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The current collection of essays is a product of the work of the “Family Register of Villages” Research Group—established in 2009 under the auspices of Professor Kyohei Ooyama. “Family Register of Villages” refers to two databases: 1) In the “List of Villages,” the first mention of villages in ancient and medieval Japanese writing by province and district is collected, and 2) The “List of the First Mention of Villages by Province per Century” has summarized the number of first mentions of villages in each province and century. In other words, the “List of Villages” records when each village—which formed the lives of the people—was established (i.e., a collection of their first mentions in historical record), how it was linked to early modern villages, and, when applicable, the time of its disappearance. This information is compared against the family register of individuals that contains records of a person’s life from his/her birth to death, and is termed the “Family Register of Villages.” The Family Register of Villages Research Group was established to compile this register for each province.
 
The current volume features a compilation of essays by the family register compilers on the characteri