My Ancestors
The next 4 pages represent my direct ancestors dating back from 711 b.c.
to present. Each person represents a generation in a descending order.
From my 73rd great-grandparent/s to my 48th great-grandparent/s
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Most of the information on this page was kindly provided to me by Mr. K.
Tsuchiya, who is a friend of
Mr.
Kiyotada Ogasawara.
Hiko Hohodemi-no-mikoto
(my 73rd great-grandfather)
spouse: Toyotama-hime
(my 73rd G-gm)
father of Toyotama:
Watatsumi-no-kami
(the kami of sea, my 73rd & 74th G-gf)
children: Hiko-Nagisatake-Ugaya-Fukiaezu-no-Mikoto
o/names: Yamasachi-biko
Hiko-Nagisatake-Ugaya-Fukiaezu-no-Mikoto (my 72nd
great-grandfather)
spouse: Tamayori-hime
(my 72nd G-gm)(daughter of
Watatsumi-no-kami, my
73rd & 74th G-gf)
aka: Mioya-no-kami
children: Itsusemimi,
Inahi, Mikeirino, Sano (emperor
Jinmu)
Emperor Jinmu
(b.1/1/711b.c.-d.3/11/585b.c.)(ruled 660 b.c.-585 b.c.)(my
71st great-grandfather)
spouse: Ahiratsu-hime
(mother of Tagishimimi)
2spouse: Hime-Tatara-Isuzu-hime
(1st daughter of Kotoshiro-Nushi)(my
71st G-gm)
children: Tagishimimi,
Kamuyaimimi, Emperor Suizei
o/names: Sano, Hiko-Hohodemi,
Kamu-Yamato-Iware-biko
occup: 1st emperor of the Yamato empire
tidbits: "During the interregnum of 3 yrs.
consecrated to mourning that
followed Emperor Jinmu's death, a son, Tagishimimi, born
of a
first wife, tried to seize the throne but was defeated and
killed by
his younger brother, Kamuyaimimi in 583 b.c."**(pg.615)
Emperor Suizei
(b.632b.c.-d.5/10/549b.c.)(ruled 581b.c.-549b.c.)(my 70th
great-grandfather)
spouse: Isuzuyori-hime
(2nd daughter of Kotoshiro-nushi)(my 70th
great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Annei
o/names: Kamu-nuna-kawa-mimi, Takenu-kawa-mimi
occup: 2nd emperor of Yamato, 3rd son of
Emperor Jinmu
Emperor Annei (b.577
b.c.-d.12/6/511 b.c.)(ruled 549b.c.-511b.c.)(my 69th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Nunasokonakatsu-hime (my 69th
great-grandmother)
children: Okisomimi,
Emperor Itoku, Shikitsuhiko
o/names: Shikitsuhiko-Tamademi
occup: 3rd emperor of Yamato
Emperor Itoku (b.553
b.c.-d.9/8/477 b.c.)(ruled 510b.c.-477b.c.)(my 68th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Amatoyotsu-hime (my 68th great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Koushou
o/names: Oh-Yamato-hiko-Sukitomo
Emperor Koushou (b.506
b.c.-d.8/5/393 b.c.)(ruled 475b.c.-393b.c.)(my 67th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Yoso-tarashi-hime (my 67th great-grandmother)
children:
Ame-tarashi-hiko-Kunioshihito, Emperor Kouan
Emperor Kouan (b.427 b.c.-1/9/291
b.c.)(ruled 392b.c.-291b.c.)(my 66th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess Oshi-hime
(my 66th great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Kourei
o/names: Yamato-tarashi-hiko-Kunioshihito
Emperor Kourei (b.342 b.c.-2/8/215
b.c.)(ruled 290b.c.-215b.c.)(my 65th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Kuwashi-hime (my 65th great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Kougen
o/names: Oh-Yamato-neko-hiko-Futoni-no-mikoto
tidbits: "In the 5th year of his reign, a
frightful earthquake had the double effect of sinking
lake Biwa and raising Mt. Fuji. During his reign was
the arrival of Shin-no-Jofuku,
a Chinese physician to Emperor Chi-Houang who was sent
to Japan in the search
of the elixir of immortality"**pg.309
Emperor Kougen (b.273 b.c.-d.9/2/158
b.c.)(ruled 214b.c.-158b.c.)(my 64th
great-grandfather)
spouse: Utsushikome
(64th great-grandmother)(my 64th great-grandmother)
2spouse: Ikagashikome
(also the spouse of Emperor Kaika)
children: Prince Oh-biko,
Emperor Kaika and others
children of Oh-biko:
Princess Mimaki-hime
Tidbits on Ohbiko: "Prince
Oh-biko (oh-hiko) was named Shogun of Hokurokudo,
and his son,
Takenukawa-wake, was named the Shogun of
Tokaido and
comissioned to repress the Ebisu of that region.
