Japan, Iwate Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
日本, 岩手県土地レコーズ

Record Description
This collection contains records for the years 1650-1800

These land and property records were obtained from the Iwate Prefectural Library in Japan. The writing contained in this collection includes romanized and Japanese characters.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Record Content


These land records may contain the following information:


 * Name of Grantor and Grantee
 * Name of Village, Town, Prefecture and County
 * Date of deed

How to Use the Record
To begin your search in this collection, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name of Grantor or Grantee
 * Prefecture

Search the Collection
To search the collection image by image, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Prefecture (都道府県)" ⇒Select the appropriate "County or City (郡又は市), Town or Village (町又は村)" ⇒Select the appropriate "題名 (Title), 巻 (Volume), 頁 (Page), and 年(Year)" which will take you to the images.

Look at each image one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

Related Websites

 * Japanese Historical Maps from the East Asian Library

Related Wiki Articles

 * Japan Village Records
 * Japan

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

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.