Yamazaki (family)
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- This article is on the Yamazaki family line. For the SNK character, see Ryuji Yamazaki.
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| Pronunciation | Yamazaki |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Yamazaki |
The Yamazaki (山崎?) are descendants of a samurai clan from Kawagoe in the Kantō region. The Yamazaki line dates from the 1700's, and their land was awarded by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period.
[edit] Descendants
The Yamazaki family is headed today by the ninth family leader, Akira Yamazaki. Naka, the daughter of the fourth honke was a friend of Tsuru Glover and wife of John Wilson, and the story of her life and marriage is likely contributory to the story Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.
