Etymology and distribution of 程谷.

Hodoya 【程谷】^{レベル2
About 20}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Shimane-ken Izumo-shi , Hiroshima-ken . The second element comes from Genji's "source". Shimane-ken Izumo-shi tells that it is the descendant of Genji Genji, the warlord of the Heian period. Shimane-ken Izumo-shi There is a belief that Yuzenji of Nichiren sect in Otsu-machi was founded by Yu Genji in 1592 (first year of Bunraku). 源 Minamoto reference.