Otokichi | |
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Born | 1818 |
Died | January 1, 1867 | (aged 49)
Resting place | Japanese Cemetery Park, Hougang, Singapore |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | John Matthew Ottoson |
Citizenship | British |
Otokichi (音吉 or 乙吉), also known as Yamamoto Otokichi[1] and later known as John Matthew Ottoson (1818 – January 1867), was a Japanese castaway originally from the area of Onoura near modern-day Mihama, on the west coast of the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture.