At Hare no Hi Seisakusho, our mission is simple yet profound:
To deliver your thoughts, feelings, and stories 100 years into the future.
Since our founding, we have been helping individuals preserve and pass down their family history through services like family tree creation and ancestral research. Our new international project, Roots To Japan, is an extension of that same mission—this time reaching out to the Japanese American community.
For some, imagining 100 years into the future may feel abstract or even impossible. But consider this: you may already know someone who is over 100 years old. As we enter what is often called the century of longevity, a 100-year span is becoming a single generation. In that context, thinking ahead a century is no longer an act of fantasy—it is an act of responsibility.
In Japan, we are fortunate to have a long tradition of recordkeeping. Unlike many countries, Japan has never experienced a systematic destruction of books or historical documents. Some of our oldest written records, such as the Kojiki—compiled in the year 712—still survive and offer insight into the origins of the nation and its people. These records not only preserve history; they provide a framework for understanding where we come from and where we might be going.
This is what we hope to support at a personal level—within families.
And the starting point is often something simple but powerful: a family tree.
For people of Japanese descent living abroad, a family tree is more than a chart. It is a map that reconnects them to their roots. While services based on DNA testing have become popular in the U.S., such methods are not commonly used—or culturally accepted—for tracing lineage in Japan. Instead, Japan has a unique system: the koseki, or family registry.
All of our genealogical research is based on this official government record. That means the ancestry we trace is not speculative—it is backed by legally recognized documents, with the government itself certifying each person’s place in the family line.
Creating a family tree through these records is not just a personal project.
It is a cultural bridge, a historical legacy, and a gift to the generations yet to come.
At Hare no Hi Seisakusho, we help ensure your story doesn’t end with you—it continues, 100 years into the future.
If this mission speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.
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Photo by Masakichi_00, taken in Takachiho-Cho, Miyazaki, Japan.
