Family Research is a service in which specialists trace the ancestors you cannot find on your own through family registers (koseki). This article explains the two courses and their fees, the five steps of applying, and what happens until the research begins.
“What kind of family are we?” — the AI Storyteller answers like a story, based on your family's records. And the help chatbot answers questions about how to use the site and about fees. Here we explain when to use each of the two AIs.
A family tree comes together much faster, and much more richly, when you build it with your family rather than on your own. Here we explain the two ways to invite your family and the steps for those who receive an invitation to join.
Birthdays, death anniversaries, wedding anniversaries. The dates you enter in your family tree become anniversary reminders as they are. Here is how to receive reminders and how to link with Google Calendar and other calendars.
Every person in a family tree has a life of their own. Basic details, a self-introduction, education and work history, marriage, health records, memories by decade, graves and photos: here is how to record them.
For memorial services, Obon, or a Respect for the Aged Day gift. The Family Map can be printed on paper or turned into a PDF to share with your family. Here are three ways to print that keep the text from shrinking, even for a large family tree.
Your mother’s family home, your wife’s family home — put everyone on one screen and the family tree becomes hard to read. Here is how to switch the “center” and “the ○○ family” views, and how to use Save layout and Auto-arrange.
Parents, spouses, siblings, and children. On the Family Map, you add family members with the four buttons that appear around a card. We also explain dotted-line cards, how to show remarriage and divorce, and how to reconnect people.
Family Storage lets you keep your family's records and family tree for free, and share them with your family. For first-time users, we walk you step by step through everything from signing up to opening the Family Map.
Family Storage
One tap to launch — just like a native app
