Kagoshima Prefecture Genealogical Records

Kagoshima Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Kagoshima Prefecture Marriage & Divorce Records

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Kagoshima Prefecture Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Kagoshima Prefecture

Newspaper Archive: Japan (1920-1999)

Text-searchable copies of millions of Japanese newspaper articles.

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Kagoshima Prefecture Immigration & Travel Records

Japan Passenger Lists (1893-1941)

An index to and images of passenger lists and emigration records. They list name, address, date of birth, destination and more.

Kagoshima Prefecture Military Records

Japanese Marines Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese sailors, prosecuted under US military law.

Japanese Air Target Analyses (1942-1945)

Contemporary analyses of the Allied bombing strategy in aerial attacks on Japanese targets during World War II. Tactical mission reports, aircraft action reports, tabulations of attack and bombing data, and photo intelligence reports detail effects on the Japanese infrastructure, including the petroleum, shipping, armament, and transportation industries. Hundreds of aerial photographs and many maps are included.

Japanese Soldiers Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese soldiers, prosecuted under US military law.

Japan WWII Photos (1940-1945)

A small collection of photographs depicting life and war in Japan during World War II.

Japanese Marines Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese sailors, prosecuted under US military law.

Japanese Soldiers Tried by The US (1941-1945)

Legal case files relating to crimes committed during World War II by Japanese soldiers, prosecuted under US military law.

Kagoshima Prefecture Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Kagoshima Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Kagoshima Prefecture Obituaries

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Kagoshima Prefecture Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Japan WWII Photos (1940-1945)

A small collection of photographs depicting life and war in Japan during World War II.

Kagoshima Prefecture Occupation & Business Records

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kagoshima Prefecture

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Kagoshima Prefecture Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Kagoshima Prefecture Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Kagoshima Prefecture Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Japanese Air Target Analyses (1942-1945)

Contemporary analyses of the Allied bombing strategy in aerial attacks on Japanese targets during World War II. Tactical mission reports, aircraft action reports, tabulations of attack and bombing data, and photo intelligence reports detail effects on the Japanese infrastructure, including the petroleum, shipping, armament, and transportation industries. Hundreds of aerial photographs and many maps are included.

