Shiga Prefecture Genealogical Records

Shiga Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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 Shiga 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.

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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.

Shiga Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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 Shiga 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.

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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.

Shiga 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 Shiga Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Tanaka27,6641:511.96%3
2Yamamoto24,0221:592.12%7
3Nakamura19,4681:731.73%8
4Nishimura15,4911:914.80%52
5Yamada14,5631:971.72%13
6Kitagawa13,3431:10612.00%210
7Nakagawa13,1681:1084.16%54
8Shimizu10,7781:1321.88%19
9Kimura10,7201:1321.78%18
10Hayashi10,7121:1321.87%20
11Inoue10,6281:1331.64%17
12Nakajima10,3021:1382.04%24
13Kobayashi10,2101:1390.95%9
14Kitamura10,1021:1405.90%121
15Yoshida9,4081:1511.09%12
16Tsuji9,1071:1565.83%140
17Ueda8,9901:1582.56%43
18Okumura8,7311:1627.93%214
19Nishikawa8,6731:1635.10%123
20Ito8,5891:1650.69%6
21Mori8,4971:1671.63%23
22Fujita7,7621:1831.99%37
23Yamaguchi7,4451:1901.11%16
24Hashimoto6,8511:2071.45%25
25Taniguchi6,8431:2073.02%77
26Fujii6,5921:2152.02%49
27Maeda6,3581:2231.58%34
28Matsumoto6,3001:2250.92%15
29Okada6,2661:2261.57%35
30Murata6,2331:2272.89%86
31Takahashi6,1911:2290.46%5
32Matsui5,9161:2402.85%92
33Ogawa5,7071:2481.33%30
34Ohashi5,6401:2513.84%154
35Nakanishi5,4891:2583.41%131
36Aoki5,4561:2601.59%46
37Watanabe5,2141:2720.38%4
38Suzuki5,1891:2730.27%2
39Kato5,1391:2760.55%11
40Matsuda4,9881:2841.66%58
41Ikeda4,9301:2881.05%26
42Imai4,8881:2902.20%79
43Sugimoto4,8541:2922.51%103
44Nishida4,8381:2932.83%120
45Ota4,7791:2971.31%41
46Kawamura4,7541:2982.17%84
46Yoshikawa4,7541:2982.60%112
48Baba4,7041:3013.19%153
49Konishi4,5951:3083.96%199
50Nakano4,5871:3091.39%48
51Terada4,4531:3184.32%235
52Kojima4,4451:3191.51%59
53Okamoto4,2701:3321.34%53
54Yamanaka4,2611:3332.78%145
55Nakai4,1441:3423.82%220
56Onishi4,1281:3432.23%111
57Maekawa4,0271:3524.51%267
58Morita4,0191:3531.38%60
59Tani3,9351:3604.59%274
60Ishida3,8941:3641.40%63
61Kinoshita3,8601:3671.94%98
62Kawashima3,8431:3692.73%165
63Ono3,7771:3750.72%22
64Yamashita3,6681:3860.84%29
65Masuda3,6511:3881.41%66
65Okuda3,6511:3883.40%223
67Sato3,6431:3890.19%1
68Ueno3,6261:3911.62%78
69Furukawa3,5591:3981.88%108
70Shibata3,5511:3991.33%65
70Takeuchi3,5511:3991.06%47
72Takada3,4261:4141.75%99
73Fukui3,4171:4152.98%201
74Sawada3,3761:4202.16%141
75Uno3,3171:4275.38%378
76Fujimoto3,2501:4361.48%83
77Nomura3,2251:4401.65%100
78Yamazaki3,1751:4460.70%27
79Kawai3,1501:4501.62%101
79Wada3,1501:4501.13%64
81Fukunaga3,1251:4546.26%436
81Tamura3,1251:4541.07%61
