Hajime Inou

Hajime Inou ( 伊能 始 Inō Hajime) is a character mentioned in Summer Radish Vacation.

Background
Hajime Inou was the eldest daughter of Kagura Inou and Tomaru Sawagoe. When Tomaru returned after years of being away, Hajime grew very attached to him and Tomaru also seemed happy with this. Kagura was happy as well, believing that Tomaru was finally ready to take responsibility for Hajime, despite everything she herself had been through because of him.

However, when Hajime was in second grade, she had her first menstruation, after which Tomaru's look towards her "changed". She eventually became pregnant by Tomaru and when she was in third grade, she gave to birth a daughter, Rio. However, Hajime didn't survive the childbirth as she was very young and her body was not developed enough.

Her death caused Kagura to end her toxic relationship with Tomaru.

Etymology

 * Her given name Hajime ( 始 ) means "beginning". This could be a reference to both her being Kagura's first child and her conception being the beginning of Kagura's suffering at the hands of Tomaru.
 * Her surname may reference Tadataka Inou, a cartographer known for completing the first map of Japan, OR Kanori Inou, an anthropologist known for his studies in Taiwanese Aborigines.