Hiroko Yoda

There's an absolute single God on the top based on the faith, based on the belief, and based on the worship.

So when people, when Westerners ask Japanese people, the vast majority of Japanese people, say, did you believe in religion?

Are you religious?

Basically, you're asking Japanese people, are you Christian?

Do you believe in Christianity or the belief system, religion, belief system with a single God based on the belief, worship?

So inevitably answer for us is no.

But the thing is, you know, as I said before, our country is surrounded by holy grounds.

So this reality is such a part of the fabric of our life.

Yes, that's what we do and it's our culture.

It was a massive, massive blow.

It just threw me in absolute darkness because I never realized I identified myself, my identity, how much my identity was close to my mother because she gave me life.

I mean, I...

was a lot closer to my father, to be honest with you.

And everybody agreed that I was daddy's girl.

But my identity was probably because it's the same gender and a mother and daughter.

And, yeah, she gave me, once again, she gave me a life.

So my identity was just crumbling, falling apart, and that's how I felt.

Yeah, so I couldn't do anything.

Except walking.

So that's what I did.