Saima Kawachi-no-kami served as a bushō during the Sengoku period.  He was a retainer of the Kai-Takeda clan.

His origins and home base are unknown.  Kawachi-no-kami served Takeda Harunobu (Shingen).  In 1548, he served at the Battle of Uedahara.  However, owing to a violent attack by Murakami Yoshikiyo, Kawachi-no-kami, along with Amari Torayasu, Hajikano Denemon, and others was killed in action.