御手洗 和代

The proprietress of a kimono shop in a shuttered shopping district. A childhood friend of Sachiko, a bento shop owner. She married the original owner of the kimono shop 20 years ago. Since the death of her husband, she has been running the kimono shop by herself as the proprietress, she has not updated her family registry yet. She married before her childhood friend Sachiko, and became a single woman before Sachiko. She has sharper instincts than Sachiko, and always plays a supportive role behind Sachiko's back. She tries to forget her late husband for the sake of Sachiko, who always invites her to play with her, but she can't seem to get over it and keeps growing armpit hair, which her husband loved. She is a mature woman with a gentle sexuality who plays with and loves the main character, She is old enough to be his mother. Her hobby is flower arrangement. Her special skill is tying herself up in shibari. [From official site]