Otokichi

Otokichi
Japanese drawing of Otokichi in 1849, as he visited Japan passing for a Chinese man.
Born1818
DiedJanuary 1, 1867(1867-01-01) (aged 49)
Resting placeJapanese Cemetery Park, Hougang, Singapore
NationalityJapanese
Other namesJohn Matthew Ottoson
CitizenshipBritish

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.

  1. ^ "Singapore's First Japanese Resident: Yamamoto Otokichi | BiblioAsia". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-01-30.