Japanese woman looks for long-lost father in Pingtung
Japanese woman looks for long-lost father in Pingtung
2025-11-12
When 36-year-old Kaori Sato was one year old, her parents separated, and she moved to Japan with her mother. But she’s always hoped to return and find her Taiwanese father. Early this year, she made a trip to her birthplace in Pingtung City’s Ruiguang community, where she asked the borough chief to help her find her dad. After months of searching, she finally located him, only to find that he had already passed away, so she booked a flight back to Taiwan to pray for him.
Kaori Sato’s mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She made the special trip from Japan all the way to Dongshan Temple in Pingtung City’s Ruiguang Borough to light incense in her father’s memory.
-Have you seen your father’s picture?
-Yes.
-Have you seen your parents’ wedding photos?
-I have a tape.
36-year-old Sato’s Chinese name is Lin Hsin-hua, adopting the surname of her father from Ruiguang. When he was young, he worked as a Japanese teacher. That’s how he met Sato’s Japanese mother and started a family. But they only stayed together for a year, before her mother brought her back to Japan and they lost contact. Sato’s always wanted to go find her father in Taiwan. In February she finally built up the courage and came to look for him. To start her search, she sought out the Ruiguang Borough chief.
Lu Yi-yang
Ruiguang Borough warden
When I went to Dongshan Temple, the abbot there actually remembered him. Since the abbot happened to also know her mother and aunt, I asked to confirm whether the memorial tablet was here. The first one I opened was it. Her father’s name was right there before my eyes.
Kaori Sato
Woman seeking father
My mom told me a lot about my father. I’m really grateful to the borough warden for trying so hard to help me.
She finally found her father, but all that was left was a name. When Lu told Sato the bad news, she was distraught, but had no choice but to accept it. Afterward, she flew back to Taiwan once more, this time with her mother. Lu, wearing a T-shirt symbolizing the friendship between their two countries, went with them to pray for him. Upon hearing the news, her aunt also rushed to join the reunion.
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36歲台日混血女跨海尋親 數月奔波尋獲卻已天人永隔
2025-11-12
36歲的日本女子佐藤香里，是個台日混血，父母親在她一歲時就離婚，她跟著母親回到日本，但一直想要回台灣找父親。今年初，她回到當時的出生地屏東市瑞光里，請求里長協尋父親，在幾個月的奔波之下，終於找到人，但已經過世。佐藤香里也再度飛來台灣，祭拜父親。
母親是日本人、父親是台灣人的佐藤香里，專程從日本來到屏東市瑞光里東山寺，向父親的塔位上香祭拜。
-有看過父親的照片嗎?
-有
-有看過父母親結婚的照片嗎?
-有錄影帶
36歲佐藤香里有個中文名字，叫做林欣樺，出生地就在屏東市瑞光里，父親姓林，年輕時是日文老師，因此結識日籍母親，進而走入家庭，但異國婚姻只維持了一年，母親帶著她回到日本，從此與父親斷了音訊。她一直想要再見父親一面，今年二月，終於鼓氣勇氣，跨海尋親，找到瑞光里里長，展開一場超級尋人任務。
[[瑞光里里長 盧逸洋]]
“我到東山寺的時候，其實那個住持對這個爸爸是有印象的，因為剛好住持認識她的媽媽，也認識現在這個姑姑，有印象，我就說能不能讓我確認塔位是否在這。結果開了第一個就中了，就看到她爸爸的名字出現在我的面前。”
[[尋親日本女子 佐藤香里]]
“有聽媽媽說過爸爸的很多事情。真的很感謝里長這麼拚命的幫我找人。”
人找到了，但卻只剩下牌位，里長把這個遺憾的結局告訴佐藤香里，佐藤香里難過之餘，也只能接受，在母親的陪同，再度飛來台灣，里長穿著台日友好的T恤，親自接機，陪同她和母親前往祭拜父親，姑姑得知消息也趕來團圓。
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