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 === How to obtain them  ===
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+They are available in public and private collections throughout Japan. Large collections are still left in a number of prefectural archives.
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 Many of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. It is difficult to determine how many of these records still exist. The Library has about 1500 reels of compiled genealogies, family histories, and collected biographies.
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 *''Gunsho Ruiju''
 *''Zokugunsho Ruiju'', which is a collective work compiled by Holiichi Hanawa, including genealogies of prominent families
+===FamilySearch Catalog===
+Many family histories can be found on the FamilySearch Catalog by performing a '''surname search''':
-They are also available in public and private collections throughout Japan. Large collections are still left in a number of prefectural archives.
+*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+*Click on the '''Surname''' link
+*Type in the search field the '''last name''' of the family that you are researching
+OR to filter by '''location and surname''':
+*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
+*Click on the '''Keyword''' link
+*Type in the search field the '''country of residence and last name''' of the family that you are researching
+*{{Wikipedia|Shinsen_Sh%C5%8Djiroku|Shinsen Shōjiroku}}
-*{{Wikipedia|Shinsen_Sh%C5%8Djiroku|Shinsen Shōjiroku}}
 == References  ==