Igarashi
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is a Japanese surname. This surname said to have origin Ikarashi river, that flows in central Niigata Prefecture.
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is a Japanese surname. This surname said to have origin Ikarashi river, that flows in central Niigata Prefecture.
The name of Ikarashi comes from the ancient legend of Yamato prince Ikatarashihiko-no-mikoto (五十日足彦命), pioneer of this region, or Ainu word Inkar-us-i ("overlook-always doing-place", same etymology with Engaru).
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