Research Foundations

Step 1: Town of Origin

Step 2: Request Records
- Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Introduction and Submittal Process
- Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Proving Relationship to Issei Ancestor
- Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Identifying Ancestral Village of Issei
- Beginning Japanese Research (FamilySearch Wiki Article)

Step 3: Deciphering Records
- Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Introduction and Basic Layout)
- Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Dates and Family Relationships)
- Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Names and Geographic Place Names)
- Japanese Genealogical Word List (FamilySearch Wiki Article)