Kihei Otsuji

Otsuji was born on 20 September 1891. He is also known as Kinyoye Otsuji. He was a rooming house attendant. His family includes Kane Otsuji (mother; nee Kane Kanbayashi), Rito Otsuji (wife; nee Rito Otsuji; in Japan), Akihide Otsuji (son; born on 06 November 1927), Kiichi Otsuji (son; born on 24 January 1926), Yoshiharu Otsuji (son), Asako Otsuji (daughter; born on 08 January 1930), Masao Otsuji (son; born on 11 February 1931), and Kazue Otsuji (daughter; born on 20 January 1933). He lived at 53 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, was forcibly uprooted to Raymond, AB, and was exiled to Japan on 24 December 1946. His listed seized property includes: rooming house furniture, appliances, and other belongings, including 88 beds with bedding, 5 gas stoves, 17 gas plates, cash register, and a sewing machine.

Metadata

Forename	Kihei
Surname	Otsuji
Regularized Name	Kihei Otsuji
Custodian Identification Number	1266
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)	Raymond, AB
Label	Exiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)	Vancouver

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

1266: Kihei Otsuji

Oral Histories (1)

Mary Asako Seki, interviewed by Tatsuo Kage, 24 July 1990

Shared Surnames

Otsuji

Name	See also
Fumiko Otsuji
Harry Kiichi Otsuji
Hatsuye Otsuji
John Akihide Otsuji
Kihei Otsuji
Kihyoye Otsuji
R. Otsuji
Rikimatsu Otsuji
Rikimatsu Otsuji
Rito Otsuji
Sae Otsuji
Shirely Kazumi Otsuji
Tom Otsuji
Yoshiharu Otsuji

Terminology

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