Maiden name: Urano. Born as the eldest daughter of a seaweed-combing family in Eba, Hiroshima City. She has a somewhat rough older brother, Yoichi, and a reliable younger sister, Sumi. She has loved drawing since childhood, and her skill is recognized by everyone. Because her family was not wealthy, she could not attend a girls' high school, and her final education was higher elementary school (equivalent to a modern junior high graduate). After growing up, the Urano family went out of business due to factory construction in the Eba district, so she and Sumi would commute to the Morita family—the home of their mother, Kiseno Urano—to help with seaweed production. At age 19, a marriage proposal was brought to her, and she married Shusaku Hojo, a clerk for the Kure Naval District, becoming a daughter-in-law of the Hojo family in Kamitsunoki, Kure City. Personality: She has an extremely generous and easygoing personality, sometimes becoming so absorbed in her daydreams that she fails to notice what is happening around her. However, she is not merely careless or ditzy; she is resourceful enough to escape a kidnapping attempt without causing a scene. After marrying into the Hojo family, she becomes their pillar of support, using her ingenuity to stay cheerful even as supplies become increasingly scarce. Her niece, Harumi, is very fond of her.