Japan Genealogy

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Guide to Japan ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information
The United States of America is made up of fifty states, one federal district (District of Columbia) and five territories.

"Country" Clickable Map
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in the United States. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Jurisdictions
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in the United States. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Japan is divided into a number of areas called Prefectures. These are analogous to states or provinces in other countries. They were created after the Meiji Restoration (1868) by consolidating feudal domains. Some include a city by the same name within their boundaries.

Regions
Chūbu·Chūgoku·Hokkaidō·Kansai·Kantō·Kyūshū·Shikoku·Tōhoku

Prefectures
Aichi·Akita·Aomori·Chiba·Ehime·Fukui·Fukuoka·Fukushima·Gifu·Gunma·Hiroshima·Hokkaidō·Hyōgo·Ibaraki·Ishikawa·Iwate·Kagawa·Kagoshima·Kanagawa·Kōchi·Kumamoto·Kyōto·Mie·Miyagi·Miyazaki·Nagano·Nagasaki·Nara·Niigata·Ōita·Okayama·Okinawa·Ōsaka·Saga·Saitama·Shiga·Shimane·Shizuoka·Tochigi·Tokushima·Tōkyō·Tottori·Toyama·Wakayama·Yamagata·Yamaguchi·Yamanashi

Cities, Towns, and Villages
Within each prefecture is a number of cities, towns and villages, The larger cities are very populous, while many towns and villages are quite small and often can border each other in a way that they are at times considered part of a larger city. Most though have some space between them.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map