83Kubo3,1171:4551.55%96
84Yasuda3,1081:4561.72%114
85Hattori3,0831:4601.96%135
86Hirai3,0661:4622.40%180
87Hasegawa3,0581:4640.78%36
87Kawasaki3,0581:4641.95%138
87Sasaki3,0581:4640.43%14
90Kondo3,0411:4660.79%38
91Matsumura3,0161:4702.33%175
92Sawa2,9411:48210.33%728
93Tomita2,9331:4831.87%139
94Miyagawa2,8831:4923.28%270
95Murai2,8411:4994.31%357
96Takemura2,8071:5054.67%382
97Nishisawa2,7991:5067.06%542
98Takagi2,7911:5081.23%75
99Ogura2,7151:5222.10%177
99Saito2,7151:5220.26%10
101Fujiwara2,7071:5240.86%55
102Miyamoto2,6651:5321.09%72
102Okuno2,6651:5324.50%388
104Shimada2,6491:5351.08%70
105Fukuda2,6071:5440.80%50
106Harada2,5821:5490.85%57
107Oya2,5731:5511.35%106
108Tsukamoto2,5571:5542.68%249
109Tanabe2,5481:5561.64%142
110Hori2,5071:5651.91%173
111Yokota2,4561:5771.96%184
112Iwasaki2,3901:5931.31%113
112Wakabayashi2,3901:5932.81%276
114Kawabata2,3731:5973.21%315
115Hatta2,3561:6029.27%805
115Horii2,3561:6026.34%577
117Sano2,3391:6061.21%102
118Sakai2,3231:6100.60%39
119Kawaguchi2,3061:6151.28%116
120Fujino2,2981:6173.99%404
120Minami2,2981:6171.97%198
120Tsutsumi2,2981:6173.00%310
123Murakami2,2891:6190.62%40
124Hirose2,2811:6211.54%150
125Nakayama2,2641:6260.79%62
126Aoyama2,2481:6312.22%238
126Kawase2,2481:6314.82%471
128Kubota2,2391:6331.05%87
129Imamura2,1971:6452.15%237
129Kataoka2,1971:6452.03%221
131Hirata2,1141:6701.32%133
132Sakaguchi2,1061:6731.70%188
133Oka2,0971:6761.91%215
134Noda2,0801:6811.48%162
134Shirai2,0801:6812.20%253
134Tsuda2,0801:6812.71%308
137Higashi2,0721:6841.32%136
137Otsuka2,0721:6840.98%89
139Takeda2,0221:7010.97%91
140Higuchi1,9891:7131.31%148
141Sakamoto1,9801:7160.49%32
142Fukushima1,9721:7191.14%118
142Koyama1,9721:7190.87%74
142Yamakawa1,9721:7192.97%356
145Katayama1,9551:7251.58%187
146Yasui1,9471:7283.25%383
147Matsuoka1,9301:7341.31%152
148Yagi1,9221:7371.68%203
149Hirota1,9051:7442.46%304
150Nishiyama1,8971:7471.47%178
151Adachi1,8881:7511.01%109
152Komori1,8801:7543.22%396
153Uchida1,8721:7570.74%69
154Noguchi1,8551:7640.89%90
155Teramura1,8471:76722.92%1,937
156Kusano1,8381:7715.02%587
156Yoshimura1,8381:7711.19%144
158Ishii1,8211:7780.43%31
159Ida1,8131:7820.90%95
159Miura1,8131:7820.59%56
161Morimoto1,8051:7851.13%134
161Tsuchita1,8051:7852.86%368
163Yamaoka1,7381:8163.63%461
164Ando1,7301:8190.67%68
165Goto1,7211:8240.43%33
166Wakisaka1,7131:82712.61%1,308
166Yoshioka1,7131:8271.19%156
168Kishimoto1,6961:8362.07%286
168Maruyama1,6961:8360.77%80
170Shoji1,6881:8401.47%200
171Nakazawa1,6791:8441.60%232
172Yamauchi1,6631:8520.98%122
173Fukumoto1,6541:8572.29%321
173Honda1,6541:8570.71%73
175Sugie1,6461:86113.74%1,439
175Tainaka1,6461:86154.07%3,647
177Oda1,6381:8651.02%130
177Tokuda1,6381:8653.88%517
179Fukao1,6211:87421.45%2,013
180Nakatani1,6131:8791.97%287
181Iguchi1,5961:8882.50%365
182Ozawa1,5881:8930.96%126
183Ichikawa1,5621:9070.82%104
183Ohara1,5621:9071.11%163
185Kano1,5371:9221.40%217