Kyoto Prefecture Genealogical Records

Kyoto Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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 Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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 Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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.

Kyoto 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 Kyoto Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Tanaka44,0031:593.11%3
2Yamamoto36,6851:713.24%7
3Nakamura27,9541:942.49%8
4Inoue23,8651:1103.68%17
5Yoshida23,3031:1122.69%12
6Nishimura22,7081:1157.04%52
7Yamada20,7731:1262.45%13
8Matsumoto18,4111:1422.69%15
9Kobayashi17,2221:1521.60%9
10Hayashi17,1261:1532.99%20
11Ueda16,5391:1584.71%43
12Kimura16,5311:1582.75%18
13Yamaguchi15,6081:1682.32%16
14Takahashi15,3181:1711.14%5
15Nakagawa14,7961:1774.67%54
16Ito14,6921:1781.18%6
17Taniguchi14,0091:1876.19%77
18Watanabe13,6641:1921.00%4
19Mori13,3901:1952.57%23
20Shimizu13,3101:1972.32%19
21Okamoto13,1981:1984.14%53
22Fujita12,9491:2023.32%37
23Hashimoto12,6921:2062.68%25
24Adachi12,4511:2106.68%109
25Okada11,7761:2222.96%35
26Fujiwara11,5271:2273.66%55
27Nakajima11,3741:2302.25%24
28Yamashita11,1731:2342.55%29
29Otsuki11,1011:23619.05%397
30Sato10,9161:2400.56%1
31Murakami10,8841:2402.92%40
32Kato10,7161:2441.14%11
33Fujii10,5711:2483.23%49
34Yoshioka10,5231:2497.28%156
35Nakanishi10,4991:2496.52%131
36Saito10,3141:2540.99%10
37Nishida10,1291:2585.92%120
38Hasegawa10,1211:2592.58%36
39Suzuki9,8881:2650.52%2
40Ishida9,8401:2663.53%63
41Maeda9,7201:2692.42%34
42Onishi9,7031:2705.24%111
43Sasaki9,6391:2721.36%14
44Kitamura9,4301:2785.51%121
45Tsuji9,0771:2885.81%140
46Konishi8,8201:2977.61%199
47Ota8,8121:2972.41%41
48Ikeda8,6991:3011.86%26
49Okumura8,6351:3037.85%214
50Yasuda8,3781:3124.63%114
51Shiomi8,3301:31436.03%874
52Matsuda8,2091:3192.73%58
53Yamazaki8,0011:3271.77%27
54Morita7,8641:3332.69%60
55Wada7,8481:3342.82%64
56Matsui7,6791:3413.70%92
57Takeuchi7,5431:3472.26%47
58Nishikawa7,4061:3534.36%123
58Okuda7,4061:3536.90%223
60Imai7,2941:3593.28%79
60Murata7,2941:3593.39%86
62Ogawa7,2701:3601.69%30
63Yamauchi7,2621:3604.26%122
64Nakai7,1731:3656.60%220
65Sugimoto7,0931:3693.67%103
66Fukui7,0451:3726.15%201
67Ono7,0131:3731.34%22
68Katayama6,9481:3775.62%187
69Nomura6,9401:3773.55%100
70Sakai6,9321:3781.80%39
71Fukuda6,8761:3812.12%50
72Nakano6,8521:3822.07%48
73Fujimoto6,8121:3843.11%83
74Shibata6,7551:3872.52%65
75Sakamoto6,6191:3951.62%32
76Kinoshita6,5951:3973.32%98
77Tamura6,5151:4022.23%61
78Shiho6,3221:41457.97%1,539
79Morimoto6,2741:4173.94%134
80Ashida6,1291:42723.05%772
81Yagi6,0251:4345.27%203
82Hirose6,0081:4364.05%150
83Takada5,9201:4423.03%99
84Kondo5,8801:4451.52%38
85Hori5,8561:4474.45%173
86Hirai5,8321:4494.56%180
87Yoshikawa5,8081:4513.18%112
88Sawada5,8001:4513.71%141
89Kitagawa5,6791:4615.11%210
90Ueno5,6551:4632.52%78
91Kojima5,6311:4651.91%59
92Masuda5,5351:4732.13%66
93Otani5,4461:4818.82%376
