Nara Prefecture Genealogical Records

Nara Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Nara 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.

Nara 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 Nara 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.

Nara 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.

Nara 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.

Nara 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.

Nara Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Nara 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.

Nara 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.

Nara 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 Nara 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.

Nara 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.

Nara 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.

Nara 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 Nara Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Yamamoto19,2171:711.70%7
2Tanaka17,8981:771.27%3
3Ueda16,2381:844.62%43
4Yoshida15,5921:881.80%12
5Matsumoto11,4531:1201.67%15
6Nakamura11,4391:1201.02%8
7Inoue10,2721:1331.58%17
8Morimoto9,4821:1445.95%134
9Okamoto9,3581:1462.93%53
10Nakagawa9,1921:1492.90%54
11Yoshikawa8,9381:1534.89%112
12Yamaguchi8,8151:1551.31%16
13Yoshimura8,5681:1605.53%144
14Nakanishi8,3151:1655.16%131
15Yamada8,1911:1670.97%13
16Kimura7,8651:1741.31%18
17Morita7,8141:1752.67%60
18Nishikawa7,7351:1774.55%123
19Yoneda7,5611:18110.42%320
20Sakamoto7,4521:1841.83%32
21Tatsumi7,4371:18422.86%652
22Matsuda7,4161:1852.47%58
23Okada7,4011:1851.86%35
24Onishi6,8941:1993.73%111
25Nakajima6,8571:2001.36%24
26Hashimoto6,2051:2211.31%25
27Tsujimoto6,1691:22214.57%515
28Maeda5,7701:2371.44%34
29Ikeda5,7341:2391.23%26
29Masuda5,7341:2392.21%66
31Sugimoto5,7051:2402.95%103
32Fujii5,4951:2491.68%49
33Okuda5,4801:2505.10%223
34Nishida5,4581:2513.19%120
35Mori5,4511:2511.05%23
36Nishimura5,3931:2541.67%52
37Kobayashi5,3861:2540.50%9
38Fukui5,3421:2564.66%201
39Hayashi5,2991:2590.93%20
39Higashi5,2991:2593.38%136
41Yoshioka5,2841:2593.66%156
42Nakatani5,2771:2606.44%287
43Fujimoto5,2631:2602.40%83
44Yamashita5,1391:2671.17%29
45Fujita5,0741:2701.30%37
46Nakai5,0671:2704.67%220
46Wada5,0671:2701.82%64
48Ito4,9291:2780.40%6
49Fukuda4,9001:2801.51%50
50Minami4,8861:2804.18%198
51Shimizu4,8711:2810.85%19
52Tsuji4,8211:2843.08%140
53Matsumura4,7701:2873.68%175
54Uemura4,6831:2933.39%166
55Matsui4,5601:3002.20%92
56Nakao4,5381:3024.27%228
57Sakaguchi4,4511:3083.60%188
58Inui4,3781:31313.87%667
59Takahashi4,3351:3160.32%5
60Suzuki4,3201:3170.23%2
61Nakano4,2411:3231.28%48
62Kita4,2261:3246.94%379
62Taniguchi4,2261:3241.87%77
64Kubo4,1461:3302.06%96
65Konishi4,1031:3343.54%199
66Imanishi4,0741:33614.42%733
67Ishida3,9941:3431.43%63
