"Uiro" is a very rare surname, with only about 100 people in the entire country. It is written with the same kanji and pronunciation as the traditional Japanese sweet Uiro, and the name of this sweet is also derived from Uiro.
The Uiro family is an old family in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The family's ancestor was Chin Sokei, who came from China after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that the family took the name Uiro from the title of "Uiro" (Uiro is a member of the Rites Department) in China.
The Uiro family, who have been medical practitioners for generations, made and sold medicines, and among them, medicines that were effective against headaches, coughs, stomachaches, etc., sold well, and these medicines came to be called "Uiro." It is said that the Japanese confectionery Uiro got its name from its similarity in color to this medicine.
The Uiro family later served the Later Hojo clan, and Uiro became a local specialty of Odawara.
Uiro = Uiro
"Uiro" is a family name that is pronounced "Uiro". There are only a few people with this family name in the whole country, and it is the family name of an old family that has worked in the medical profession for generations in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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