When I went to Japan in high school as part of an exchange program, Reagan Newcomb and I both stayed with Yoshiko. Now both of us have journied back to visit. I bet Reagan's Japanese is better then mine. Yoshiko was five months pregnant in this picture, she was worried cause she gained 2 kilos.
In the background is a famous statue, it's not very big. It's of a very loyal dog named Hachiko. A movie was eventually made even an American version. In Edinburgh they have Greyfriars Bobby whose statue I have also visited and taken a photograph of.
If you like looking at pictures of Japan, the best of mine are on Flickr. If you want to read about my most recent trip to Japan that is on my blog.