Torakuma Yanoshita

Torakuma Yanoshita

Metadata

Surname (Japanese)矢ノ下
Forename (Japanese)虎熊
Regularized Name矢ノ下 虎熊
Surname (Romanized Japanese)Yanoshita
Forename (Romanized Japanese)Torakuma
Regularized NameTorakuma Yanoshita
Birth熊本
BirthKumamoto
AddrLineRural Route Number 1
SettlementMission City, British Columbia

Terminology

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