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[Surname] Re: Tokumura
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Any evidence of a place name 'Tokumura'? I suspect that some of these 'locative' names were fabricated in the 19th century, when surnames became compulsory in Japan.
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If Tokumura is a placename, it's not listed at http://www.geonames.org/advanced-search.html? or http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/.
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Thanks, Marc. Useful website.
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