Kishi-Kimura Family History

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  • Izumi – Kishi Family Connection

    Izumi – Kishi Family Connection

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    Neil Kishi
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    Thanks to my fourth cousin Meiko Izumi, the Landscapes of Injustice database, kosekis, and census data, I have more information about the connection between the Kishi and Izumi families. It starts with Kiku Kishi (born 1840), the younger sister of Shojiro, my great great grandfather. She married Uuemon Izumi and they had 4 sons. The…

  • Koseki Documents

    Koseki Documents

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    Neil Kishi
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    This was an exciting week as I received three koseki packages from Japan. They were for the Kimura, Makino, and Kishi families. It is a daunting task to translate them into English, especially when I don’t speak or write Japanese. Thankfully, I was able to use Google Translate and DeepL. It’s incredible how far these…