Mie, Japan Genealogy

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

Jurisdictions
Japan is divided into a number of areas called 'Prefectures' (abbreviated 'Pref.'), or 'Ken' in Japanese. These are analogous to states or provinces in other countries. They were created after the Meiji Restoration (1868) by consolidating feudal domains.[1 ] Some prefectures include a city by the same name within their boundaries. Ise Province, Shima Province, Iga Province, and part of Kii Province were merged to form Mie Prefecture (Mie-ken).[2 ]

Cities, Towns, and Villages
Mie Prefecture is sparsely populated compared to many other prefectures in Japan. It's capital city, Tsu, has a population of less than 300,000 people, and most of the fourteen cities in Mie Prefecture are far less populous. Many of the historic towns and villages have been merged into the boundaries of larger cities during the last century. Most of the prefecture is rural in nature, and the cities have some space between them.

Koseki Tohon
These are the family registers that record family members