East side standings

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TerunofujiOOOOOOOOXOOOOOO
KiribayamaOOXOOOXOOOOOOXX
DaieishoOOOOXOOXXOXOXOO
KotonowakaOOOXXXXXOXOXOOO
ShodaiXOXXXOOXOXOOXXX
AbiXXOXOOXOXOXOOXO
TakayasuX------------------OXXOO
TobizaruXXOXOXOXOOXXOOO
UraOXOOXXXXXOOOOXX
KinbozanXOXOXOXXXOXXXXX
MeiseiOOOOOOOXOXXXXXX
HokutofujiOXXXOOXOXXXOXOX
SadanoumiOXOOXXXOOXXXXOO
OnoshoXOXXOOOOXXOXOOX
RyudenXOOXOXXXXXOXOXX
HokuseihoOXOOOOXOOOXXXXX
AoiyamaOOXXXXXXOOXXXXO
ChiyoshomaXXXOOOOXOOXXOOX
AsanoyamaOOOOOOOXOOOXXOO
IchiyamamotoXOXOXXXOXXXOXXX
MitoryuXOOOOXXXXXXXXXO
KagayakiXXOXXXOOXOOXXOO
West side standings

西

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TakakeishoOXOOXOOOXXOXOXX
HoshoryuOOXOOXOOXOXOOOO
WakamotoharuOOOOOXOXOXOXOOX
Wakatakakage------------------------------
MidorifujiXXXXXOOOXXXOOOX
EndoXXXXXXX----------------
NishikifujiXXXXOXXOXXXOXXX
NishikigiXXXOXXXOOOOOOOO
KotoshohoOXXXXXXXXX------OX
MitakeumiXOOXOOOXOXXOOXO
TamawashiXOXXXXOOXOOOOXX
TakanoshoXXXOXOXXOXOXOOO
HiradoumiOXOOXOOOOXXXXOO
TakarafujiOOXXOXXXXXXOXXO
DaishohoXXOXXXOXOOOXXXO
KotoekoXOXOXXXOOOOOXXO
Ichinojo------------------------------
MyogiryuOXOXOOOOXXXOOOX
TsurugishoOXXOOXOOOOOOXXX
OhoOXXXOOOXOOOOOOO

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree