Japan Genealogies - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Please add the title in Japanese here.

Record Description
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.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts may include:


 * Full family name
 * Name of spouse
 * Name of children
 * Children's birth date's

Related Websites
Japan Genweb

Related Wiki Articles

 * Japan
 * Japan Genealogy

Citation for This Collection
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Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Examples for Record Found in FamilySearch Historical Collections
Example for a Browsed Collection:

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.

When the citation has been replaced with a citation specific to the collection being described, the heading should be changed to “Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection” in Heading style 5.