Nagano Prefecture Genealogical Records

Nagano Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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 Nagano 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.

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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.

Nagano Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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 Nagano 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.

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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.

Nagano 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 Nagano Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Kobayashi69,2731:306.44%9
2Ito28,5961:742.31%6
3Tanaka26,2151:801.85%3
4Nakamura26,0211:812.32%8
5Maruyama25,6331:8211.64%80
6Shimizu22,6481:933.95%19
7Sato22,4261:941.15%1
8Miyazawa17,5031:12025.34%335
9Takahashi17,3691:1211.29%5
10Yanagisawa15,8091:13324.43%364
11Hayashi15,1171:1392.64%20
12Yamazaki15,0021:1403.32%27
13Nakajima14,1061:1492.79%24
14Miyashita14,0881:14915.02%256
15Takizawa14,0741:15018.39%311
16Hara14,0101:1505.40%67
17Takeuchi13,7881:1534.12%47
18Yamada13,7511:1531.62%13
19Watanabe13,6401:1541.00%4
20Saito12,9941:1621.25%10
21Komatsu12,5611:1687.61%128
22Kubota12,5561:1685.89%87
23Nakazawa12,3531:17011.75%232
24Tsuchiya12,3111:1716.89%117
25Suzuki11,8361:1780.63%2
26Sakai11,3751:1852.95%39
27Aoki11,0891:1903.23%46
28Kitazawa10,9691:19232.83%639
29Arai10,6131:1983.05%44
30Koike10,5391:2007.43%160
31Yamamoto10,2211:2060.90%7
32Nishisawa10,1981:20625.73%542
33Kitahara10,0871:20920.82%455
34Koyama9,8571:2144.34%74
35Ikeda9,8011:2152.10%26
36Yamaguchi9,4231:2231.40%16
37Ichikawa9,2341:2284.82%104
38Miyasaka9,1091:23138.64%862
39Ota9,1001:2312.49%41
40Seki8,8781:2375.41%129
41Momose8,8141:23947.60%1,044
42Ide8,3571:25211.18%314
43Imai8,3481:2523.75%79
44Yamagishi8,3381:25211.78%328
45Karasawa7,9881:26331.58%812
45Sasaki7,9881:2631.13%14
47Horiuchi7,9421:2659.55%281
48Matsuzawa7,7751:27117.17%487
49Yoshizawa7,7521:2729.93%302
50Kamijo7,6881:27440.87%1,025
51Kinoshita7,4891:2813.77%98
52Ozawa7,3651:2864.44%126
53Hirabayashi7,3551:28618.97%551
54Sakurai7,2451:2913.52%93
55Nakayama7,2121:2922.50%62
56Fujisawa7,1521:29410.37%336
57Kato7,0881:2970.76%11
58Ogiwara6,9401:30317.43%539
59Uehara6,9361:3035.92%197
60Tsukada6,9261:30411.79%392
61Akabane6,7931:31033.21%952
62Wada6,6591:3162.39%64
63Kumagai6,5531:3214.83%170
64Ariga6,3361:33225.90%833
64Fujimori6,3361:33218.19%615
66Miyajima6,2431:33713.80%488
67Matsumoto6,1421:3430.90%15
68Furuhata6,0541:34848.52%1,391
69Kanai5,9071:3567.49%298
70Shinohara5,8561:3595.14%204
71Koguchi5,6441:37326.56%924
72Miyazaki5,6201:3752.48%76
73Yoda5,5931:37618.68%695
74Kitamura5,4961:3833.21%121
75Kaneko5,3761:3921.67%51
76Takei5,3621:3937.31%318
77Yoshida5,3481:3940.62%12
78Takano5,2791:3993.12%124
79Ijima5,1541:4085.65%265
80Kondo5,1041:4121.32%38
81Shimada5,0761:4152.06%70
82Harada4,8641:4331.61%57
83Uchiyama4,8541:4344.46%219
84Nishimura4,8181:4371.49%52
85Wakabayashi4,7441:4445.58%276
86Takeda4,7111:4472.26%91
87Kojima4,7071:4471.60%59
88Ono4,6511:4530.89%22
89Misawa4,5911:45813.55%631
