Okikamuro island roots
Okikamuro island is roots of many members. Research of Okikamuro history, Family history are the things which most members' want to know. it is helpful to know each members while sharing member's family histories and making records about Okikamuro people at most populated period during end of Edo to Meiji age.
Reports
Sizuo Niiyama chief priest [Oct. 28, 2023]
Mr.James Nakata is the grandson of Mr. Yoshimatsu Nakata, who is attracting attention as a Japanese person who influenced American writer Jack London.
Genzo Yashiro [2020/11/28]
There is no one who doesn't know about old Aoki family of Suo-Oshima among local historian.
Yoshimi Furutani [2020/07/21]
Few days ago (June 19), I came back to Kamuro and closed my grave site. Rev. Niiyama prayed very carefully to close my gravesite.
Masatomo Yagi [2020/07/05]
Long time ago, more than ten years ago, I got a book called ‘Kamuro reprinted (Kamuro 1st issue Sept. 5th 1914)’.
TJ Okamura [2019/8/9]
I discovered my great-grandmother, Sen Hamasaki, might be from Kamuro-Nishigata Village.
Hiroshi Otani [2017/8/29]
Mr. Matsujiro Otani is my grandfather (Senichi Otani)’s brother and he as uncle in Hawaii is admired by all relatives.
Masato Katsuyama [2017/06/25]
Originator of Tomozawa family Soemon Tokuaki is eldest son of Second generation of Okikamuro Shoya(Village chief) Ishizaki Kanzaemon Munemasa.
Alan Aoki [2017/03/13]
My great-grandfather Kikumatsu Aoki emigrated to Hawaii as a Government contract laborer on May 29, 1891 on the Steamship “Yamashiro-Maru”.
Teruo Shirogane [2015/03/18]
1) He is the most successful man from Okikamuro throughout domestic and overseas.
Stacey Hayashi [2015/6/6]
I wrote a manga about the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Marie Otani [2015/5/17]
We took pictures with the Ninomiya Kinjiro statue.
Yusuke Ogawa [2015/3/4]
Article about ‘restarting of Hawaii Kamuro Party’. English version of the article is also published now
Masahito Tanaka [2014/10/29]
I have read ‘Kamuro Party’ home page. I am interested in the article posted by Mr. Kiyoshi Nishimura local history researcher.
Shoji Matsumoto [2014/09/20]
It's amazing that our ancestors build huge breakwater without any financial help from Han(state government). They should had enough finance and spirit.
Shigetoshi Yamada 2013/11/28 received
Only few of us know about the name of ‘Seki Hassou-Gumi’ (Group of Eight Boats from Seki) and its group structure. Important to record the historical details for the next younger generation.
Akira Furutani 2014/2/14 received
In 1956 mom and dad were squatting down by the back door looking fatigued but contented from a good day’s work.
Marion Carmona 2012/04/28 received
Chojuro Furutani was born in OkiKamuro, Yamaguchiken, Japan on July 20,1886. He married Hanayo (Kanai) in 1914 and came to Canada in the same year.
My father, Mitsuo Yagi also from OkiKamuro was the second son of Torasuke and Yoshi.
Kiyoshi Nishimura 2011/12/03 received
By the way, retroactively to approximately 260 years ago from the older point in time, there was Kamuro battle in the Middle Ages 'NanBokuCho'.
Yamaguch Prefecture History book local culture 2011/9/30
From "Yamaguch Prefecture History book local culture" Result of Pro. Manami Yasui's reseach.
Prof. Kosei Hirota 2011/7/29 received
people who were born in Okikamuro, people who love okikamuro, people who related to the history and the location. Those people are remaking the similar culture as past.
Prof. Manami Yasui 2012/6/24 received
At the Tenri University department-of-literature archaeology and a folklore laboratory, over two years, 2010 and 2011, I visited the Suo-oshima-cho, Oshima-gun, Yamaguchi-ken Okikamuro island and carried out fieldwork.
