Tokyo Metropolis Genealogical Records

Tokyo Metropolis Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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 Tokyo Metropolis

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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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 Tokyo Metropolis

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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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.

Tokyo Metropolis 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 Tokyo Metropolis

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Suzuki259,8051:5213.75%2
2Sato223,6781:6111.43%1
3Takahashi173,5611:7812.92%5
4Tanaka167,9581:8111.88%3
5Watanabe166,1661:8112.18%4
6Kobayashi153,3441:8814.26%9
7Saito136,1531:9913.12%10
8Ito132,8561:10210.71%6
9Nakamura124,5481:10911.08%8
10Kato111,4071:12211.90%11
11Yamamoto93,9271:1448.30%7
12Yoshida89,2691:15210.30%12
13Yamada85,0441:15910.03%13
14Shimizu84,9801:15914.80%19
15Inoue66,3161:20410.22%17
16Ishii65,8361:20615.70%31
17Kimura65,4191:20710.88%18
18Sasaki64,5871:2109.14%14
19Yamaguchi63,2101:2149.38%16
20Matsumoto63,1621:2149.23%15
21Ono60,7771:22311.62%22
22Ishikawa57,2561:23712.74%28
23Arai55,4631:24415.96%44
24Hayashi55,4151:2449.69%20
25Abe54,9991:24610.04%21
26Nakajima54,8071:24710.84%24
27Yamazaki53,9431:25111.94%27
28Ogawa53,8951:25112.56%30
29Hashimoto52,7421:25711.15%25
30Kaneko52,1661:26016.16%51
31Ikeda50,9491:26610.89%26
32Aoki47,4441:28513.82%46
33Kikuchi46,2911:29312.96%42
34Hasegawa46,0831:29411.74%36
35Mori45,3951:2988.71%23
36Endo42,9941:31512.40%45
37Sakai40,5931:33410.53%39
38Sakamoto40,1771:3379.85%32
39Okada38,2561:3549.61%35
40Kojima36,9911:36612.54%59
40Morita36,9911:36612.66%60
42Kondo36,5591:3709.44%38
43Takeuchi36,4151:37210.89%47
44Uchida35,9191:37714.12%69
45Goto35,8391:3788.88%33
46Tamura35,4391:38212.15%61
47Yamashita35,3431:3838.06%29
48Shimada34,7031:39014.11%70
49Fujita34,4461:3938.83%37
50Fukuda32,9741:41110.16%50
51Ichikawa32,7981:41317.13%104
52Koyama32,7021:41414.39%74
53Ota32,2541:4208.81%41
54Maeda32,2381:4208.03%34
55Nakayama30,1091:45010.45%62
56Noguchi29,9171:45314.28%90
57Masuda29,8851:45311.51%66
58Ando29,1801:46411.36%68
59Miura29,0681:4669.50%56
60Nakano29,0521:4668.79%48
61Hara28,8281:47011.11%67
62Yokoyama28,5401:47411.68%71
63Sakurai28,5081:47513.86%93
64Murakami28,4601:4767.65%40
65Otsuka27,8041:48713.12%89
66Wada27,6281:4909.93%64
67Ishida27,4191:4949.83%63
68Harada27,2751:4979.02%57
69Maruyama27,2111:49812.35%80
70Fujii26,9071:5038.23%49
71Nakagawa26,6031:5098.40%54
72Ozawa26,3471:51415.89%126
73Takano26,1391:51815.45%124
74Tsuchiya25,9471:52214.52%117
75Takagi25,2751:53611.13%75
76Shibata25,1311:5399.39%65
77Nishimura25,0991:5407.78%52
78Miyazaki25,0341:54111.06%76
79Sekiguchi24,7621:54720.33%190
80Ida24,7461:54712.27%95
81Imai24,7301:54811.11%79
82Seki24,6021:55015.00%129
83Okamoto24,5061:5537.68%53
84Igarashi24,1061:56215.05%132
85Murata24,0581:56311.17%86
86Honda23,9621:56510.28%73
87Kubota23,9141:56611.23%87
88Hoshino23,4021:57916.49%161
89Nomura23,3221:58111.92%100
90Akiyama23,2421:58314.84%137
91Ueda23,1941:5846.60%43
92Hirano23,0661:58710.85%88
93Kurihara23,0021:58917.78%176
