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Personal Name, Commerce and Industry Records
Last update date July 7, 2020
Here are some materials that can be examined about people related to Yokohama and companies in Yokohama. The personal name book will be introduced mainly for those that contain biography and portraits. Introducing the Commerce and Industry Records, focusing on information such as the name of the Address, the year of foundation and capital. For some materials, personal names and company names are collected as indexes and can be searched.
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| Title Publisher | Year of publication | Index | Name of person Search | Number of recorded | Contents | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Keihin Businessman's Name Book" Keihin Jitsugyo Shimpo | 1907 (1907) | People's names are in order | Allowed | Approximately 1600 people | Name (no ruby), Address, Phone number, biography and portrait. | The majority of people live in Tokyo. Some people living in Yokohama are also included. |
| "Yokohama Success Honorary Certificate" Yokohama Shoji Co., Ltd. | 1910 (1910) | Name and company name Iroha sequence (by occupation) | Allowed | Approx. 1,100 employees | Name (no ruby), Address, biography. There are many portraits. | In addition to people, companies, schools, foreign trading houses, etc. Reprint: Yurindo 1980 |
| "Yokohama Social Dictionary" Yokohama News Corp. | 1917 (1917) | Name and company name Iroha sequence | Allowed | Approximately 1,600 people Approximately 2,000 companies | Name (without ruby), biography. There are some portraits. | In addition to people, companies and shops, there are about 250 government schools, about 1,000 places of famous historic sites, shrines and temples, and about 130 people in Tachibana-gun. Reprint: Shonan-do Bookstore 1986 |
| "Yokohama City Magazine" Yokohama City Magazine Compilation Office | 1929 (1929) | People's names are in order | Not available | Approximately 1,200 employees | Name (without ruby), Address, occupation, biography. There are many portraits. | Focusing on Ichii's people who were active in Yokohama at the time of publication, using one page per person. |
| "Kanagawa Prefectural Men's Record" Yokohama City Magazine Compilation Office | 1930 (1930) | People's names are in order | Allowed | Approximately 1,400 people | Name (no ruby), Address, biography. There are many portraits. | Using one page per person, we introduce in detail. |
| "Kanagawa Prefectural Name Book" Yokohama Trade Shimpo | 1935 (1935) | People's names are in order | Allowed | Approximately 1,900 employees | Name (with some ruby), Address, biography. There are many portraits. | Public officials, businessmen, teachers, doctors, monks, priests, painters, calligraphers, etc. |
| Title Publisher | Year of publication | Index | Company Name Search | Number of recorded | Contents | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Japan Picture Book of Merchants" Mr. Moichi Sasaki | 1886 (1886) | None | Allowed | － | Address, name (corporate name), officer, occupation, and building exterior. Listed in order of address. | Address record of Yokohama foreign settlement in 1886. The table of contents is a record of the company name (as described in kana only). Reprint: "Yokohama Bronzel Painting" Yurindo 1982 |
| "Yokohama Trade Major" Yokohama Trade Newspaper | 1893 (1893) | No particular order by industry | Not available | Approximately 900 companies | Address, trade name, Phone number, representative name, and items handled. | There is a foreign trading house. Reprint: Yokohama Folk Study Group 1995 |
| "Yokohama Success Honorary Certificate" Yokohama Shoji Co., Ltd. | 1910 (1910) | Name and company name Iroha sequence (by occupation) | Allowed | Approx. 1,100 employees | Company name, Address, History. | Reprint: Yurindo 1980 |
| "Yokohama Commerce and Industry Guide" Yokohama Commerce and Industry Association | 1915 (1915) | Industry is in order | Not available | Approx. 4,200 companies | Industrial companies and factories (68p): Company name, major products, Address, representative name, date of establishment, capital, etc. Chamber of Commerce and Industry (131p): Industry, sales tax, sales office Address, name, trade name, Phone number, etc. | Description: "Documents and That (Part 86)-Yokohama Commerce and Industry Guide" ("Local Yokohama (1991.03) No. 116-18" ） |
| "Yokohama Social Dictionary" Yokohama News Corp. | 1917 (1917) | Name and company name Iroha sequence | Allowed | Approximately 1,600 people Approximately 2,000 companies | Company name, history. | In addition to people, companies and shops, there are about 250 government schools, about 1,000 places of historic sites, shrines and temples, and about 130 people in Tachibana-gun. Reprint: Shonan-do Bookstore 1986 |
| "Yokohama City Commerce and Industry Name Book" Yokohama City Hall | 1918 (1918) | Industry is in order | Not available | Approximately 2,700 companies (names) | Business type, tax, sales office Address, Phone number, trade name, capital, name, date of establishment | Appendix: “Import and Export Traders” (273-345p) |
| "Yokohama City Commerce and Industry Guide" Yokohama City Commerce and Industry Division | 1924 (1924) | Industry is in order | Not available | Approximately 4,300 companies | Business type, business partner, sales office Address, Phone number, trade name, representative name | ※1921, 1926, 1930, 1933 and 1937 editions are available. |
| "Yokohama City Company Name Book" Yokohama City Hall Commerce and Industry Division | 1926 (1926) | Industry is in order | Not available | About 1,100 companies | Trade name (company name), purpose, total capital amount, amount to be paid, date of establishment, Phone number, Address of sales office, name of representative | ※The 1932 edition (approximately 1,250 companies) and 1939 editions (approximately 1,900 companies) available. |
| "Yokohama City Industry Name Book" Yokohama City Commerce and Industry Division | 1927 (1927) | No particular order by industry | Not available | Approximately 5,700 companies | Factory name, main product, location, industrial owner, date of establishment, jobPhone number | As of December 31, 1925 |
| 『The foreign trade directory of Yokohama』 Yokohama Chamber of Commerce | 1927 (1927) | Japanese/Foreign Companies Name | Not available | About 300 companies | List of Japanese and foreign importers/exporters in Yokohama Year of founding, representative, main import/export destinations, items handled, etc. | ※1929, 1932, 1936, 1939 edition ("Trade Directory of Yokohama. " Yes |
| "Yokohama Commerce and Industry Name Book" Yokohama Chamber of Commerce | 1930 (1930) | Industry is in order | Not available | Approximately 3,500 companies | Business type,Address, Phone number, Year of Business | Appendix: Traders, banks and companies, public and private sectors |
| "Yokohama City Factory Name Book" Yokohama City Industry Department | 1939 (1939) | Order of Location by Industry | Not available | About 1,100 companies | Plant name, location, Phone number, Nomination of Industrial Main Business, Date of Start of Business, Major Business | ※1949 version available |
| "Yokohama Company Handbook" Yokohama Commerce and Industry Union Research Committee | 1940 (1940) | Industry alphabetical order Company Name alphabetical order | Allowed | About 800 companies | Company name, Address, representative name, Phone number, Sales Division, Capital, Officer Name, Date of Establishment, etc. | None |
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