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• I am a Sansei born and raised in Hawai`i. I have a photo of our family Kamon that my Uncle had placed on a silverware set. Still, I want to find our true family, Kamon, and genealogy. When my Grand Uncle visited Hawaii when I was little, they told me I was the 38th generation Kanada.

  My grandfather, Ichita Kanada, was born on 1/3/1888. He is from Hiroshima Ken, Ashina Gun, Kuribu Mura, and Aza Kurigara. His father is Kichitaro Kanada, and his mother is Fusa Kanada. I appreciate any assistance you can provide in finding my Kamon and genealogy tree. And let me know if you require more information.

  Aloha,
  Jeffrey Yukio Kanada

  • Hello Jeffrey,

    Thank you for the comment! I have information about the 金田 (It pronounces Kanada, Kaneda, Kaneta) family in Hiroshima Prefecture, including the family origin and two Kamon. Please understand that they are of potential origin and Kamon, which I can’t guarantee 100% of your Kanada family. Still, I can write a report on it for your reference using my research report service. https://www.patternz.jp/product/kamon-consulting/

    Please let me know if you have any questions via the email.
    patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

    I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

    Hiroko

• Hello, how are you? , my name is Maria Florencia Ozu, I'm trying to find information about my family, since after the war the record was lost and it's bothering me a little. I also see that the ivy you have is the same one we have in my family, I have found out that there is a castle with our last name. If you have more data, could you please share it? My great-grandfather was called Kichinosuke Ozu. Thank you

  • Hello Maria,

    Thank you for the comment! Can you tell me about your family domicile? Let me see if I have related information about your Ozu family.
    patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

    I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

    Hiroko

• Hello,
  I was looking into kamon, and stumbled upon your site. I notice that Patternz has chosen Maru Tuta. I believe this is my family's kamon (based on photos of haka).
  On the off chance, I thought I would post and see if possibly we have any relationship?
  Nagai family. From Hiroshima prefecture, Onamichi city, Mukaishima.

  • Hello Rob,

    Thank you for the comment! The Ivy crest (Tsuta-mon) is a pretty popular Kamon, and different surnames with different family origins share it as their family crest. Even my original family and my partner’s family share this same Tsuta-mon; we came from different family roots with different lineages. It’s an interesting fact about Japanese family crests. Thank you for the question!

    If you have any other questions, please let me know by email.
    patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

    Hiroko

• Dear Patternz Team,
  I have been trying to find out more about my Japanese roots for several decades. I am happy that I found this site. It gives me a little hope.
  My mother Kazuko Kinoshita was born on October 20, 1945 in Chichibu-Saitama. Her parents were Harakuchi Kinoshita (a prisoner of war from Korea) and (no first name yet) wife: Koizumi/e.
  I would really like to find out more and then take further steps. I only vaguely remember one kamon from. Thank you for your efforts.

  • Dear Toshiro,

    Thank you for your question. I have related information about the Kinoshita family in Saitama Prefecture, including the family origin and the crests. They have one origin and three family crests on my resources. However, I can’t narrow it down to one Kamon. Still, I can write a report about the origin and all potential family crests for your reference.

    Please consider my research report service if you find it relevant, and email me if you have any questions.
    https://www.patternz.jp/product/kamon-consulting/
    patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

    Best regards,

    Hiroko

• I am a 70-year-old New Englander who greatly appreciates Japanese history and culture, especially Japanese art, architecture, and crafts, e.g., woodworking, textiles of all kinds, pottery, etc. So, naturally I find myself exploring various Japanese websites. However, one constant surprise is that I still encounter, now in 2024, so many bizarre mistranslations of language, including here in your website. I am 100% certain that in Japan and abroad, there are countless Japanese and native English speakers who study and practice translation and interpretation. Please find someone! :) Note that my experience of these mistranslations never ruin my day, rather they are often hilarious. I just don't get it! All the best to you, Peter

• Hello, I was wondering if there is a way for me to get in touch with my family Kamon?
  SHIMAZAKI
  Grandfather was from Kumamoto
  Grandmother was from Fukuoka
  Thank you,
  Keith

• Hi!
  I am looking for any information as well as the kamon for (Shinpei? Tomikichi? Tokuichi, Shigeo, Haruo) Sakata from Kawasekomura Hiroshimaken, Japan. I am also searching for my grandmother, Suye Sakata ‘s family kamon. She was also born in Hiroshima but I have no other information about her except that her father or grandfather was possibly a mayor or had a position of standing and respect in their community. If you can possibly help I am happy to hire you for your services. Thank you!

  • p.s. also Kiyoko Nakatsu, born Yamagata-Gun, Hiroshima-Ken
    🙏🏼

    • Hello Susan,

      Thank you for your comment! I have related information about both the Sakata (坂田) and Nakatsu (中津) families in Hiroshima Prefecture, including their origins and Kamon. The Sakata family has two roots with two Kamon, and the Nakatsu family has one origin with one Kamon. Although I can’t narrow it down to one origin and one Kamon about the Sakata family, I can still write a report with two potential roots and Kamon for your reference. Please understand I can’t guarantee this information is 100 % accurate for your families since my resources are based on the prefectural level.

      Please let me know if you have any questions via the email below.
      patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

      I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

      Hiroko

• Hello, I would like to know if the kamon are registerd after they have been created

  Thank you

  • Hi Juan,

    Thanks for the comment! There's no such thing as a registry for Kamon. We have a "Past Book" (Kakocho,) which keeps information about deceased family members that are kept at each temple or the head family. It happens to record the Kamon, but it's just a record for each family.

    I hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any other questions via the email address below.
    patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

    Have a wonderful day!

    Hiroko

• Hello, My mother married a Dutch sailor and left Japan 53 years ago. I recently went to my mother's birthplace Sasebo in Japan to retrieve ancestral records because that is where they came from. My grandmother's family name was Matsunaga. My grandmother's records were missing. Probably destroyed during WW2. Would you still be able to do research on the her family line if i only can give you references about her from my grandfather's koseki and Joseki and an old address? (I did not find a family crest on family photo's).

• Hello,
  I am looking for the exact family crest for Tateoka. My family found a butterfly, but they were unsure of the exact one. The one found was a butterfly with a big nose :( , so I’m glad that is not the one. My daughter’s friend from Japan (elementary school age) said he had seen it before and it was prettier the than one she had shown him. I hope you can help.
  Thank you.

  • Hi Lisa,

    Thanks for the comment! I can look up in my resources to see whether I have the related information about your Tateoka family once you tell me the kanji characters of the Tateoka family and the family domicile. Also, can you send me the photo of the butterfly your family found? Where did your family find this butterfly? Such as on some kimono or other items?

    You can write me back via the email address below.
    patternz.jp{at}gmail.com

    I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
    Hiroko