Jou Inou

Jou Inou ( 伊能 上 Inou Jou) is a character mentioned in Summer Radish Vacation.

Background
Not much is known about Jou except that he was a millionaire and the restauranteur of the Radish franchise. He was married to a wife with whom he had his daughters, Moegi and Asagi. He also had an affair with a woman of the Sawagoe family with whom he had a son, Tomaru.

Appearance
Although Jou doesn't make an appearance, according to his granddaughter Kagura, Tomaru looked just like him to the point of Mrs. Inou being able to tell that they were father and son.

Etymology

 * His given name Jou ( 上 ) means "above" or "superior".
 * His 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.