Kanichi Yamamoto (1879–1961) was the first Japanese Baháʼí. He joined the religion in 1902. Some of his children also decided to join the Baháʼí Faith.Memories of ʻAbdu'l-Baha, p. 5 Of Yamamoto, who heard of the Baháʼí Faith in Honolulu, ʻAbdu'l-Baha said,
"thou...art the single one of Japan and the unique one of the extreme Orient."ʻAbdu'l-Baha, Tablets of ʻAbdu'l-Baha Abbas, III, 714
Yamamoto remained a staunch and ardent Baha'i until his death in 1961.
See also
Baháʼí Faith in Japan
References
Japan Will Turn Ablaze! Traces that Remain Major events of the Century of Light Prepared by Dr. Ahmadi Memories of ʹAbduʹl-Bahá: recollections of the early days of the Baháʹí faith in California