 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kufanana navaJapan vakawanda vezera rake, mhuri yaYanagi yakanga iri rutivi rwokuedza kweHondo yePacific yeHumambo hweJapan. Kuziva nezvenhoroondo yemhuri iyi kwakaratidza basa remuimbi: baba vake vaive mutyairi wendege yehondo, uye sekuru vababa vake vaishanda mukutarisa miganhu mune yaimbova koloni yeJapan Manchukuo uye vakachengetwa kweanopfuura makore gumi muSiberia neChina zvichitevera kuzvipira kweJapan. Mumabasa ake ounyanzvi, Yanagi anofunga nezvekuenderera mberi uye kusiyana-siyana maererano nechinzvimbo chake uye nzvimbo yerudzi rweJapan munhoroondo iyi ine mhirizhonga. 