Jou Inou

Jou Inou
Gender	Male
Hair	Auburn (presumably)
Eyes	Brown (presumably)
Affiliation	Radish
Occupation	Millionaire
Family and Relatives	Mrs. Inou (wife) Ms. Sawagoe (mistress) Moegi Inou (daughter via Mrs. Inou) Asagi Inou (daughter via Mrs. Inou) Tomaru Sawagoe (son via Ms. Sawagoe) Kagura Inou (double granddaughter via Tomaru and Moegi) Ayumu Inou (double grandson via Tomaru and Moegi) Youko Saionji (double granddaughter via Tomaru and Moegi) Moeka Sekihata (double granddaughter via Tomaru and Moegi) Yukari Nagawa (double granddaughter via Tomaru and Asagi) Midori Nagawa (granddaughter via Asagi/great-granddaughter via Ayumu) Sakura Nagawa (granddaughter via Asagi/great-granddaughter via Ayumu) Shun Hazama (grandson via Tomaru) Toki Hazama (granddaughter via Tomaru) Kuu Hazama (grandson via Tomaru) Wakaba Nijou (granddaughter via Tomaru) Kei Ogata (grandson via Tomaru) Tomomasa Sawagoe (grandson via Tomaru) Touri Sawagoe (granddaughter via Tomaru) Rideru Takatsukasa (granddaughter via Tomaru) Makoto Itou (grandson via Tomaru) Itaru Itou (granddaughter via Tomaru) Hajime Inou (granddaughter via Tomaru/great-granddaughter via Kagura) Mai Kiyoura (granddaughter via Tomaru/great-granddaughter via Kagura) Rina Inou (granddaughter via Tomaru/great-granddaughter via Kagura) Rin (granddaughter via Tomaru/great-granddaughter via Kagura) Wataru (great-grandson via Kagura) Miki Sawanaga (great-granddaughter via Ayumu) Taisuke Sawanaga (great-grandson via Ayumu) Sekai Saionji (great-granddaughter via Youko and Shun) Rin Sekihata (great-granddaughter via Moeka) Rio Inou (granddaughter via Tomaru/great^2-granddaughter via Hajime) Risa Inou (granddaughter via Tomaru/great^3-granddaughter via Rio) Rika Inou (granddaughter via Tomaru/great^4-granddaughter via Risa) Setsuna Kiyoura (great^2-granddaughter via Mai/great-granddaughter via Shun) Hanon Nijou (great-granddaughter via Shun and Wakaba) Kazuha Nijou (great-granddaughter via Shun and Wakaba) Futaba Nijou (great-granddaughter via Shun and Wakaba) Roka Kitsuregawa (great-granddaughter via Shun) Inori Ashikaga (great-granddaughter via Shun) Korin Sekihata (great^2-granddaughter via Rin Sekihata/great-granddaughter via Kei)

Jou Inou (伊能 上 Inou Jou) is a character mentioned throughout the Radish Vacation franchise.

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 similar enough to Jou that Mrs. Inou could tell they were father and son.

Biography

In Snow Radish Vacation, Jou is planning to retire which depresses Kagura as her mother, Moegi, would have to take over Snow Radish's management, which in turn would require Kagura to move far away from Tomaru.

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.