Most Common Surnames in Kagoshima Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Nakamura18,6441:891.66%8
2Yamashita18,6151:894.25%29
3Tanaka16,3341:1011.15%3
4Maeda12,9291:1283.22%34
5Higashi11,1011:1497.09%136
6Yamaguchi9,8911:1671.47%16
7Matsumoto9,7431:1701.42%15
8Hamada9,7391:1705.89%127
9Kawahata9,6621:17125.63%571
10Ikeda9,3481:1772.00%26
11Kubo8,2481:2004.10%96
12Yamamoto8,0341:2060.71%7
13Nishi8,0241:2068.40%247
14Sakamoto7,8861:2101.93%32
15Uemura7,3571:2255.33%166
16Hidaka7,2381:22813.64%422
17Arimura7,0431:23541.76%1,112
18Mori6,9481:2381.33%23
19Hashiguchi6,6861:24719.57%626
20Imamura6,6101:2506.46%237
21Ueno6,3721:2592.84%78
22Fukumoto6,2191:2668.62%321
23Nakajima6,1961:2671.23%24
24Inoue6,1051:2710.94%17
25Nagata6,0291:2744.62%174
26Nakano5,7721:2861.75%48
27Arima5,7001:29017.01%634
28Matsushita5,5241:2993.87%158
29Iwamoto5,3341:3103.96%171
30Sameshima5,3051:31235.81%1,222
31Sonoda5,2531:3159.78%419
32Harada5,2481:3151.74%57
33Fukunaga5,0531:32710.12%436
34Minami4,9571:3344.24%198
35Nagano4,8151:3434.78%239
36Hayashi4,8051:3440.84%20
37Yamada4,7911:3450.57%13
38Tahata4,6951:35210.79%504
39Osako4,5051:36732.61%1,286
40Fukutome4,4191:37433.14%1,322
41Yoshida4,4001:3760.51%12
42Daisen4,2951:3854.46%245
43Taniguchi4,2811:3861.89%77
44Sato4,2761:3870.22%1
45Yamazaki4,2571:3880.94%27
46Matsuda4,1431:3991.38%58
47Tokunaga4,0621:4076.24%362
48Sakaguchi4,0571:4083.28%188
49Matsuyama4,0481:4085.63%323
50Uchimura4,0191:41118.80%919
51Iwashita4,0001:41310.51%564
52Takeshita3,9811:4156.74%389
53Haraguchi3,9671:4179.37%514
54Wakamatsu3,9291:42111.12%605
55Nakahara3,9241:4215.06%303
56Ono3,8911:4250.74%22
57Sakota3,8861:42521.71%1,066
58Wada3,8241:4321.37%64
59Kawara3,7811:4376.72%410
60Kawasaki3,7671:4392.41%138
61Baba3,7481:4412.54%153
62Kodama3,7341:4433.17%196
63Nishimura3,7101:4461.15%52
64Kubota3,7001:4471.74%87
65Sako3,6721:45013.72%764
66Setoguchi3,6621:45134.42%1,567
67Watanabe3,6431:4540.27%4
68Fukuda3,6051:4591.11%50
69Nishida3,5381:4672.07%120
70Fukuyama3,5101:4718.89%544
71Moriyama3,5001:4724.17%279
72Hamazaki3,4331:4829.11%572
73Horinouchi3,3811:48933.60%1,628
74Uchida3,3761:4901.33%69
74Yoshimura3,3761:4902.18%144
76Yoshinaga3,2861:5038.24%538
77Ohara3,2241:5132.29%163
78Takenouchi3,2141:51419.38%1,124
79Miyata3,1911:5182.68%194
80Uehara3,1761:5212.71%197
81Uto3,0861:53628.88%1,560
82Kuroki3,0621:5404.53%343
83Nakayama3,0531:5421.06%62
84Hirata3,0381:5441.90%133
85Sueyoshi3,0141:54914.45%938
86Morita3,0051:5501.03%60
87Tashiro3,0001:5513.59%280
88Nagayama2,9721:5566.54%485
89Tsuruta2,9001:5706.23%473
90Maehara2,8911:5728.75%647
91Fujita2,8861:5730.74%37
92Ogawa2,8671:5770.67%30
93Kamata2,8291:5842.36%191
93Kono2,8291:5841.30%85
93Miyahara2,8291:5845.24%417
96Nakazono2,8241:58520.36%1,282
97Iwasaki2,7761:5961.52%113
98Fukushima2,7721:5961.60%118
99Kinoshita2,7431:6031.38%98
100Tokuda2,7291:6066.46%517
101Furukawa2,7191:6081.44%108
102Honda2,6671:6201.14%73
103Nagai2,6141:6321.38%107
104Kawano2,6101:6335.53%465
104Okubo2,6101:6331.75%149
106Yasuda2,6001:6361.44%114
107Kunai2,5911:6384.29%381
108Nomoto2,5621:6456.65%555
109Nagayoshi2,5331:65322.89%1,520
109Yanagida2,5331:6535.23%456
111Okamoto2,5291:6540.79%53
112Shinohara2,5101:6592.20%204
113Fujisaki2,5001:6617.24%620
113Yoshitome2,5001:66138.59%2,234
115Ishihara2,4951:6631.68%151
116Kawaguchi2,4911:6641.38%116
117Ota2,4521:6740.67%41
118Yokoyama2,4481:6751.00%71
119Taira2,4431:6773.86%366
120Higo2,4291:68125.99%1,725
120Kiba2,4291:68126.00%1,727
122Kariya2,4101:68612.31%984
123Oda2,4051:6871.49%130
124Tokudome2,4001:68943.04%2,468
125Tahara2,3861:6934.76%434
126Murata2,3721:6971.10%86
126Shimizu2,3721:6970.41%19
128Nomura2,3481:7041.20%100
129Arikawa2,3051:71719.08%1,428
130Eguchi2,2951:7202.84%291
131Takahashi2,2721:7280.17%5
132Ito2,2671:7290.18%6
133Miyashita2,2621:7312.41%256
134Chukan2,2521:73430.52%2,050
135Hagihara2,2191:7451.85%192
136Hatakenaka2,2001:75111.34%990
137Masuda2,1911:7550.84%66
138Maruyama2,1761:7600.99%80
139Matsunaga2,1571:7661.98%218
140Shinson2,1431:77111.43%1,029
141Maki2,1381:7734.21%431
142Kojima2,1331:7750.72%59
143Yamauchi2,1241:7781.25%122
144Kato2,1141:7820.23%11
144Yamanouchi2,1141:78219.89%1,572
146Tajima2,1101:7841.86%205
147Matsuzaki2,0911:7912.72%309
148Nakao2,0571:8041.94%228
149Hirayama2,0521:8061.92%227
149Kihara2,0521:8065.10%537
151Geya2,0381:81112.64%1,149
152Yoshimoto2,0141:8213.02%349
153Ichiki2,0051:82515.54%1,355
153Wakita2,0051:8258.69%876
155Beppu2,0001:82714.35%1,275
155Oku2,0001:8276.31%665
157Matsuo1,9911:8301.04%105
158Hirano1,9861:8320.93%88
159Murayama1,9761:8372.10%254
160Ei1,9331:85516.48%1,460
161Honson1,9101:8668.69%904
162Kawaji1,8861:87738.10%2,683
163Kawakami1,8811:8791.13%125
163Ogura1,8811:8791.45%177
165Ueda1,8761:8810.53%43
166Orita1,8671:88623.12%1,933
167Terada1,8621:8881.81%235
168Izumi1,8431:8971.74%229
169Ueyama1,8331:9025.45%633
170Iwakiri1,8291:90414.66%1,392
171Hashimoto1,8241:9060.39%25
172Tominaga1,8191:9092.69%341
173Hara1,8141:9110.70%67
174Miyawaki1,7951:9216.41%738
175Kozono1,7861:92634.63%2,604
176Tokushige1,7721:93328.22%2,272
177Uchiyama1,7621:9381.62%219
178Kumamoto1,7381:9518.86%981
179Heigen1,7291:9569.88%1,083
179Sasaki1,7291:9560.24%14
179Uezono1,7291:95648.17%3,290
182Risshaku1,7141:9654.84%604
183Kakoi1,7101:96740.16%2,944
184Ando1,7051:9700.66%68
185Kaji-Ya1,7001:97338.04%2,866
186Anraku1,6761:98634.46%2,720
186Kanda1,6761:9861.88%269
188Kimura1,6671:9920.28%18
188Takeuchi1,6671:9920.50%47
190Ogata1,6571:9981.50%212
190Taniyama1,6571:99811.50%1,249
192Shimomura1,6381:1,0092.97%414
192Suenaga1,6381:1,0095.51%700
194Mizoguchi1,6331:1,0123.28%439
195Iwakawa1,6291:1,01519.54%1,885
196Yotsumoto1,6191:1,02141.60%3,118
197Ijichi1,6101:1,02730.62%2,572
198Saito1,5951:1,0370.15%10
199Chuma1,5861:1,04231.68%2,659
200Noguchi1,5711:1,0520.75%90
200Tanoue1,5711:1,05234.24%2,815