Shortly after his return, Minoage visited sister and brother-in-law in farming village where he was born. Shortly after his return, Minoaga visited his sister and brother-in-law in the tiny farming village where he was born. Both his parents died while he was on Guam; his sister is his last living relative. Although he was welcomed on his return to Japan, he found that people treated him more as a curiosity than a hero.

Photo is dated 1968.

Photo measures 8 x 10.75 inches.