"Yui" is a very unusual surname that originates from the Yamashiro Onsen area of Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. This family has run a confectionery shop for generations and is known for producing and selling yokan.
This yokan was also loved by the Maeda family, who ruled the Kaga Daishoji domain with a fief of 100,000 koku, and there is an anecdote that the company served as the official confectionery business for the Maeda family for generations. In recognition of its excellent quality and technique, the Maeda family bestowed the name "Yui", which combines the character "ren" meaning "to knead and solidify" with the character "ou" meaning "to aim for the top".
During the Meiji period, it was registered as a family name, and currently, this family name is concentrated around Yamashiro Onsen in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is an extremely rare family name nationwide.
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"Yui" is a family name pronounced "Ren". It is a very rare family name nationwide, concentrated in the Yamashiro Onsen area of Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
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