"Tsukimizato" is a name that exists among about 300 people nationwide, mainly in Shizuoka and Chiba prefectures. The name comes from the saying, ``It's better to see the moon without mountains.''
Tsukimizato = Yamanashi
It is believed that some of the Yamanashi people changed the kanji to ``Tsukimizato.'' It is famous as a difficult-to-read surname, written as Tsukimizato and pronounced as Yamanashi.
Nowadays, more and more people are reading it as ``Tsukimisato'' as per the kanji.
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