Shirataki, now age 78, remembers that, in the beginning, she had trouble taking good pictures.

78岁的白田回忆称，刚开始，她因为拍不好照片困扰。

The only times Shirataki does not go are when it snows or rains too hard.

唯一例外的是雨雪太大的时候。

Shirataki says Masako is her favorite royal and has even appeared in her dreams.

白田说，雅子是她最喜欢的皇室成员，甚至还梦到过。

Shirataki will not say how she and others learn about where royal family members will be.

白田不愿透露她和其他人是如何得知皇室日程的。

But Shirataki worries about Masako's health. The crown princess has had health problems in recent years.

但是白田担心雅子的健康状况。太子妃近年来一直有健康问题。

Shirataki has a part-time job at a car dealership and does have free time to take photos.

白田在一家汽车经销店做兼职，也有空闲时间拍照。

Shirataki may already have reached the height of her success as a royal chaser. This year, she shook hands with the Empress.

作为皇室的忠实粉丝，白田可能已经达到了人生的巅峰。今年，她与皇后（美智子）握了手。

They know our faces by now, so when we raise the cameras I guess they think 'here they are' and they face towards us and wave, said Shirataki.

" 他们现在已经认得我们了，所以我们举起相机的时候，我猜他们会想‘他们来了’，然后朝我们挥手。"

Shirataki does not want to talk about how much she spends on following the royals and taking pictures. But she will say that she spends over $400 every year just on photos.

白田不愿谈论在跟随皇室成员和拍照方面的开销。但她表示，每年仅在照片上的花费就有400多美元。