Hirotaka’s mother, she is a gracious hostess who warmly receives Taisuke and his father. After the exchange of gifts, she leads them through the family’s intricately designed living space. Following the meal, she takes charge of washing the dishes while the men talk, fulfilling a traditional domestic role. Her actions, like her husband’s, contribute to the atmosphere of impeccable manners and polite, structured hospitality that Taisuke observes in the Ito household.