His mission
finished, he returned to his father, and the name
AIZU (meeting)
was given to the place where they met. He
defeated and
killed Take-haniyasu-biko, who had revolted
against Emperor
Sujin"**(pg.476)
Emperor Kaika (b.208 b.c.-d.4/9/98
b.c.)(ruled 158b.c.-98b.c.)(my 63rd
great-grandfather)
spouse: Ikagashikome
(was also the spouse of Emperor Kaika's father)(my 63rd
G-gm)
children: Emperor Sujin
o/names: Waka-Yamato-neko-hiko-Oohi-no-mikoto
tidbits: "The 3rd son of Emperor Kougen. He
died at the age of 111 after a reign of over 50
years."**pg245
Emperor Sujin (b.148 b.c.-d.12/5/30
b.c.)(ruled 97b.c.-30bc.)(my 62nd
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Mimaki-hime (daughter of Prince Oh-biko)(my
62nd great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Suinin,
Yasaka-Iri-biko, Toyosuki-iri-hime, and others
o/names: Mimaki-Iri-biko
occup: 10th emperor of Japan
Tidbits: "2nd son of Kaika Emperor whom he succeeded. In 92 b.c.,
he built a
temple dedicated to Amaterasu-ohmikami at Kasanui (Yamato)
into which were
conveyed the 3 sacred Impreial treasures, untill then kept
at the Palace itself. His
daughter Toyosuki-iri-hime became the first priestess (saigu).
He appointed 4 shoguns
to repel the Ebisu. His reign, the first about which
history gives any details, was a
period of organization. Taxes were fixed, lakes and canals
dug, boats built, the census
of the population taken, etc. During his reign, the first
embassy from Korea came to
Japan."**(pg.606)
Emperor Suinin (b.1/1/69 b.c.-d.7/14/70
a.d.)(ruled 29b.c.-70 a.d.)(my 61st
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess Saho-hime
2 spouse: princess
Hibasu-hime (my 61st great-grandmother)
children: Homotsuwake,
Inishiki-iri-biko, Emperor Keikou
o/names: Ikume-iri-biko-Isachi
occup: 11th emperor of Japan, 3rd son of Sujin Emperor
Tidbits: "Succeeded his father, Emperor Sujin. He repressed the
revolt of his brother-in-law
Sao-hiko, who tried to seize the throne (25 b.c.), built
the first temple of Ise (5 b.c.),
and substituted earthen statues for human victims which
was customary to immolate
on the tombs of emperors and high personages. He died at
the age 139 after a reign of
nearly 100 yrs."**(pg.606)
Emperor Keikou (b.17 b.c.-d.11/7/130
a.d.)(ruled 71a.d.-130 a.d.)(my 60th
great-grandfather)
spouse: Harima-no-inabi-no-Oh-Iratsume
(my 60th great-grandmother)
2spouse: princess
Yasaka-iri-hime (daughter of Yasaka-iri-biko, the brother of Emperor
Suinin)
children: Prince Oh-usu,
Yamato-takeru-no-mikoto, Emperor Seimu, and 77 others
o/names: Ohtarashi-hiko-oshirowake-no-mikoto
tidbits: "Succeeded his father, Emperor Suinin. in the year 82,
he went in person to Tsukushi
to quell a revolt of the Kumaso and returned to Yamato
after an absence of 7 yrs and
visited the Toukaidou and Tousandou upon his return. In
128, he transferred his
palace from Makimuku (Yamato) to Shiga (Ohmi/Omi). Most
of his 80 children became
the founders of ancient noble families."**pg269
Yamato Takeru-no-miko
(prince) (b.84-d.113)(my 59th great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Futaji-iri-hime (my 59th great-grandmother)
2spouse: princess
Oto-Tachibana-hime
3spouse: Miyasu-hime
children: Emperor Chuuai and others
o/names: Prince Ousu, Yamato-oguna
tidbits: "At the age of 16, he was ordered to
repress the rebellion of the Kumaso in Kyushu.
