Japanese blind people

founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo

Jianzhen (688–763), also known by his Japanese name Ganjin (), was a Tang Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan. In the eleven years from 743 to 754, Jianzhen attempted to visit Japan some six times, arriving in the year 753 and founding Tōshōdai-ji in Nara. When he finally succeeded on his sixth attempt, he had lost his eyesight as a result of an infection acquired during his journeys, although Fukushima Giichi, a Japanese expert in the history of ophthalmology, suggested that he may have suffered from age related cataracts . Jianzhen's life story and voyage are described in

Japanese information engineer (1958-)

pre-Meiji era travelling performers

Japanese philosopher (1746-1821)

thumb|right|250px|An itako at the autumn Inako Taisai festival at Mount Osore, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

last fluent speaker of the Sakhalin Ainu language (1902–1994)