Otokichi
Otokichi | |
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Japanese drawing of Otokichi in 1849, as he visited Japan passing for a Chinese man. | |
| 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 (山本音吉) 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.