Yamanashi Prefecture Genealogical Records

Yamanashi Prefecture Birth & Baptism Records

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

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

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi Prefecture Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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.

Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi Prefecture

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Japan
1Watanabe30,9391:272.27%4
2Kobayashi22,4631:372.09%9
3Mochizuki15,6831:5312.31%181
4Shimizu12,1871:692.12%19
5Sato10,5221:800.54%1
6Fukazawa10,3131:8117.88%402
7Furuya10,2851:819.22%208
8Sano8,5421:984.40%102
9Suzuki8,2071:1020.43%2
10Saito8,1651:1030.79%10
11Amamiya8,1461:10333.09%832
12Nakamura8,1281:1030.72%8
13Tanaka8,0251:1040.57%3
14Osada7,8721:1069.28%277
15Yamamoto7,1651:1170.63%7
16Ito7,0811:1180.57%6
17Shimura6,7791:12413.58%438
18Akiyama6,7281:1254.30%137
19Ozawa6,6631:1264.02%126
20Hosaka6,5511:12816.64%546
21Horiuchi6,1791:1367.43%281
22Naito6,0491:1394.44%169
23Sakamoto5,6031:1501.37%32
24Amano5,5941:1505.72%243
25Kasai5,4081:1555.81%258
26Inoue5,3101:1580.82%17
27Miyashita4,9611:1695.29%256
28Nakagome4,9431:17043.12%1,484
29Hirose4,7611:1763.21%150
30Omata4,7431:17719.06%827
31Nakazawa4,7291:1774.50%232
32Endo4,6871:1791.35%45
33Kubota4,5751:1832.15%87
34Ono4,3941:1910.84%22
35Ishihara4,2411:1982.86%151
36Kato4,0871:2050.44%11
37Muramatsu4,0551:2075.26%306
38Koike3,9431:2132.78%160
39Yamaguchi3,9061:2150.58%16
40Ishikawa3,8591:2170.86%28
41Yoda3,8131:22012.73%695
42Natori3,8081:22027.57%1,287
43Yamada3,7991:2210.45%13
44Kono3,5711:2351.64%85
45Asagawa3,5571:23614.36%830
45Ichikawa3,5571:2361.86%104
47Takano3,5341:2372.09%124
48Nakajima3,4041:2460.67%24
49Tsuchiya3,3571:2501.88%117
50Takahashi3,2501:2580.24%5
51Fujiwara3,2181:2601.02%55
52Mitsui3,1761:2647.39%509
53Uchida3,1571:2651.24%69
54Sanshi3,1391:26712.20%794
55Maruyama3,1151:2691.41%80
56Ashizawa3,0081:27923.84%1,375
57Gomi2,9671:28215.59%1,014
58Miura2,9291:2860.96%56
59Yazaki2,9111:28818.89%1,184
60Omori2,8831:2912.59%209
61Higuchi2,8781:2911.90%148
62Hayakawa2,8741:2922.24%179
63Hata2,8461:2944.53%369
64Hagihara2,7851:3012.32%192
65Kajiwara2,7251:3074.39%372
66Yamashita2,6831:3120.61%29
67Ichinose2,6461:3178.42%669
68Takei2,6271:3193.58%318
69Nakayama2,6041:3220.90%62
70Kagami2,5391:33011.08%881
71Yoneyama2,5151:3336.16%532
72Dobashi2,3851:3519.19%786
73Tanabe2,3571:3551.51%142
74Ijima2,3481:3572.58%265
75Aoyagi2,3021:3644.29%420
76Goto2,2091:3790.55%33
76Ishii2,2091:3790.53%31
78Komiyama2,2041:3808.21%762
79Koizumi2,1991:3811.92%202
80Tezuka2,1301:3934.35%449
81Kanemaru2,1161:3968.31%802
82Odagiri2,1111:39711.21%1,023
82Shinohara2,1111:3971.85%204
84Muto2,0971:4002.23%255
84Ueda2,0971:4000.60%43
86Miyagawa2,0921:4012.38%270
87Kondo2,0461:4100.53%38
88Ueno2,0181:4150.90%78
89Komatsu2,0041:4181.21%128
90Sugimoto1,9581:4281.01%103
91Okubo1,9481:4301.30%149
92Akaike1,9341:43319.04%1,614
93Hara1,9251:4350.74%67
94Nozawa1,9201:4363.33%403