94Takeda22,9701:59011.03%91
95Sugiyama22,8901:59210.46%82
96Matsuda22,4731:6037.48%58
97Kawamura22,3771:60510.23%84
98Fukushima22,1851:61012.83%118
99Enomoto22,0251:61524.26%266
100Iwasaki21,7371:62311.89%113
101Nagai21,7211:62311.46%107
102Miyamoto21,6891:6248.88%72
103Ueno21,6411:6269.64%78
104Koike21,4971:63015.15%160
105Osawa20,3611:66516.48%189
106Koizumi20,3451:66617.75%202
107Yoshino20,3291:66616.12%183
108Kinoshita19,9281:68010.04%98
109Okubo19,7841:68413.24%149
110Sano19,7041:68710.16%102
111Kono19,5601:6928.99%85
112Kawashima19,5441:69313.91%165
113Tanabe19,5121:69412.52%142
114Fujiwara19,3681:6996.15%55
115Matsui19,2081:7059.26%92
116Kubo19,1441:7079.53%96
117Sekine19,0961:70918.09%230
118Chiba18,9841:7139.41%94
119Yoshikawa18,7761:72110.27%112
120Kawai18,7281:7239.63%101
121Takada18,6641:7269.54%99
122Furukawa18,5681:7299.83%108
123Sugawara18,5201:7319.22%97
124Kudo18,3761:7378.39%81
125Hagihara18,2161:74315.19%192
126Taguchi17,8951:75711.68%146
127Oya17,8791:7579.38%106
128Oshima17,5431:77211.50%147
129Naito17,5271:77312.87%169
130Hino17,5111:77310.14%119
131Baba17,4951:77411.85%153
132Komatsu17,3351:78110.50%128
133Sugimoto17,2711:7848.94%103
134Hirose17,1431:79011.57%150
135Nakata16,9511:7999.13%110
136Tomita16,8071:80610.74%139
137Furuya16,6951:81114.97%208
138Yasuda16,6151:8159.18%114
139Higuchi16,4551:82310.85%148
140Sudo16,3911:82611.65%164
141Iwata16,1351:83910.36%143
142Sakuma16,0071:84615.89%240
143Nagashima15,8631:85414.09%207
144Ohashi15,7671:85910.73%154
145Tajima15,7351:86113.90%205
146Mochizuki15,5911:86912.24%181
147Adachi15,5101:8738.32%109
147Mizuno15,5101:8738.58%115
149Yoshizawa15,4621:87619.81%302
150Ogura15,3501:88211.87%177
151Yoshioka15,2061:89110.53%156
152Hayakawa15,1901:89211.86%179
153Asano15,1101:89610.36%155
154Hattori14,9661:9059.51%135
155Kitamura14,7581:9188.62%121
155Okabe14,7581:91816.52%268
157Sawada14,7101:9219.41%141
158Kawakami14,6781:9238.82%125
159Kawasaki14,6621:9249.36%138
160Yokota14,6461:92511.68%184
161Nakazawa14,5341:93213.82%232
161Yamanaka14,5341:9329.48%145
163Matsumura14,4061:94011.12%175
164Ijima14,3901:94115.78%265
165Uchiyama14,2301:95213.07%219
166Ishihara14,1021:9609.52%151
167Kawaguchi14,0861:9617.83%116
168Muto13,7981:98114.68%255
169Fujimoto13,7661:9846.29%83
170Shibuya13,5901:99613.05%233
171Hirai13,5581:99910.59%180
172Honma13,4301:1,00811.91%206
173Ohara13,4141:1,0109.53%163
174Machida13,3821:1,01217.40%307
175Miyata13,2061:1,02511.07%194
176Takayama13,1581:1,02912.48%231
177Murayama13,1421:1,03013.96%254
178Nishikawa13,0451:1,0387.67%123
179Shinohara12,9811:1,04311.40%204
180Izuka12,9491:1,04613.95%259
180Taniguchi12,9491:1,0465.72%77
182Amano12,9331:1,04713.23%243
183Yamauchi12,9011:1,0507.57%122
184Matsuo12,8851:1,0516.73%105
185Ozaki12,7891:1,0599.33%167
186Yoshimura12,6611:1,0708.17%144
187Takizawa12,5491:1,07916.39%311
188Ishizuka12,5331:1,08115.19%283
189Wakabayashi12,5171:1,08214.73%276
190Kuroda12,4691:1,0869.37%172
191Kumagai12,4211:1,0909.16%170
191Miyagawa12,4211:1,09014.14%270
193Shimura12,4051:1,09224.85%438
194Hirata12,3251:1,0997.71%133
195Oda12,2931:1,1027.62%130
196Hamada12,2291:1,1077.39%127
197Ishibashi12,1651:1,1139.72%185
198Akimoto12,0691:1,12218.45%360
199Araki12,0371:1,1258.45%159
200Shirai11,9571:1,13312.63%253