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Looking for Iijima family information in Yamanashi-ken

ciijima24 — 2013-02-08 20:34:57Z

Hello, I am trying to find any information about ancestors of Tokuhei Iijima born in Yamanashi-ken on November 24, 1879. Died in California February 18, 1972. Married to Tomono Iijima (Hayakawa).

Re: FURUYA or MURAKAMI Family in U.S.A.

awakeningthepast — 2011-03-08 12:51:10Z

Hello - I am not sure whether you still check this post, but I might have some additional info for you. My grandfather was a US Marine and fought in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Several years ago, I found a Japanese prayer flag from a private first class Shinzo Furuya among his belongings from the war. Since then, I've been trying to track down any remaining family members so that I may return the flag to it's rightful owner. Today, I received a letter from the War Victim's Relief office in Tokyo, Japan. They have found the son of Shinzo Furuya and he lives in Yamanashi Prefecture. I thought I remembered seeing that town mentioned somewhere among the other replies to your post. I doubt my Shinzo Furuya is the same as yours - unless he was in his late 50's during the war...but maybe they are related?

If you are still checking this and are still looking for information, I would gladly share all that I have. Since I have not yet made contact with the son, I do not want to publish his name or address without his permission.

Okuzo and Kikuyo Saito

Hifumi_Green — 2010-06-19 21:43:58Z

I am looking for my Japanese [my mothers side]family whom my siblings and I long to meet. My mother, Tokiko [b.1932], married my father, James Valenzuela in Japan in 1953 while he was serving in the U.S. Army and he soon recieved orders to be stationed in Hawaii. Tragically my mother died in 1969 while we were still very young and never had the opportunity to met my mothers' family.

If you are one of her siblings listed below or one other their children, I look forward to hearing from you.

Tadashi [b. 1928]
Hiroshi [b.1934]
Mitsuo [b.1937]
Teruko [b. 1940]
Fumiko [b.1942
Yoshio [b. 1946]
Akira [b. 1950]
Yooko [b.1951]

Re: FURUYA or MURAKAMI Family in U.S.A.

cavucosta — 2010-05-22 13:20:01Z

hello need some help in Japan for find relatives etc...?? please contact me I do genealogy Research in japan.
neyous@live.jp I can find Out what you are looking for . thanks.
andre costa

Re: Need Help finding information on Sato family

cavucosta — 2010-05-22 13:18:31Z

Dear MR/Miss
Please contact me I live in japan.Tokyo I can find out your parents in Japan.
so hope Hearing from you
neyous@live,jp I am from Brasil I live in japan
with my wife in tokyo to.
neyous@live.jp

Re: Need Help finding information on Sato family

cavucosta — 2010-05-22 13:17:43Z

Dear MR/Miss
Please contact me I live in japan.Tokyo I can find out your parents in Japan.
so hope Hearing from you
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Need Help finding information on Sato family

3170760 — 2009-09-23 00:27:25Z

How do you find out information from Japan on a family?

I know that my husband's grandfather is Arthur Sato.

His father's name is something like Masao or Masozo Sato born about 1865 and lived in NY. We were told by many family members that Masao(?) was from a royal or noble family but that's all they knew.
He came over here in the 1890's but have not found the record yet. He did own a large piece of land in NY when he settled here, but lost it somehow to the state.
A friend that is from China said that the first name can actually give you the town of origin and then the house, but I would like to find out everything I can: his ancestors, his correct spelling, if there is a crest, any siblings, etc. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it.

1910 census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex...

