the use of motion pictures for educational purposes.

[6] He also published essays in Kokuhon alongside other prominent educators and university presidents.

[8]: 129  In 1920, he suggested that students "must not be deceived by deceptive ideologies nor follow the group blindly [but] realize the spirit of freedom, and independence and self-respect".

[8]: 130  On 11 November 1922, Kamata was present at Japan's first large-scale Armistice Day celebration in Tokyo's Hibiya Park.