Seiko Usui, one of Rizal's fondest love interests
From Hong Kong, he reached Yokohama. Japan on February and proceeded to Tokyo the next day. He lived in the Spanish legation in Tokyo upon invitation of its secretary, Juan Perez Caballero. ln March 1888, he heard a Tokyo band nicety playing a European music and was astonished to find out after the gig that some of its members were Filipinos.
From this information, we can assume that even during Rizal’s time, there were Filipinos entertainers –“Japayuki or Japayuko" in Japan. But if there was a person who was truly entertained at the time, it was Rizal himself who was amused by the Japanese girl who would pass by the legation everyday. The 23-year old Seiko Usui whom he fondly called 'O-Sei-San' became his tourguide and sweetheart rolled into one.