1920 Census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&a......

Re: FURUYA or MURAKAMI Family in U.S.A.

rosehawkins159 — 2009-07-22 20:49:44Z

Hello Gerald,
I was searching for the exact date of my father's death and came across your posting.Your letter was dated 5/15/2002, so it's been a while. However, I decided to see if I can get a response. My parents are both deceased, but I recall my mom saying that all the men in my father's family had names that ended with "zo". My dad's name was Matazo Furuya, and he was also born in Yamanashi-ken, Japan. He was born in 1889, which was in the same decade as your grandfather (Shinzo Furuya). What is also a coincidence is that my father would dress up as a kabuki dancer and perform locally in the labor camp where we lived. I'm wondering if we are related--there are too many similarities to dismiss. We know nothing outside of the info mentioned in this posting. Thanks, Rose

Looking For Relations To Yoko Mochizuki of Yamanashi-ken Japan

lhp2005 — 2007-10-08 13:13:02Z

Hello,
I am currently looking for family members related to my mother Yoko Mochizuki. I know I have an uncle Yasunobu Suzuki. Unfortunately that is all I do know. My mother says she has a brother and sister. She may also have been adopted out to another family when she was young.

SANO, Yoshikazu, Chiyeko

StevenSano — 2005-08-26 12:02:58Z

I am the third generation of the Sano family in the US. My granfather was born in Yamanashi 2/14/1904 died 1974, my grandmother Chiyeko was born in Yamanashi 9/24/1900 died 2004, she was 103 yrears old. I have family in Japan through my aunt Eiko. I would like any information on living and or deceased relatives and their locations. I can supply you with any information post WWII here in America. Thank you.

SAKURAI family of Yamanashi-ken

2005-04-30 14:26:34Z

Any information about Teru SAKURAI (BABA), born in 1885?

Re: FURUYA or MURAKAMI Family in U.S.A.

2004-06-23 21:22:55Z

Hello, my family was also from yamanashi, but i am peruvian, my grandfather came to peru when he was 16, but in the second world war, he was taken to usa... perhaps we are family, please answer me if you know something about, Luis Isami Furuya Ohmura
Yours sincerely
Yuriko San

ITO YUWATA TERAKURA SEGA KITAKATA KAKIYAMA KURISAKI

2004-04-06 20:27:58Z

YUKIE ITO B 12/23/23 IN GIFU KEN D 10/28/01 IN SALINAS MONTEREY, CA, USA MARRIED HERSHELL EUGENE GRUBBS B 5/9/35 IN GRAND CHAIN, PULASKI, ILL D 5/19/77 IN SALINAS, MONTEREY, CA
FATHER: TORAJIRO B 3/22/1878 (MOTHERS NAME WAS NAMI)
MARRIED 2/17/1919
MOTHER: KURA YUWATA D 1/12/43 (FATHERS NAME WAS KENJIRO)
TORAJIROS FIRST WIFE WAS SEN TERAKURA MARRIED 6/12/1911
YUKIES SISTER: CHIEKO B 6/24/14
BROTHER: NOBUSHIGE B 1/1/29

HERSHELL AND YUKIE ADOPTED 4 CHILDREN IN 1972 FROM SOCIAL SERVICES OF JAPAN IN OSAKA

ALSO LOOKING FOR INFO ON TSUGIO SEGA OR ANY FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS IS MY HUSBANDS BIOLOGICAL FATHER. TSUGIOS FATHERS NAME WAS RIKIO SEGA. MOTHERS NAME WAS MIKIE KAKIYAMA. TSUGIO MARRIED YOKO KITAKATA ABT 6/61. YOKO d ABT 4/22/68 TSUGIO REMARRIED ON 1/30/70------EMIKO KURISAKI. PLEASE EMAIL ME @ MIETAK@AOL.COM OR AJSERNAGRUBBS@AOL.COM
THANKS IN ADVANCE

Re: Sasuga

2004-02-07 12:27:52Z

hi
i can get family registry/tohon by proxy and translate..... a consulate office should have an immigration card which tells whereabouts in jpn your ancesters were from...written jpn though...

Re: Sasuga

2004-01-10 16:22:06Z

Hi David;

Perhaps we are relatives.
My father, now he is 67 years old came from japan when he was nineteen and. Also he is from Yamanashi ken - ken

Let me know more about you.

