Predecessors
Sakurai Family Lineage
Predecessors
Matagoro Ohnuma (1824-1889)
Iwataro Ohnuma (1841-1933)
Master: Matagoro Ohnuma
Iwazo Ohnuma (1876-1950)
Master: Iwataro Ohnuma
Apprentice: Mannojo Sakurai, Shoji Sakurai, Jingoro Ohnuma, Kenzaburo Ohnuma, Tadashi Akiyama, Kozaemon Fujii
Born as the eldest son of Jinzaburo and Toki Ohnuma in February 10, 1876. Jinzaburo was a younger brother of Iwataro Ohnuma. Younger brothers of Iwazo are Jinshiro, Jingoro, Mannojo, Kenzaburo.
Eikichi Shoji (1880-1948)
Master: Iwataro Ohnuma
Jinshiro Ohnuma (1882-1944)
Master: Iwazo Ohnuma
Apprentice: Toshiharu Ohnuma
Mannojo Sakurai (1891-1969)
Master: Iwazo Ohnuma
Apprentice: Shoji Sakurai
Kenzaburo Ohnuma (1894-1983)
Masters: Jinzaburo Ohnuma, Iwazo Ohnuma, Jingoro Ohnuma
Apprentice: Kengo Ohnuma
Kou Sakurai (1897-1978)
Masters: Mannojo Sakurai, Iwazo Ohnuma
Shoji Sakurai (1927-2011)
Masters: Mannojo Sakurai, Iwazo Sakurai
Apprentices: Akihiro Sakurai, Isamu Igarashi, Yoshio Yusa, Katsunori Yoshida
