"Tsutsudo" is a surname derived from the place name Tsutsudo, Kubiki County, Echigo Province, located in Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture. The kanji "Tsutsudo" means "to approach" or "to visit," and "to" is a kanji that often refers to an entrance or a settlement.
Therefore, it is believed that this name was given to this area because it was a place with good views and was an important transportation point.
Currently, they are mainly found in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. The Usado family served the Uesugi clan for generations during the Sengoku period, and played an active role as samurai of the Yonezawa domain during the Edo period. In particular, Yoshimasa Usado (pen name: Taika), who worked hard to reform the domain government under the domain lord Uesugi Yozan in the mid-Edo period, is known as a representative figure who spread the name of the Usado family.
Nozokido = Peeping Door
"Nozokido" is a family name that is pronounced "Nozokido". It is said that about 250 people, mainly in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures, have this family name. The family that served the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period is well known.
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