90Katagiri4,5411:46410.05%489
91Yajima4,4481:4737.45%385
92Abe4,3981:4790.80%21
93Yokoyama4,2871:4911.75%71
94Gomi4,2781:49222.47%1,014
95Kuroiwa4,2451:49614.26%699
96Mochizuki4,1901:5023.29%181
97Osawa4,1711:5053.38%189
98Matsushita4,1351:5092.90%158
99Shunjitsu4,1251:51019.16%914
100Takemura4,0471:5206.73%382
101Nagai4,0241:5232.12%107
102Ueno4,0151:5241.79%78
103Hanaoka3,9641:53118.54%918
103Shohei3,9641:53121.02%1,022
105Takayama3,9411:5343.74%231
106Hirasawa3,8951:54010.87%601
107Higuchi3,8721:5442.55%148
108Terashima3,8021:5548.31%482
109Machida3,7701:5584.90%307
110Kikuchi3,7611:5601.05%42
111Endo3,7561:5601.08%45
112Takagi3,7191:5661.64%75
113Okubo3,7151:5672.49%149
114Miyamoto3,7011:5691.52%72
115Kawakami3,6921:5702.22%125
116Yazawa3,6821:57217.56%932
117Tamura3,6551:5761.25%61
118Komiyama3,6501:57713.59%762
119Inoue3,6411:5780.56%17
120Kasai3,6321:5803.90%258
120Nakano3,6321:5801.10%48
120Ushiyama3,6321:58043.44%1,884
123Yamaura3,6091:58324.45%1,225
124Okuhara3,6041:58432.85%1,530
125Yumoto3,5621:59120.95%1,106
126Matsuda3,5351:5951.18%58
127Goto3,5301:5960.87%33
127Hama3,5301:59614.09%819
129Kimura3,4791:6050.58%18
130Kasahara3,4751:6065.15%345
131Tokutake3,4381:61255.72%2,307
132Miyagawa3,3591:6273.82%270
133Shiobara3,3501:62826.67%1,382
134Hashizume3,3461:6298.62%550
135Miyahara3,3411:6306.19%417
136Fukuzawa3,3221:63416.81%977
137Fujiwara3,3091:6361.05%55
137Okada3,3091:6360.83%35
139Sakaguchi3,2991:6382.67%188
140Shiozawa3,2951:63916.26%959
141Morozumi3,2491:64837.57%1,836
141Ogawa3,2491:6480.76%30
143Shimodaira3,2211:65329.46%1,535
144Muramatsu3,1981:6584.15%306
145Mori3,1931:6590.61%23
146Tezuka3,1421:6706.42%449
147Mitsui3,1241:6747.27%509
148Otsuki3,0781:6845.28%397
149Yoshikawa3,0131:6991.65%112
150Ishii2,9531:7130.70%31
151Miura2,9161:7220.95%56
152Usui2,8891:7293.57%290
153Ikegami2,8791:7316.31%483
154Nakata2,8561:7371.54%110
155Chino2,8471:73911.18%802
155Otsuka2,8471:7391.34%89
157Ando2,8381:7421.10%68
157Ohara2,8381:7422.02%163
159Murata2,8331:7431.32%86
160Koizumi2,8061:7502.45%202
161Ishikawa2,7691:7600.62%28
162Hasegawa2,7271:7720.69%36
163Okamura2,7181:7742.79%244
164Masuda2,7131:7761.04%66
165Sunohara2,6951:78149.13%2,494
166Takamizawa2,6761:78745.62%2,390
167Kosaka2,6721:7883.84%334
168Ichinose2,6581:7928.46%669
168Murakami2,6581:7920.71%40
170Terasawa2,6531:7939.92%765
171Yoneyama2,6211:8036.42%532
172Kodama2,6161:8052.22%196
173Hagihara2,6031:8092.17%192
174Koide2,5981:8105.32%451
174Mizuno2,5981:8101.44%115
176Enzan2,5791:8166.25%525
177Kiuchi2,5701:8196.60%549
178Miyao2,5471:82621.85%1,468
179Aoyagi2,5381:8294.73%420
180Yamashita2,5331:8310.58%29
181Kudo2,5061:8401.14%81
182Hakucho2,4871:8469.81%809
182Minemura2,4871:84633.44%2,039
184Kurashima2,4731:85125.23%1,665
185Ishida2,4411:8620.87%63
186Matsui2,4231:8691.17%92
187Matsumura2,4181:8701.87%175
188Sakamoto2,4041:8760.59%32
189Fukushima2,3631:8911.37%118
190Oi2,3491:8965.66%523
191Kubo2,3351:9011.16%96
191Oshima2,3351:9011.53%147
193Fukazawa2,3261:9054.03%402
194Osada2,3121:9102.73%277
195Furukawa2,3031:9141.22%108
196Kurata2,2891:9204.64%445
197Hashimoto2,2611:9310.48%25
198Murayama2,2431:9382.38%254
198Uchida2,2431:9380.88%69
200Iwasaki2,2241:9461.22%113