Nobuko was born in 1946 but the earliest photograph ofher is from New Year's Day in 1958. It is a pitythat there are so few pictures to show from beforewe met but, few though they are, they are allimportant for tracing the course of Nobuko's life.Two large sketches which she drew in the album assoon as she began her second year at university makeup for the lack of pictures (see p.4). And thenthere is the photograph of her laughing as she readsher horoscope, where she has carefully stuck theactual slip of paper in beside it, which gives itall the more meaning (see p.5). I certainly think soanyway. Nobuko also travelled extensively withfriends once she went to university.