95Ariizumi1,9061:44043.40%2,891
96Sasaki1,8921:4430.27%14
97Kunugi1,8741:44739.00%2,738
98Miyazawa1,8651:4492.70%335
99Katsumata1,8131:4623.81%463
100Harada1,7901:4680.59%57
101Fujimoto1,7851:4690.82%83
102Maeda1,7761:4720.44%34
103Hirai1,7721:4731.38%180
103Tanzawa1,7721:47345.94%3,136
105Arai1,7301:4840.50%44
106Koshiishi1,7251:48636.94%2,789
107Kuwahara1,7201:4871.67%236
108Kawaguchi1,7161:4880.95%116
109Tsuruta1,7111:4903.68%473
110Mukaiyama1,7021:49211.35%1,213
111Fujimaki1,6881:4969.04%1,034
112Ando1,6691:5020.65%68
113Ogawa1,6651:5030.39%30
114Shindo1,6511:5082.68%377
115Kitta1,5951:52529.41%2,517
116Iwama1,5901:5276.11%784
117Suijo1,5761:5324.47%607
118Kaneko1,5721:5330.49%51
119Sugiyama1,5621:5360.71%82
120Hayashi1,5531:5400.27%20
121Oka1,5071:5561.37%215
122Imamura1,4931:5611.46%237
123Moriya1,4651:5722.91%433
124Ino1,4461:5792.45%391
125Chino1,4411:5815.66%802
126Aikawa1,4271:5873.83%574
127Okabe1,4231:5891.59%268
128Tsunoda1,4141:5931.47%246
129Wakabayashi1,4001:5981.65%276
130Shiozawa1,3901:6036.86%959
131Kazama1,3861:6055.09%755
131Obi1,3861:60532.29%2,929
133Hatano1,3811:6072.35%393
134Nagasawa1,3621:6151.85%317
134Ota1,3621:6150.37%41
136Noda1,3581:6170.96%162
137Osano1,3391:62654.79%4,159
137Sotokawa1,3391:62618.42%2,073
137Uematsu1,3391:6263.82%612
140Ikeda1,3341:6280.29%26
141Yoshida1,3251:6320.15%12
142Wada1,3161:6370.47%64
143Oshiba1,3111:63929.41%2,870
144Koshimizu1,2691:66012.29%1,600
145Takiguchi1,2651:6623.68%624
145Yokomori1,2651:66240.54%3,587
147Yamazaki1,2601:6650.28%27
148Nakata1,2511:6700.67%110
149Tamura1,2461:6720.43%61
150Kayanuma1,2411:67556.67%4,431
151Aoki1,2141:6900.35%46
152Okuwaki1,2091:69354.14%4,378
153Nara1,2041:6963.43%610
154Hinata1,1811:7098.58%1,291
154Ogiwara1,1811:7092.97%539
156Hasegawa1,1761:7120.30%36
157Tsuji1,1671:7180.75%140
158Iwashita1,1531:7273.03%564
158Sakai1,1531:7270.30%39
160Hikawa1,1391:73622.21%2,614
161Hoshino1,1351:7380.80%161
161Yokouchi1,1351:73810.57%1,557
163Uraki1,1251:74526.11%2,924
164Okuyama1,1161:7511.72%363
165Ogino1,1071:7571.83%380
166Shirasu1,0971:76429.93%3,247
167Kikushima1,0931:76737.75%3,760
167Nakano1,0931:7670.33%48
169Abe1,0881:7700.20%21
169Sakurai1,0881:7700.53%93
171Aizawa1,0791:7771.62%353
172Hiraga1,0691:7845.30%964
173Fujimori1,0651:7873.06%615
174Sugita1,0601:7901.44%316
175Hashimoto1,0551:7940.22%25
175Okada1,0551:7940.26%35
177Fujita1,0421:8040.27%37
177Hanawa1,0421:8044.89%923
177Ida1,0421:8040.52%95
180Matsumoto1,0281:8150.15%15
180Omura1,0281:8151.57%361
182Sawanobori1,0181:82337.83%3,898
183Maejima1,0141:8263.98%804
184Ogasawara1,0041:8351.15%271
185Mizukoshi1,0001:8387.08%1,264
186Funekubo9901:84650.59%4,761
187Hirayama9861:8500.92%227
188Kawamura9811:8540.45%84
188Nagasaka9811:8543.91%818
190Sasamoto9761:8585.98%1,143
191Osawa9671:8660.78%189
192Nonaka9621:8711.42%344
193Ide9581:8751.28%314
193Imai9581:8750.43%79
195Nichihara9491:88327.60%3,373
196Ikegaya9441:8883.55%774
196Komura9441:8882.47%561
198Kamijo9391:8924.99%1,025
199Nakagawa9351:8960.30%54
200Hosoda9211:9102.32%541