Japan Dates and Calendars

'Feudal Government Calendars (Daimyocho)'

What they are:

These records are roughly equivalent to feudal court records. They cover the time period from 1543 to 1867.

Use these records to:

To get birth, marriage, death dates and changes of samurai residences.

Content:

This record contains:

• Names of feudal samurai
• Names of villagers who, for various reasons, transacted business with or otherwise came before the courts of the feudal lords (daimyo)
• Family relationships
• Details of the events, including dates of birth, death, and marriage for some individuals
• Changes of samurai residences.

How to obtain them:

The Family History Library has films of all of these records. They are also found in Morioka City Hall and the National Archives of Japan.