Paternal side - Ennis / Maternal side - Yamamoto My grandfather Noah Ennis. Great grandparents Ennis. Yamada family at the Otemachi residence in Kokura. Unfortunately the residence was destroyed during the war. From the right, Yamada, his oldest son unknown (died early?), Chiyoko, Yoko, Hiroshi (died early from TB), Toyoko, Harue holding Yuko, wife of oldest son unknown. Otemachi residence- unknown man in suit, Hiroshi, unknown eldest son and second son, Harue and Yuko, unkn

My dad visited in March 2025. This is where my grandfather was a member. mojigolf.co.jp The Moji Golf Club is the oldest golf course in...

My dad went to a game at Kokura baseball stadium in March 2025. Start of the game Cheer team called “ou-en-dan” in Japanese 応援団 The high...

Paternal Side - Onizuka / Maternal Side - Shibata My grandfather's family was from Nakatsu in Oita prefecture. His father was a carpenter, and he apparently fell off the roof of a temple while he was working and died. The temple is called Myorenji and it was built about 600 years ago. The current jyushoku 住職 （じゅうしょく）there is the 27th generation monk in charge of the temple! My dad visited in 2024 with his brother and talked to the current monk. The current monk at the temple

Burial Mound in Kibi Plains, Okayama taken during my cycling tour around Japan 2014. There are several Onizuka 鬼塚 kofun 古墳 burial mounds...

-Early Life- Although I never met my granddad, it's obvious that he was an athlete. He was born 1907 in Nakatsu, Oita. His father...

Coincidence or destiny? My 2023 trip to Japan included taking the Matsuura Testudo Line from Sasebo. The original plan was to take it to...