Mie Prefecture Genealogical Records

Mie Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Mie 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.

Mie 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 Mie 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.

Mie 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.

Mie 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.

Mie 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.

Mie Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Mie 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.

Mie 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.

Mie 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 Mie 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.

Mie 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.

Mie 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.

Mie 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 Mie Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Ito52,5011:354.23%6
2Yamamoto30,9051:592.73%7
3Nakamura29,9191:612.66%8
4Tanaka24,9231:731.76%3
5Kato19,7441:922.11%11
6Suzuki19,6781:931.04%2
7Kobayashi18,9161:961.76%9
8Mizutani18,1351:10019.84%263
9Mori13,7561:1322.64%23
10Yamaguchi12,5341:1451.86%16
11Nakanishi12,0681:1517.50%131
12Nishimura12,0441:1513.73%52
13Sato12,0081:1520.61%1
14Watanabe11,9891:1520.88%4
15Nakagawa10,9551:1663.46%54
16Maeda10,9011:1672.72%34
17Hamaguchi10,8101:16823.61%479
18Hattori10,6951:1706.79%135
19Yamashita10,5741:1722.41%29
20Hayashi9,9331:1831.74%20
21Matsumoto9,4191:1931.38%15
22Ota9,1891:1982.51%41
23Onishi8,8741:2054.80%111
24Taniguchi8,5411:2133.77%77
25Hashimoto8,4811:2151.79%25
25Shimizu8,4811:2151.48%19
27Murata8,3661:2183.89%86
27Ogawa8,3661:2181.95%30
29Kondo8,2811:2202.14%38
30Yamada8,0881:2250.95%13
31Higashi8,0451:2265.14%136
32Okada7,7251:2361.94%35
33Hasegawa7,6581:2381.95%36
34Tsuji7,4531:2444.77%140
35Takeuchi7,3561:2472.20%47
36Yoshida7,2591:2510.84%12
37Fujita7,0111:2601.80%37
38Kitamura6,9871:2614.08%121
39Goto6,9141:2631.71%33
40Matsuda6,9021:2642.30%58
41Inoue6,7331:2701.04%17
42Maekawa6,4731:2817.24%267
43Takahashi6,3881:2850.48%5
44Kawamura6,2061:2932.84%84
45Morimoto6,1881:2943.88%134
46Morita6,1701:2952.11%60
47Okamoto6,0251:3021.89%53
48Nakano5,8371:3121.77%48
48Nakayama5,8371:3122.03%62
50Nishikawa5,8131:3133.42%123
51Inagaki5,7411:3176.72%275
52Ichikawa5,7291:3182.99%104
53Yamanaka5,7161:3193.73%145
54Sakamoto5,6501:3221.38%32
55Deguchi5,6321:32310.47%418
56Nakai5,5591:3285.12%220
57Kawaguchi5,5351:3293.08%116
58Ikeda5,3841:3381.15%26
59Nakajima5,3411:3411.06%24
60Uemura5,3111:3433.84%166
61Sugimoto5,2261:3482.71%103
62Ueda5,0571:3601.44%43
63Seko5,0331:36243.78%1,482
64Higuchi4,9971:3643.30%148
65Kawai4,9121:3712.53%101
66Sakaguchi4,8571:3753.93%188
67Matsui4,8511:3752.34%92
68Uchida4,8451:3761.90%69
69Kimura4,8331:3770.80%18
70Saito4,8031:3790.46%10
71Sakai4,7611:3821.24%39
72Okuda4,7241:3854.40%223
73Kitagawa4,7001:3874.23%210
74Ono4,6401:3920.89%22
75Miyazaki4,6091:3952.04%76
76Aoki4,5731:3981.33%46
77Matsuoka4,5431:4013.07%152
78Kubo4,5311:4022.26%96
79Yamazaki4,5251:4021.00%27
80Okumura4,4641:4084.06%214
81Fujii4,4461:4091.36%49
82Ozaki4,3921:4153.20%167
83Miyamoto4,2591:4271.74%72
84Oka4,1561:4383.79%215
85Ishikawa4,1501:4390.92%28
