It is said that 6% of the people with the surname "Hiziki" are found in Mie Prefecture, and are concentrated in the former Inabe Town area of Inabe City.
It is said that the surname Hijiki was bestowed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to a foundry craftsman named Watanabe. When Hideyoshi ordered the casting of a hanging bell for a temple in Kyoto, the first copper kettle boiled at sunrise, and Hideyoshi rejoiced, saying, "Sunrise is a joyous occasion." The word for sunrise is "hiji," and the character for purple was used to create the name Hijiki.
Hishiki = happiness
"Hisiki" is a family name that is pronounced "hishiki". There are about 700 people in Mie Prefecture, and in other areas such as Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Osaka Prefecture, so there are about 1200 people in Japan.
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It is said that there are approximately 30 Japanese surnames, including different readings. We will introduce some of the most unusual surnames, their pronunciations and origins, as well as areas where they still exist in large numbers.
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