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The next source of information Joel wanted to get was the Japanese Household register, or ''koseki.'' This record is available to direct descendants of people in Japan, and is the best source of family information for Japanese research. To obtain it, you need to know the name of head of the house and the prefecture (''ken'') and town, city, or village (''mura'') where the person came from. | The next source of information Joel wanted to get was the Japanese Household register, or ''koseki.'' This record is available to direct descendants of people in Japan, and is the best source of family information for Japanese research. To obtain it, you need to know the name of head of the house and the prefecture (''ken'') and town, city, or village (''mura'') where the person came from. | ||
Joel was not sure of the village name, so he decided to look for the passenger list of the ship Tora came on. He knew she came in 1918 from Japan to San Francisco. He decided to look in the | Joel was not sure of the village name, so he decided to look for the passenger list of the ship Tora came on. He knew she came in 1918 from Japan to San Francisco. He decided to look in the FamilySearch Catalog to see if any immigration records for that time and place were listed. | ||
In the catalog, Joel found the listing under – United States – Emigration and Immigration | In the catalog, Joel found the listing under – United States – Emigration and Immigration | ||