Japan Village Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
日本、村レコード、709-1934

Record Description
This collection has village records obtained from Fukuoka, Japan. These records include land records, genealogies, religious censuses, and individual family records.

Japanese villages were responsible for several types of records that can be of significant genealogical value, especially when the religious inquisition census records (shumoncho) are unavailable. They cover the time period from 1600 to 1868.

These records include the following:
 * Land and property records
 * Tax records (who paid taxes, etc.)
 * Population and status records (a type of census)
 * Lists of people who were drafted into the military
 * Financial records
 * Conservation project records

To see more types of records that are in this collection, go to Japan Village Records.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Beginning your Search
To search the Village Records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Ancestor's name
 * Name of village
 * Family name
 * You should have already gathered as much information as possible from your home and family and filled out family group records and a pedigree chart.

Searching the Images
To search the collection, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page, ⇒ Select the Prefecture (都道府県) ⇒ Select the County or City (郡又は市), Town or Village (町又は村) ⇒ Select the Record Type (記録の種類) ⇒ Select the Title (題名), Volume (巻)/Page (頁), and Year (年) which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Related Websites

 * Keizu - Japanese Genealogy
 * Japanese Genealogy Resources
 * Japan GenWeb
 * Japanese American Military Database
 * Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II

Related Wiki Articles

 * Japan Church Records
 * Japan Research Methods
 * Japan Village Records
 * Japan Record Loss

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Example for a Record Found in This 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.