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THE ONIZUKA FAMILY
ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF THE ONIZUKA'S


My family history - Mom's Side
Paternal side - Ennis / Maternal side - Yamamoto My grandfather Noah Ennis. Great grandparents Ennis. Yamada family at the Otemachi residence in Kokura. Unfortunately the residence was destroyed during the war. From the right, Yamada, his oldest son unknown (died early?), Chiyoko, Yoko, Hiroshi (died early from TB), Toyoko, Harue holding Yuko, wife of oldest son unknown. Otemachi residence- unknown man in suit, Hiroshi, unknown eldest son and second son, Harue and Yuko, unkn


Family trip to Ireland in April 2026
My mom had always wanted to go to Ireland. She was told by her dad that the Ennis were from Irish heritage. Her wish finally came true this year. It was a large group of us, so we arranged a tour package with our own personal driver. The Onizuka's departed from LAX, all 11 of us. My sister in law's parents were going to meet us in Dublin. The Aer Lingus flight there was around 9 hours. It was a long flight, and it gets harder as you get older. Getting through immigration was


Moji Golf Club visit in March 2025
My dad visited in March 2025. This is where my grandfather was a member. mojigolf.co.jp The Moji Golf Club is the oldest golf course in Fukuoka Prefecture, founded in 1934, and it is a traditional golf course where businessmen and businessmen from the northern Kyushu region have been members since its founding. The current clubhouse was built in 1960. The designer is Antonin Raymond from the Czech Republic, and the implementation is Takenaka Engineering. Raymond came to Japan
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