Yūkichi Takeda (武田 祐吉, Takeda Yūkichi, 5 May 1886 – 29 March 1958) was a scholar of Japanese literature.
He was born in the Nihonbashi Ward of Tokyo City (modern-day Chūō Ward, Tokyo).
He became a lecturer as Kokugakuin University in 1926.
He is known for his research on the Kojiki and the Man'yōshū, and in 1950[1] was awarded the Japan Academy Prize for his work on the Man'yōshū.