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'''Tombstone Inscriptions (''Bohi-Mei'')''' | |||
===What they are=== | |||
These records are compilations of tombstone inscriptions, in manuscript or published form. They cover the time period from 1600 to the present. A few are lost or destroyed. Since 1945, nearly 100 percent of deceased persons are cremated. Nevertheless, ashes are still buried and gravestones erected. | These records are compilations of tombstone inscriptions, in manuscript or published form. They cover the time period from 1600 to the present. A few are lost or destroyed. Since 1945, nearly 100 percent of deceased persons are cremated. Nevertheless, ashes are still buried and gravestones erected. | ||
===Use these records to=== | |||
Find the name of the individual, the posthumous name, and the death date of the ancestor. | Find the name of the individual, the posthumous name, and the death date of the ancestor. | ||
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===Content=== | |||
The typical Japanese tombstone contains the following information: | The typical Japanese tombstone contains the following information: | ||
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Early stones generally give only the name, posthumous name, date of death, and age at death. Some stones bear the family’s heraldic device (''mon'' or ''kamon''), but this may not appear in the transcribed inscription. | Early stones generally give only the name, posthumous name, date of death, and age at death. Some stones bear the family’s heraldic device (''mon'' or ''kamon''), but this may not appear in the transcribed inscription. | ||
===How to obtain them=== | |||
The Family History Library has a few of these records. In Japan, you can go to local cemeteries and temples. Some of them were collected and published in book form, called ''Sotairoku''. These would be in libraries and archives. | The Family History Library has a few of these records. In Japan, you can go to local cemeteries and temples. Some of them were collected and published in book form, called ''Sotairoku''. These would be in libraries and archives. | ||
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