86Minami4,0111:4543.43%198
87Hirano3,9441:4621.86%88
88Sasaki3,9021:4670.55%14
89Fukuda3,8651:4711.19%50
90Nishiyama3,8531:4732.99%178
91Noro3,8471:47319.86%992
92Yamakawa3,8111:4785.74%356
93Ida3,7441:4861.86%95
94Hamada3,7201:4892.25%127
95Masuda3,6781:4951.42%66
96Fujiwara3,6661:4971.16%55
97Ogura3,6601:4972.83%177
98Nakamori3,6541:49820.22%1,061
98Oya3,6541:4981.92%106
100Nagai3,6231:5031.91%107
101Sano3,6171:5031.87%102
102Toyoda3,5871:5083.76%248
103Kurata3,5451:5147.19%445
104Nishida3,5151:5182.05%120
104Yasuda3,5151:5181.94%114
106Kinoshita3,4481:5281.74%98
107Nishi3,4361:5303.60%247
108Shimada3,4301:5311.39%70
108Yoshikawa3,4301:5311.88%112
110Okuyama3,4241:5325.29%363
111Morishita3,4121:5343.72%262
112Wada3,3691:5401.21%64
113Furukawa3,2911:5531.74%108
114Kataoka3,2541:5593.00%221
115Noda3,2421:5622.30%162
116Nishii3,2181:56615.89%960
117Okawa3,2121:5673.74%273
118Hayakawa3,2001:5692.50%179
119Ishida3,1701:5741.14%63
120Kawakita3,1401:58024.39%1,359
120Okuno3,1401:5805.30%388
122Yata3,1091:58612.51%828
123Tani3,1031:5873.62%274
124Shibata3,0971:5881.16%65
125Ueno3,0431:5981.36%78
126Kawase3,0251:6026.49%471
127Iwata3,0061:6061.93%143
128Nishioka2,9821:6114.27%333
129Ando2,9641:6141.15%68
130Morikawa2,9401:6193.58%285
130Yokoyama2,9401:6191.20%71
132Araki2,9221:6232.05%159
133Kuroda2,8491:6392.14%172
134Koyama2,8431:6401.25%74
135Nomura2,8131:6471.44%100
136Hori2,7641:6592.10%173
137Fujimoto2,7581:6601.26%83
138Komada2,7041:67328.48%1,701
139Nishiguchi2,6431:6899.53%744
140Matsuo2,5711:7081.34%105
141Mukai2,5531:7133.75%339
142Fukui2,5351:7182.21%201
142San-Rin2,5351:7184.45%406
144Shibahara2,5161:72414.89%1,110
145Miura2,4921:7310.81%56
146Imai2,4861:7321.12%79
147Katayama2,4801:7342.01%187
147Uchiyama2,4801:7342.28%219
149Nakatani2,4741:7363.02%287
149Nishio2,4741:7363.09%294
151Murakami2,4561:7410.66%40
152Tahata2,4381:7475.60%504
153Niwa2,4261:7504.29%408
154Naka2,4141:7545.82%522
155Wakabayashi2,4081:7562.83%276
156Kasai2,3831:7642.56%258
157Konishi2,3771:7662.05%199
158Kita2,3531:7743.86%379
158Saka2,3531:77411.34%941
160Okamura2,3351:7802.40%244
161Miyata2,3231:7841.95%194
162Ochiai2,3171:7862.97%301
163Ohashi2,3111:7881.57%154
164Mizuno2,2931:7941.27%115
164Takagi2,2931:7941.01%75
166Sugino2,2871:7968.60%773
167Imamura2,2741:8012.22%237
168Hirata2,2501:8091.41%133
169Harada2,2381:8130.74%57
170Matsunaga2,2261:8182.04%218
171Kojima2,2201:8200.75%59
172Oda2,2021:8271.36%130
173Hara2,1901:8310.84%67
174Nakao2,1841:8342.06%228
174Yamagiwa2,1841:83418.46%1,452
176Hashizume2,1781:8365.61%550
177Shimomura2,1661:8413.92%414
178Hirota2,1231:8582.74%304
178Sugiyama2,1231:8580.97%82
180Iwasaki2,1111:8621.16%113
181Yoshimura2,0991:8671.35%144
182Iwamoto2,0871:8721.55%171
183Ishii2,0691:8800.49%31
183Kawabata2,0691:8802.80%315
183Tsutsumi2,0691:8802.70%310
186Nakata2,0571:8851.11%110
186Sakurai2,0571:8851.00%93
188Hioki2,0511:88814.92%1,292
189Furuichi2,0331:89610.79%1,024
190Teramoto2,0201:9015.44%578
191Morioka2,0081:9074.46%492
192Hotta1,9781:9202.76%325
193Noguchi1,9721:9230.94%90
194Nakabayashi1,9661:9267.03%741
195Asai1,9541:9322.09%257
195Matsumura1,9541:9321.51%175
195Sakakura1,9541:93221.82%1,788
198Kan1,9181:9493.54%416
199Kawakami1,9121:9521.15%125
200Miyake1,8871:9651.70%211