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The Nishimuta Family
        
The Nishimuta Family
 Through
these pages
we would like to share
a voyage of faith and hope,
...and the resulting blessings
A Spanish Senorita
And
A Samurai Son
In 1868, The Meiji Restoration in Japan begins as the
Emperor Meiji oversees an era of rapid modernization, creates a conscript
army, and abolishes the samurai-class ranking which has defined order in
Japan since the 1600's. Education is reformed, a constitution is created;
a parliament established. Victory in wars with Russia and China will begin
the dominant period of Japanese nationalism and influence leading to World
War II.
In the 14th year of the Meiji Restoration, Kutero (Or
Kyutaro) Tateno was born in Izumi City, Kagoshima, Japan,
on February 24, 1881, to Kuzaemon Tateno and Yae Idenoue. His
umbilical
cord is wrapped in rice paper, inscribed with his name and time of birth,
6 pm. He was the firth of six children, with brothers Kijiroo, 14 years
older and Kitinosuke, 7 years older, and two sisters, Turugami, 10 years
older, and Sue, 4 years older. Five years later, a son Kutsusaki would
join them. There was another figure, possibly his mother's child by
another man, whom he always considered his brother and mentor. This was
Kiemon Madarame, 19 years older than Kyutaro.
The year Kutaro was born, his grandfather, Kyugorou died
at the age of 77. These Tatenos were sixth generation descendents of
Manzaemon Tateno, a Samurai who lived in the 1600's and is listed in the
1620 "Izumi Kyodoshi" or History of Izumi. They lived in Kyushu, the Southern island of Japan, where
winters are mild and palm trees grow. Kyushu is closer to Shanghai than
Tokyo, facing the East China Sea. Those who live near the balmy Sea
are fishermen, many others till the ancient volcanic land where vegetables
can grow in the winter, and rice fields abound. Izumi City is a small town
just a few miles from the sea, and about 30 miles from Kagoshima, the
Prefecture Capitol. Sixty miles to the north across the bay, lies
Nagasaki, a city which will be remembered in history.
Kutaro was well educated, beginning primary school at
age 9 and eventually attending the Meiji Gikae school in Kagoshima and
high school in Tokyo. When Kutaro is thirteen, 150,000 Japanese
invade the Manchu Empire in Korea as Japan seeks to wrestle control of
Korea from China. At age 19, Kutaro receives his first draft notice. The
next year, he receives a conscription notice while in High School in
Tokyo, but is deferred. In 1903, Kutaro graduates from high school at age
22, while Russian and Japanese tensions are rising. On February 8, 1904,
The Japanese Navy launches a surprise attack on Port Arthur, beginning a
two year war which ends in Russian defeat. We find a document in Japanese,
dated February 28, 1905, signed by "Kutaro Nishimuta, of Samurai
descent, Izumi, Kagoshima, to the conscription officer of Kagoshima,"
which results in a deferral to continue college.
On May 7, 1904, Kutaro changes his surname from
"Tateno" to "Nishimuta." While it was common for only
the oldest son to keep the family name, we are unsure why he chose this
name, although it appears to be a name which was near extinction. We also
do not know why he chose to leave Japan, but in his hand-written diary, we
will find exciting details of his new life across the ocean.
Continued
Note: There is a private Family
Genealogical Website at
http://history.nishimuta.net/genealogy.
Family members may request access at
the site.
They were born more than 10,000 miles
apart in the late 1800s. Two oceans and the continent of North America
separated them, Kutaro Nishimuta, a Japanese gentleman, and Louisa
Lorenzo, a beautiful Spanish woman. Discover how the Far East meets the
European West in this incredible true story of two poor immigrants.
Follow the travels and drama that brought these two opposites together
in the heartland of America. Learn about the negative consequences of
their interracial love. Louisa held a faith in God that would help them
survive, but their spiritual strength and courage would be severely
tested by prejudice, poverty, and the world at war. This is the true
story of an Issei immigrant and his multicultural Nisei family. They
lived and farmed in rural Oklahoma and survived the Great Depression. It
is important to understand the enormous impact of Pearl Harbor and World
War II on the life of this Japanese American family. This is an oral
history; the words of their multicultural children paint a picture of
love, faith, and inspiring optimism. The author investigates and
explores this multicultural family through social, political, economic,
and cultural analysis, giving us a better understanding of their unique
lives.
Title: The Nishimutas: An Oral
History of a Japanese and Spanish FamilyISBN: 0595819370
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.Author: A Nishimuta, Juli Ann
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Website Editor: Mike Nishimuta
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