The Aizu Folklore Museum, one of the final stops on our bus
tour of the Azuma Skyline and Bandai Plateau, featured this interesting
family shrine made of rocks and dolls.
Life expectancy is approximately 80.7 years in Japan. For men,
it is 77.5 years; for women, it is 84.1. The equivalent life expectancy
in the United States is 77.1 years, with 74.2 years for men and 79.9
years for women. (Data from CIA Factbook 2000.)