Disguised as a woman, he was introduced to the chief and
killed him. This secured the
submission of the rebels. Having returned to the capital
after peace had been restored
to Izumo, he left it again to fight the Ebisu of the East.
Following the Tokaido, he went
as far as Mutsu, and after having subdued the barbarians,
he returned by the way of
Kozuke, Shinano, Kai, Mino, and Omi. He was attacked on
Mount Ibuki by a
malignant fever and died at Nobono (Ise), being only 33
yrs. old. He is one of the most
famous hero of legendary times."**
Emperor Chuuai (b.?-d.2/2/200)(ruled 192-200)(my 58th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess Jingu (my
58th great-grandmother)
Tidbits: " a.k.a.
Okinaga-Tarashi-hime, Pregnant with Emperor Chuuai's 4th
son (Emperor Ohjin), she headed the
much debated and opposed
expedition against the San-kan
(Korea) and delivered her son on her
return to Tsukushi. She continued
to govern as Regent for 69 yrs., and it
was only after her death in 269
a.d. that Emperor Ohjin took actual control
of the government."**478
children: Emperor Ohjin and others
o/names: Tarashi-Nakatsu-hiko,
Tarashi-Nakano-hiko
fact: died before Emperor Ohjin was born
tidbits: "The 14th emperor of Japan. In 193, he started on an
expedition against the Kumaso,
stopped at Toyora (Nagato), then passed over to
Chikuzen. There, a council was
held to find out the best means to repress the rebels.
The Empress and the minister
Takeshiuchi-no-Sukune were of the opinon that the Kumaso
was revolting only on
account of being instigated by Shiragi (Silla kindgom of
Korea) and therefore the war
had first to be carried into their land. The Emperor,
afraid of the difficulty of the
enterprise, was of the contrary opinion, although the
Empress supported her advice
on a revelation of Kami. The Emperor died suddenly and
the expedition was
conducted by his wife, the Empress Jingu"**pg.60
Emperor Ohjin
(b.12/14/200-d.2/15/310)(ruled 270-310)(my 57th
great-grandfather)
spouse: Nakatsu-hime
2spouse: Oto-hime
(daughter of Kawamata-Nakatsuhiko)(my
57th great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Nintoku,
Prince Wakanuke-Futamata, and others
o/names: Hondawake-no-mikoto, Otomo-wake,
Homuta-wake
Tidbits: "15th emperor of Japan, 4th son of Emperor Chuai and
Empress Jingu and was born
after the death of his father. Took actual control of
the government after the death of
his mother, the Regent. It is in his reign that the
Korean scholars Ajiki and Wani are
believed to have come to Japan. In 712, empress Genmei
had a temple erected in his
honor in the district of Usa (Buzen) where he was honored
by the name of
Hachiman-Dai-Jingu. Emperor Seiwa also dedicated to him
the temple of Otoko-yama
(Iwashimizu-Hachimangu) near Kyoto. He is revered as a
kami of war, and was the
patron of the Minamoto clans"**478
Prince Wakanuke-Futamata
(b.?-d.?)(my 56th great-grandfather)
spouse: Momoshiki-Irobe
(my 56th great-grandmother)
children: Prince Ohohodo,
Princess Osaka-no-Ohnakatsu-hime, and others
o/names:
Prince Ohohodo (b.?-d.?)(my
55th great-grandfather)
spouse: Nakashichi
(my 55th great-grandmother)
children: Prince Ohi
o/names: Oh-iratsuko
Prince Ohi (b.?-d.?)(my
54th great-grandfather)
spouse: Kuru-hime (my
54th great-grandmother)
children: Prince Hiko-ushi
o/names:
Prince Hiko-Ushi (b.?-d.?)(my
53rd great-grandfather)
spouse: Furi-hime (my
53rd great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Keitai
o/names:
Emperor Keitai (b.466-d.2/7/531)(ruled 507-531)(my
52nd great-grandfather)
spouse: Monoko-no-iratsume
2spouse: princess
Tashiraka-hime (my 52nd great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Ankan,
Emperor Senka, Emperor Kinmei and others
Tidbits on Senka: "28th
emperor of Japan, aka. Takeo-hiro-oshi-tachi, 3rd son
of Emperor Keitai,
succeeded his brother Emperor Ankan
at the age of 69. He
sent Otomo Sadehiko to fight Shiragi
(Korea) and died
after a reign of 4 yrs."**(pg.556)
o/names: Ohodo-no-mikoto, Hikofuto-no-mikoto
tidbits: "Raised to the throne after the assasination of Emperor
Buretsu. In his reign, a man
from the country of Ryo (China) named Shiba Tatto
(Japanese name) came to Japan
and made the first attempt to introduce Buddhism but he
didn't succeed. In Korea,
war continued against Shiragi (Silla) which would not
submit to Japanese supremacy.
