Kanichi Yamamoto
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.[1] 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."[2]
Yamamoto remained a staunch and ardent Baha'i until his death in 1961.
See also
References
- ^ Memories of ʻAbdu'l-Baha, p. 5
- ^ ʻAbdu'l-Baha, Tablets of ʻAbdu'l-Baha Abbas, III, 714
- 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