THE ONIZUKA FAMILY

ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF THE ONIZUKA'S

My family history

-Dad's Side- My grandfather was from Nakatsu in Oita prefecture. His father was a carpenter and he apparently fell off the roof of a...

Background on the Onizuka kofun burial mounds

Burial Mound in Kibi Plains, Okayama taken during my cycling tour around Japan 2014. There are several Onizuka 鬼塚 kofun 古墳 burial mounds...

My grandfather Kakusaburo Onizuka

-Early Life- Although I never met my granddad, it's obvious that he was an athlete. He was born 1907 in Nakatsu, Oita. His father...