Shortly before his death, he abdicated in favor of his
son, Emperor Ankan. This is the
first abdication mentioned in Japanese history"**pg270
Emperor Kinmei (b.509-d.4/15/571)(ruled 507-571)(my
51st great-grandfather)
spouse: princess Ishi-hime
(Iwano-hime) (my 51st great-grandmother)
2spouse: Kitashi-hime
3spouse: Oane-hime
o/names: Amekuni Oshiharaki Hironiwa no Mikoto
children: Empress Suiko, Emperor Bidatsu,
Emperor Youmei,
Emperor Sushun
Tidbits on Youmei:
"31st emperor of Japan, aka. Tachibana-no-toyohi,
4th son of
Emperor Kinmei, succeeded his brother
Emperor
Bidatsu. In the beginning of 587, he fell sick and on
the advice of
his son Shoutoku-taishi, then 15yrs. old, he
resolved to
embrace Buddhism. Mononobe-no-Moriya and
Nakatomi-no-Katsumi
vainly tried to impress upon him that
such an act
would be most displeasing to the 'kami' of the
country and
provoke their anger, Emperor Youmei persisted
in his
intentions. He was the first emperor converted to the
doctines of
Buddha. He died soon after, according to some
at the age
of 41, according to others at 48."**(pg.754)
Tidbits on Sushun:
"32nd emperor of Japan, aka. Hatsusebe-Wakazasaki, 12th
son of
Emperor Kinmei, succeeded his brother Emperor
Youmei . At
the death of his brother, Mononobe Moriya
and Nakatomi
Katsumi proposed prince Anaho, who like
themselves
was an enemy to Buddhism but the Soga
supported
Hatsusebe, one of their relative. Victory favored
the Soga.
Soga Umako soon after showed such arrogance
that
Emperor Sushun resolved to get rid of him, but the
powerful
minister was informed of the plot and had the
emperor
assassinated. It was during his reign that scales of
balances
were imported from China to Japan, and that for
the first
time, tiles were used for roofing the temple Hoko-ji."
**(pg.610)
tidbits: "29th emperor of Japan, succeeded his brother, Emperor
Senka. His reign witnessed
the last efforts made by the japanese to hold their own
in Korea and to support their
allies Kudara (Paekche kingdom of Korea) against the
incessant attacks of Shiragi,
but the victory remained with the latter. At that time, more than 5,000
Korean families
came to settle in Japan. The most important event of the
reign of Emperor Kinmei is
the introduction of Buddhism. In 552, Seimei (Japanese
name), the king of Kudara,
sent over as presents some sutras and a statue of Buddha
which the Emperor
accepted. A dispute arose among his ministers on the
question of worship;
Soga-no-Iname approved the worship of the image whild
Nakatomi-no-Kamako and
Mononobe-no-Okoshi maintained that this would be
insulting to the tutelary kami of
the land. The emperor allowed Iname to carry the statue
to his house where he
erected a temple (Kougen-ji), which was the first temple
in Japan. The next year, an
epidemic afflicted the country. It was attributed to the
vengeance of the kami and the
statue was thrown into the Naniwa canal. shortly
afterwards, two monks, Ton-ei and
Doushin, received legal sanction. Emperor Kinmei died
recommending the conquest
of Shiragi, but his wishes were to remain ineffectual"**pg279
Emperor Bidatsu (b.538-d.8/15/585)(ruled 572-585)(my
50th great-grandfather)
spouse:
Empress Suiko (1/2 sister of Bidatsu, 33rd Empress)(b.554-d.628)(ruled
592-628)
Tidbits: "Toyomike-kashikiya-hime,
3rd daughter of Kinmei Emperor, succeeded her
brother Sushun Emperor when she was
39 yrs. old. In 576, she married
Emperor Bidatsu, her 1/2 brother on
her father's side. Bidatsu was
suceeded by his two brothers Yomei
and Sushun. At the death of the
latter, Suiko ascended the throne.
It was the first time that an Empress as
such ruled in Japan (Empress Jingu
did not reign, but acted as regent for
her son Ojin). She placed the
administration in the hands of her nephew,
and encouraged him in all his
efforts to implant Buddhism in the country.
