Baron Takaki and the Mayo Family: The Long-Lasting Bond Between Japan and Mayo Clinic  Atsushi Sorita, MD, MPH, Renee Ziemer, BA, Yoji Hoshino, BA, Kazuki Sumiyama, MD, PhD, James S. Newman, MD  Mayo Clinic Proceedings  Volume 91, Issue 1, Pages e13-e16 (January 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.11.003 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Kanehiro Takaki's handwritten diary. An excerpt reads, “On June 18, I arrived in Rochester, and I was invited by Dr. Mayo, my acquaintance, to his house. I stayed there through June 23 and benefited so much from closely observing Mayo brothers' unparalleled teaching at the hospital.” Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e13-e16DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A photo of Kanehiro Takaki and W.W. Mayo. The Japanese person sitting with W.W. Mayo was long unidentified. He was recently identified as Kanehiro Takaki by a staff of the Jikei University School of Medicine during a group visit of Japanese medical school staff to Mayo Clinic. This photo was taken during Dr Mayo's trip to Japan in 1907. W.W. Mayo is on the front left and Baron Takaki on the front right. The lady standing on the left is Tomi, wife of Baron Takaki. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e13-e16DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 A photo of Yoshihiro Takaki and W.J. Mayo. This photo was taken during a visit of the Japanese Medical Commission sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1923. People in the photos are (in the order from left to right) Baron Yoshihiro Takaki, Tokyo Jikei Hospital and Medical College; Dr Mataro Nagayo, Tokyo Imperial University; Dr William James Mayo, Mayo Clinic; Dr Akira Fujinami, Kyoto Imperial University; Dr Kinnosuke Miura, Tokyo Imperial University; Dr Allan Gregg, the Rockefeller Institute; and Dr Sahachiro Hata, Keio University. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e13-e16DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions