Why her name is Hamasaki and not Hamazaki?

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Originally Posted by masa

It depends on which pronounciation the ancestor decided to take first. There are no specific rules. The number of the families whose names are "Hamazaki" and "Nakajima" is larger than that of "Hamasaki" and "Nakashima".

thanks masa for backing me up! that's exactly what my japanese friends told me!