68Shimada3,9871:3441.62%70
69Watanabe3,8201:3590.28%4
70Sato3,7551:3650.19%1
71Yamanaka3,7191:3682.43%145
72Nishimoto3,6531:3755.79%367
73Kitamura3,5231:3892.06%121
74Kato3,4791:3940.37%11
75Yamazaki3,4651:3950.77%27
76Nakata3,4211:4001.84%110
77Oya3,2841:4171.72%106
78Murata3,2331:4241.50%86
79Yasuda3,2191:4261.78%114
80Kawai3,1531:4351.62%101
80Morikawa3,1531:4353.84%285
82Nishioka3,1391:4364.49%333
83Ota3,1031:4420.85%41
84Miyamoto2,9871:4591.22%72
84Takemura2,9871:4594.97%382
86Ogawa2,9651:4620.69%30
87Nakayama2,9361:4671.02%62
88Sakai2,9071:4710.75%39
89Okumura2,8631:4792.60%214
90Horiuchi2,8271:4853.40%281
91Fukumoto2,8201:4863.91%321
92Ono2,7911:4910.53%22
93Maekawa2,7761:4943.11%267
94Murakami2,7181:5040.73%40
95Matsuoka2,6971:5081.82%152
96Morioka2,5521:5375.67%492
97Fujiwara2,5301:5420.80%55
97Tamura2,5301:5420.87%61
99Saito2,4861:5510.24%10
100Yoshimoto2,4721:5543.70%349
101Harada2,4501:5590.81%57
102Kawaguchi2,4431:5611.36%116
103Iwamoto2,4361:5621.81%171
104Kinoshita2,3991:5711.21%98
105Ida2,3921:5731.19%95
106Kawamoto2,3561:5822.47%250
107Hasegawa2,3341:5870.59%36
107Kubota2,3341:5871.10%87
109Aoki2,2831:6000.67%46
110Hirai2,2471:6101.76%180
110Naka2,2471:6105.41%522
112Taketa2,2401:6122.43%261
113Kishimoto2,2331:6142.72%286
114Horikawa2,1961:6244.70%470
115Matsuo2,1751:6301.14%105
116Sasaki2,1311:6430.30%14
117Yoshii2,1241:6454.94%508
118Kawamura2,0951:6540.96%84
119Nishiura2,0661:66310.35%971
120Takeuchi2,0591:6650.62%47
121Sakata2,0371:6731.90%224
122Ishii1,9861:6900.47%31
123Hirata1,9791:6921.24%133
124Nomura1,9721:6951.01%100
125Kataoka1,9641:6981.81%221
126Doi1,9571:7001.54%182
127Kitagawa1,9431:7051.75%210
127Yasui1,9431:7053.24%383
129Miyazaki1,9351:7080.85%76
129Nakamoto1,9351:7083.80%428
131Mukai1,9211:7132.82%339
131Nagai1,9211:7131.01%107
131Nishi1,9211:7132.01%247
134Ueno1,8991:7210.85%78
135Ozaki1,8851:7271.38%167
136Furukawa1,8631:7350.99%108
136Nishiguchi1,8631:7356.72%744
138Murai1,8481:7412.80%357
139Imai1,8191:7530.82%79
139Nishio1,8191:7532.27%294
139Sawada1,8191:7531.16%141
142Fukunishi1,8121:75627.20%2,188
142Kondo1,8121:7560.47%38
144Shibata1,8051:7590.67%65
145Tani1,7901:7652.09%274
146Matsushita1,7831:7681.25%158
147Goto1,7691:7750.44%33
148Terada1,7611:7781.71%235
149Umemoto1,7321:7916.18%739
150Matsuura1,7251:7941.26%168
151Koyama1,6821:8150.74%74
152Iwai1,6741:8182.21%313
152Masui1,6741:8186.35%780
152Oda1,6741:8181.04%130
155Honda1,6671:8220.72%73
156Takada1,6601:8250.85%99
157Sakurai1,6381:8360.80%93
158Miura1,6311:8400.53%56
159Kawasaki1,6241:8441.04%138
160Tamaki1,6171:8471.95%282
161Imanaka1,6091:85218.74%1,845
162Hosokawa1,5951:8592.01%297
163Kojima1,5801:8670.54%59
164Yamaoka1,5731:8713.28%461
165Fukushima1,5511:8830.90%118
165Matsubara1,5511:8831.42%216
167Shimaoka1,5441:88719.66%1,966
168Hattori1,5371:8910.98%135