Hello Chiaki
My name is Gerald Yukio Collins. My Grandfathers (Jichan) name was FURUYA, SHINZO (1880 - 1966) from Yamanashi. His father was a fire chief or police about 1890 in Yamanashi I do not no what part.
Bachans surname was MURAKAMI, HISAKO.
They left Japan about 1910 and Jichian only went back one time in 1952 he lived in Hawaii at that time.
In the 1920's they had a kabuki troupe, traveled the USA and Australia. HISAKO is buried in UTAH, USA she fell into a orchestra pit.
I was born in 1956 in the USA and nobody in Japan knows I was born. My son and I am coming to Japan to find family. If you could help me please I would be grateful.
Other names in my family (mother, sister and cousins...) are mother TAMAKO, Helen / aunt SUZUKO, Grace /uncle MASAO, William all FURUYA only Suzuko is living she is 81 years old.
Jichian and bachan were theater people, Jichan was a swords man. And Bachan was kidnapped as a child from the MURAKAMI family.
This has been a challenge to get any information from here. Please spread the word to the Furuya family seeing as I will be in Yamanashi in July.
Sincerely, Gerald Yukio Collins