On her mother's side, she descended
from the Soga, who during her reign
enjoyed unlimited influence."**(pg.609)
2spouse: Hiro-hime (mother
of prince Ooe-no-ohji-Oshisaka-Hikohito)(my 50th
G-gm)
children: Prince Oshisaka-Hikohito and others
o/names: Nunakura-Futotamashiki, Osada
tidbits: During his reign, there was an ardent
struggle between the fervent adherents of the
newly imported Buddhism and those of the old national
Shintoism. The former were
supported by Soga-no-Umako, and Monobe-no-Moriya was at the
head of the latter.
In 577, monks and architects came from Korea for the
construction of temples. They
brought along with them Buddhist books and statues, which,
by the order of Moriya
were thrown into the Naniwa canal."**pg.47
Oshisaka Hikohito Oh-e no Ohji(b.?-d.?)(my 49th
great-grandfather)
spouse: princess
Nukate-hime (my 49th great-grandmother)
children: Emperor Jyomei
o/names: Maroko
Emperor Jyomei (ruled 629-641)(my 48th
great-grandfather)
spouse:
Emperor Kougyoku/Saimei (b.594-d.661)(ruled 642-645 & 655-661)(my
48th G-gm)
fact: Daughter of
Prince Chinu, granddaughter of Prince Shoutoku, neice of her
husband, Emperor Jyomei.
o/names: Sume-mi-oya-no-mikoto,
Ametoyo-Takara-Ikashihi-Tarashi-hime
Takara-no-Himemiko
Tidbits: "aka.
Ame-toyo-takara-ikashi-Hitarashi-hime. Ascended the throne after the
death of her brother, Emperor Koutoku.
She supressed the use of the
nengo which had been introduced by her
predecessor; built a palace at
Okamoto (Yamato) the first that was
covered with tiles, and sent
Abe-no-Hirafu to subdue the Ebisu in Ezo.
It was during her reign that, for
the first time, the bon-matsuri
(welcoming of the ancestral spirits) was
celebrated (659 a.d.). The kingdoms of
Koma and Kudara (both in Korea),
having been attacked by the Chinese in
660, asked help from Japan. The
empress had intended to lead an army to
Korea and was already on her way
when she was surprised by sudden death
at Asakura (Chikuzen), at the age
of 68."**(pg.528)
children: Emperor Tenji, Emperor
Tenmu, Princess Hashihito
o/names of Tenmu:
Oh-ama, Ama-no-nunahara-oki-no-mabito
spouse of Tenmu:
Princess Niitabe, daughter of Emperor Tenji
children of Tenmu:
Prince Toneri (7th son of Tenmu and Princess Niitabe)
Tidbits on Tenmu:
"Emperor Tenmu, the 3rd son of Emperor Jyomei, the 40th
emperor of
Japan, ruled between 673 - 686 a.d. He was
chosen
heir to the throne in 668. When his brother,
Emperor
Tenji, fell ill, he shaved his head and retired to
Yoshino-zan,
but when his nephew (Emperor Koubun,
Emperor
Tenji's son) had scarcely ascended the throne, he
levied an
army and revolted. This civil war (Jinshin no ran)
did
not last long; the imperial troops were defeated
everywhere and Emperor Koubun killed himself. Emperor
Tenmu
then ascended the throne, and during a reign of 14
years,
proved himself a skillful administrator. He
continued
the reforms that had been begun during the
Teika era
(645-649), favored Buddhism, established rules
for
ceremonies at Court, prescribed the form of dress,
family
names, and faxed the limits of the provinces, etc. He
died at
the age of 65"**(pg.648)
"Prince Toneri was
entrusted
with the composition of the Nihon-shoki, which
was
completed in 720. One of his sons ascended the
throne in
759 under the name of Emperor Junnin , the 47th
emperor
of Japan, and then bestowed upon his father the
posthumous name of Sudo-Jinkyo-Koutei."**(pg.688)
o/names: Prince Tamura,
Okinaga-tarashi-hi-hironuka-no-mikoto,
tidbits: "Grandson of Emperor Bidatsu and son
of Oshisaka Hikohito oh-e no Ohji. He
succeeded his grandaunt, Emperor Suiko, owing to the
influence of Soga-no-Emishi.
Under his reign, a revolt of the Ebisu was suppressed by
Kamitsukenu Katane in
637.**pg.235
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