94Kawamura5,4141:4832.47%84
95Harada5,3741:4871.78%57
96Miyamoto5,0691:5162.08%72
97Matsumura5,0611:5173.91%175
98Furukawa4,9961:5242.65%108
99Koyama4,9081:5332.16%74
100Yoshimura4,8521:5393.13%144
101Araki4,7631:5503.35%159
102Aoki4,7551:5501.39%46
103Goto4,7311:5531.17%33
104Kubo4,6351:5652.31%96
105Kawai4,6031:5692.37%101
106Uemura4,5871:5713.32%166
107Higashi4,5791:5722.92%136
108Nakata4,5381:5772.45%110
109Kishimoto4,5301:5785.53%286
110Nakayama4,5141:5801.57%62
111Nagai4,4501:5882.35%107
112Hattori4,4021:5952.80%135
113Shimada4,3941:5961.79%70
114Matsuo4,3221:6062.26%105
115Nishiyama4,2891:6103.33%178
116Oshima4,2731:6132.80%147
117Iwasaki4,2171:6212.31%113
118Takagi4,2091:6221.85%75
118Tani4,2091:6224.91%274
120Ida4,1851:6252.07%95
121Higuchi4,1771:6272.75%148
121Oda4,1771:6272.59%130
123Imanishi4,1611:62914.73%733
124Arai4,1531:6301.20%44
125Asada4,1451:6316.93%384
126Ishikawa4,0001:6540.89%28
127Yano3,9681:6602.75%157
128Matsuoka3,9521:6622.67%152
129Minami3,9281:6663.36%198
130Yasui3,8881:6736.49%383
131Takeda3,8161:6861.83%91
132Honda3,8071:6881.63%73
133Yamanaka3,7831:6922.47%145
134Uchida3,7191:7041.46%69
135Kataoka3,6551:7163.37%221
136Miyake3,6071:7263.25%211
137Oe3,5751:73210.31%618
138Yuasa3,5581:7367.31%453
139Oya3,5421:7391.86%106
140Umehara3,5261:74211.90%702
141Naito3,4941:7492.56%169
142Ishii3,4781:7530.83%31
143Hirano3,4541:7581.63%88
143Kawashima3,4541:7582.46%165
143Tsuda3,4541:7584.49%308
146Maekawa3,4141:7673.82%267
147Umeda3,3821:7745.00%342
148Sano3,3661:7781.74%102
149Ozaki3,3581:7792.45%167
150Morishita3,3501:7813.65%262
151Ohashi3,3421:7832.28%154
152Ando3,3341:7851.30%68
152Kawasaki3,3341:7852.13%138
152Uno3,3341:7855.40%378
155Doi3,3261:7872.61%182
156Ogino3,2771:7995.41%380
157Sakurai3,2691:8011.59%93
158Itoi3,2611:80325.18%1,351
158Iwamoto3,2611:8032.42%171
160Takemura3,2531:8055.41%382
161Kawakatsu3,2371:80949.81%2,229
162Okuno3,1971:8195.40%388
162Tanabe3,1971:8192.05%142
164Nagata3,1811:8232.44%174
164Tomita3,1811:8232.03%139
166Hatake3,1571:8296.85%475
167Kawaguchi3,1491:8311.75%116
168Saiken3,1411:83325.57%1,413
169Kubota3,1091:8421.46%87
169Sakane3,1091:84225.77%1,430
171Kinugawa3,0931:84637.42%1,895
172Matsushita3,0851:8482.16%158
173Hirata3,0681:8531.92%133
174Hamada3,0601:8551.85%127
174Komori3,0601:8555.24%396
174Miura3,0601:8551.00%56
177Kuroda3,0521:8582.29%172
177Noda3,0521:8582.17%162
179Iwata3,0441:8601.95%143
179Miyazaki3,0441:8601.34%76
181Noguchi3,0281:8641.45%90
181Ohara3,0281:8642.15%163
183Fujimura2,9881:8765.32%411
184Ishihara2,9241:8951.97%151
185Sakata2,9161:8982.72%224
186Imamura2,9081:9002.84%237
187Obata2,8921:9054.30%346
188Fukushima2,8361:9231.64%118
188Maruyama2,8361:9231.29%80
188Ogura2,8361:9232.19%177
191Terada2,7711:9452.69%235
192Izumi2,7551:9502.60%229
193Oishi2,7471:9532.30%193
194Asano2,7391:9561.88%155
195Nakao2,7231:9612.56%228
196Morikawa2,6991:9703.29%285
196Yokoyama2,6991:9701.10%71
198Hitomi2,6911:97316.38%1,137
199Kawabata2,6831:9763.63%315
200Mizutani2,6751:9782.93%263