Er begann Sprachstudien an der Universität von Hawaii und wechselte dann zum Shelton College, an dem er ein Studium der biblischen Sprachen 1960 mit einem B.A. ###>==Education and career==Yamauchi began language studies at the University of Hawaii but then transferred his candidacy to studying Biblical languages at Shelton College, Ringwood, New Jersey, and received his B.A.