

He grew up next door to the ryokan and so practically lived at the little inn his whole life. Rentaro works at the ryokan as a handyman of sorts. She believes that her late daughter Kasumi is haunting the ryokan, but refuses to speak of it. She has lived in her beloved ryokan her entire life and is extremely devoted to tradition, teaching several traditional arts courses such as calligraphy and origami. Ever since her death, strange things have plagued the ryokan, sparking the reputation that it is haunted by her ghost. Years ago, she tragically drowned in one of the ryokan's baths. Because of this, she and her sister frequently fight. Quiet and dedicated, she runs the ryokan on her own, although tradition dictates that only the oldest daughter can officially take over its management.

Miwako is the younger daughter of the Shimizu family.

She currently lives in a small city apartment in Kurume, making her own Lolita-style clothes and running a little bento stand. However, she was never interested in such a "boring" life and moved to Kyoto as soon as she was old enough. Yumi is the older daughter of the Shimizu family, and should therefore be running the ryokan, as per tradition.
