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@RIKINOSUKE1873

I am a member of Nikkei Australia. My great-great grandfather - Sakuragawa Rikinosuke - was the first Japanese immigrant to settle in Australia, after arriving in 1873 as a circus performer. He arrived with his seven year old adopted son, Togawa Iwakitchi, who is my bloodline. I am interested primarily in researching the Japanese origins of these ancestors.


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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
What’s in a Name?
At first glance, one can assume confidently that the surname “Dicinoski” originates in Poland, for …

Sept. 23, 2024



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Location Queensland, Australia
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