The Sunshine Orphanage, Ryukyu Islands in Yakuza 3
The Sunshine Orphanage is based somewhere on the Ryukyu Islands and was set up by Kazuma Kiryu. He lives there with with Haruka Sawamura and 9 other orphans. Kazuma founded the orphanage, because he himself was an orphan. In the original Japanese version of the game, the orphanage is called (アサガオ, Asagao) which translates as the "Morning Glory" flower, but was proabably changed in the English translation due to the fact that phrase is more commonly known for its euphemistic term (which is slightly inappropriate for an orphanage!).
Ayako - (綾子) 11 years old. Being the orphanage's second-eldest she carries the "mother" role as her duty, often at her own expense. She appears as a cameo in Yakuza 4.
Eri - (エリ) 9 years old. She is a withdrawn girl who has difficulties getting along with the other children.
Riona - (理緒奈) 9 years old. She always wears long-sleeved clothes to hide the scars on her arms, caused by the fire that killed her parents.
Taichi - (太一, Ta'ichi) 10 years old. A tough boy, he acts as the orphanage children's natural leader. He dreams about becoming a professional wrestler. He appears as a cameo in Yakuza 4.
Koji - (宏次,Kōji) 10 years old. Koji is into sports and often plays with the other orphanage boys on the orphanage's beach. He appears as a cameo in Yakuza 4.
Shiro - (志郎, Shirō) 8 years old. He is shy but smart and wants to become a doctor. Shiro has trouble at school with the teacher's son bullying him.
Izumi - (泉) 8 years old. As the orphanage's youngest and smallest, she tends to be selfish and somewhat of a loner. She takes care of and trains Mame, the orphanage dog, which reminds her of a dog she used to own.
Mitsuo - (三雄) 9 years old. Mitsuo is the son of an African-American father and a Japanese mother. His mother raised him alone in Japan as his father returned to America without knowing he has a child. He joined the orphanage after the death of his mother. His closest friend is Taichi. He has a crush on Riona.
Yakuza 3
A large part of the beginning of the game is based in the orphanage and Ryukyugai.
