Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kufanana nevaJapan vakawanda vezera rake, mhuri yaYanagi yaiva muuto reJapan muHondo yePacific. Kuziva nezvenhoroondo yemhuri iyi kwakaratidza basa remunyori: baba vake vaiva mutyairi wendege yehondo, uye sekuru vake vaishandira kudzora miganhu muJapan yaimbova koloni yeManchukuo uye vakachengetwa kweanopfuura makore gumi muSiberia neChina vachitevera
Kuzviisa pasi kweJapan. Mumabasa ake ounyanzvi, Yanagi anofunga nezvekuenderera mberi uye kusiyana-siyana maererano nechinzvimbo chake uye nzvimbo yerudzi rweJapan munhoroondo iyi ine mhirizhonga.