It is indeed a smaller town. But thank you for all this information! I might use it in another drabble. :-)

any woman that's in your parents' generation can be called "aunt."
Really? I did not know that. So Izumi-obasan. ^^
Funny how one little letter - Obasan and Obaasan - can make such a huge difference in meaning. ^^

Freya does indeed look completely European, not a hint of Asian. She has light brown hair and green eyes - like her father, and rather pale skin. ^^