Regards

Re: Yasaki/Sugiyama

pinguini — 2003-12-14 04:31:39Z

No, sorry. Yasaki/Sugiyama are definitely Japanese.

Sasuga

2003-08-17 08:24:00Z

I am seeking information on family. Grandparents Shozo and Shimako Sasuga from Yamanashi-ken. Thank you.

Re: NAKAGOMI/NAKAGOME

2003-04-11 16:45:18Z

Nakagomi is very popular name in Nakagoma-gun in Yamanashi. Especially in Shirane-cho (from April 1,2003 the town unfied into "Minami-Alps City), there are so many Nakagomis.

Masuzo Hagita

2003-04-07 21:54:21Z

I am looking for any information about the family ancestors and history of Masuzo and Ichi Hagita in Tokyo or Chiba. Their children are Hagima, Minoru, Mariko, Tokie, and a half-brother Kurando. I'm a friend of Tokie (Hagita) Spitz. She married Jim Spitz an American Army soldier after WWII. I have some information that Masuzo Hagita was an engineer and may have been an inventor of a pump. I know the family left Tokyo and moved to Chiba during or after WWII, and that they have a family burial plot there, but I'm not sure of the exact location. Please contact me with any information you may have regarding this family, and how I may contact any living relatives. I live in California in the United States, and my email is: it3fittro@yahoo.com. Thank you. Gary

Searching for info and family of Kuwasaki and Arita genealogy

jouchi77 — 2003-02-17 01:27:56Z

My name is Jennifer and I am the grandaughter of Leroy T. Kuwasaki Sr. Great Grandaughter of Kumakichi Kuwasaki and Kito Arita. Please if you believe you have any info of possible help, please contact me. Please if you and I may have any relation I am looking for you, please contact me.

Some info that may help my great grandmother was Kito Arita, I believe to have been told she was from Kumamoto, Japan.
After my great grandparents got married the immigrated to the State of Hawaii with their children. Not much is known after this event.
Included in my query is a picture of my great grandparents.

Re: Yasaki/Sugiyama

2003-02-10 19:37:49Z

Origin, I think form Turkey. NAme is Al yasaki or El Yasaki or using ss like al yassaki or el yassaki.
Now the family tree in most countries of the middle east including Serya, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and many others
My web page under construct www.elyassaki.net

Laffin family Members

dreamchild69 — 2002-10-08 18:49:34Z

I'am looking for a Thomas M Laffin, He was born in March 4 1883, In Nova Scotia. His father was a Robert Laffin (Have date of birth as well and on other sibling's ). We dont know where in Japan , but he got SHipwrecked and chose to live in Japan and recived a Metel for saving a Ship in Japan as well. Any information can help, Please e-mail me at dreamchild_69@hotmail.com.

Re: FURUYA or MURAKAMI Family in U.S.A.

2002-09-01 07:33:10Z

your family names are close to ours let me know if you found out anything

BABA

2002-06-22 01:30:34Z

If you are related to Misaku Baba born in 1889 and could provide me with more information about him, please contact me. He is my great-great grandfather.

FURUYA or MURAKAMI Family in U.S.A.

2002-05-15 09:23:14Z

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

NAKAGOMI/NAKAGOME

2002-03-01 16:37:00Z

When my grandparents came from Japan, Brazilian government registered them as NAKAGOME, but we think that the correct romaji for our name is NAKAGOMI. I have lost contact with our relatives for some years and I am looking for them in order to restablish contact.
By the way the father of my grandfather was HASEBE and not NAKAGOMI (he changed his name because his wife was the last of her family), so I would like to track down this other derivation of our family.

Yasaki/Sugiyama

2001-12-26 20:08:09Z

Looking for ancestors and relatives of Mutsu Yasaki and Kiyoji (Sugiyma) Yasaki of Yamanashi-ken. They had three children: Fuji, Chiyaki and Miwako (my Mother.)