Adolfo Farsari (11 Februari 1841 – 7 Februari 1898) adalah seorang fotografer Italia yang berbasis di Yokohama, Jepang. Setelah berkarier militer, termasuk bertugas di Perang Saudara Amerika, ia menjadi fotografer komersial dan wirausahawan yang berhasil.
Adolfo Farsari lahir di Vicenza, Lombardy-Venetia (kemudian bagian dari Kekaisaran Austria, sekarang di Italia). Ia memulai kariernya dalam militer Italia pada 1859 namun berpindah ke Amerika Serikat pada 1863
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