Japan, Genealogies, 850-2012
A collection of Japanese clan genealogies from Japan, arranged by family. Dates and localities will vary. All records from this collection are housed at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo.
Japan, Genealogies
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What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 850 to 2012. These records are in Japanese. See the For Help Reading These Records section of this article for translation tools.
This is a collection of Japanese clan genealogies from Japan. The records are arranged by family. Dates and localities will vary for each record depending on the family. Records of this collection are from Ehime Prefectural Library and Iwate Prefectural Library. Some records are Japanese clan genealogies from Okinawa prefecture. Some families have genealogies detailing pedigrees back to medieval times, listing descent from notable individuals.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Japan, Genealogies, 850-2012. |
Reading These Records
These records are written in Japanese. For help reading them see Japan Languages and Japanese Genealogical Word List.
What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Family name
- Name of spouse
- Name of children
- Children's birth dates
- Occupation
- Date and place of birth
- Date and place of death
- Names of parents
Collection Content
Sample Images
Genealogy Record
Genealogy Record from Ehime Prefectural Library
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Collection Details
Language
Japanese
Location of Original Records
国立国会図書館 東京 (National Archives, Tokyo)
"日本 系図, 850-2012." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 6 February 2026. 国立国会図書館 東京 (National Archives, Tokyo).
